GU Stops San Diego, St. Mary’s Wins Title

Guy Landry Edi scored 13 points and Gonzaga kept its hopes alive for a share of its 12th straight West Coast Conference regular-season title by defeating San Diego 65-57 Saturday.The Bulldogs (23-5, 13-3) can tie St. Mary’s (Calif.) for the league crown if the Gaels (13-2) lose to San Francisco in a late game Saturday night. Robert Sacre and Kevin Pangos added 11 points each for the Bulldogs, who pulled ahead 59-57 on a jumper by Sacre with 1:51 remaining and closed the game on an 8-0 run. Elias Harris had 12 rebounds for Gonzaga/AP. Story & boxscore here.

St. Mary’s 67, San Francisco 60: Rob Jones had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Clint Steindl added 16 points and Saint Mary’s beat San Francisco 67-60 on Saturday night to clinch the Gaels’ first outright conference title in 23 years. Story here.

Question: Despite the end of Gonzaga’s WCC title streak, do you enjoy watching a conference that’s more competitive than ever?