Gonzaga 85, St Mary’s 75 for WCC title

LAS VEGAS – Make it 18. One of the longest streaks – and one of the most improbable – in NCAA tournament history lives on. It was threatened by crushing injuries, by Gonzaga’s inability to close out quality opponents, by spotty guard play at times and in the end by a mind-numbingly efficient Saint Mary’s team. Second-seeded Gonzaga overcame all of those challenges and took down the top-seeded Gaels 85-75 Tuesday for the WCC tournament championship in a game that most bracket gurus projected as the Zags’ only avenue into the NCAA tournament. So the Zags (26-7) march forward in March, as they seemingly always do, for the 18th straight season, tied for sixth longest streak in tournament history. The Gaels (27-5) appear to be in good shape for an at-large berth but might have some restless nights awaiting Selection Sunday/Jim Meehan, SR. More here.