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Can anyone get in the way of a Gonzaga-St Mary’s WCC tourney final?
With the top two seeds in the WCC safely in the NCAA tournament, the other 8 conference members will look to spoil the two top dogs in the conference.
After finishing the regular season 22-9, BYU will need to get by a tough San Diego team if they want to even get in the NIT. A loss in the first round would put BYU’s NIT chances in serious jeopardy, and a win wouldn’t necessarily secure a NIT bid, either.
BYU has shown the ability to compete with Gonzaga and St Mary’s, but a 0-4 showing against them and a 14-point loss at in the season finale versus the zags will have even the most optimistic Cougar fans admitting BYU will need a miracle if they are to pull off 3 wins in Vegas.
Here is the bracket and schedule for the men’s tournament, as BYU looks to get its first conference tournament championship since 2001.
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Friday, March 2
No. 8 LMU vs No. 9 Portland, 6:00 PST; BYUtv | SPEC SN | NBCS CA | ROOT NW | ATT RM | TheW.tv Recap
No. 7 Santa Clara vs No. 10 Pepperdine, 8:30 PST; BYUtv | SPEC SN | NBCS CA | ROOT NW | ATT RM | TheW.tv
Saturday, March 3
No. 3 BYU vs No. 6 San Diego, 1:00 PST; BYUtv | SPEC SN | NBCS CA | ROOT NW | ATT RM | TheW.tv
No. 4 San Francisco vs No. 5 Pacific, 3:30 PST; BYUtv | SPEC SN | NBCS CA | ROOT NW | ATT RM | TheW.tv
No. 1 Gonzaga vs No. 8/9 LMU/Portland, 7:00 PST; ESPN2 | WatchESPN
No. 2 St Mary’s vs No. 7/10 Santa Clara/Pepperdine, 9:30 PST; ESPN2 | WatchESPN
Monday, March 5
Men’s Semifinal 1, 6:00 PST: TBA vs TBA; ESPN | Watch ESPN
Men’s Semifinal 2, 8:30 PST: TBA vs TBA; ESPN2 | WatchESPN
Tuesday, March 6
Men’s Championship Game, 6:00 PST; ESPN | WatchESPN