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Ben Allen had career highs of 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, freshman Matthew Dellavedova added 19 points and Saint Mary's beat New Mexico State 100-68 in the season opener for both teams Friday night.

Last season: 28-7, 10-4 Coach: Randy Bennett, ninth season, 155-97 Key players: Senior center Omar Samhan , senior guard/forward Wayne Hunter , junior guard Mickey McConnell , senior forward Ben Allen , freshman Matt Dellavedova Scouting report: The Gaels don't want to think of this as a rebuilding season, but they are bound to have some growing ...

Saint Mary's College men's and women's basketball players get a break from practice Sunday, even though they'll hit the McKeon Pavilion basketball court at 9:30 a.m. The players will participate with more than 60 Bay Area Special Olympians at the free "Give It Your Best Shot" skills clinic, working with the athletes on dribbling, passing, ...

Warriors forward Brandan Wright injured his left shoulder during practice Friday and could miss extended time.

Omar Samhan conceded this was not his finest moment as a budding leader of the Saint Mary's College men's basketball team.

Omar Samhan conceded this was not his finest moment as a budding leader of the Saint Mary's College men's basketball team.

CHENEY, Wash., March 10 -- Eastern Washington University issued the following news release: An extra game is what Gaels wanted, and an extra game is what the Eagles get - as well as the difficulty of playing one of the best teams and one of the best players in all of NCAA Division I. The Eastern Washington University men's basketball team will ...

A chance still exists that Saint Mary's College star point guard Patty Mills will withdraw his name from the NBA draft and return to Moraga.