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Saint Mary's drops to #21, falling five spots in this week's AP Top 25 poll. The Gaels are the higher-ranked of two West Coast teams in the poll, the other being Gonzaga at #24. Saint Mary's started off the week with an upset loss at Gonzaga, 73-59. That was followed by a win at home against Santa Clara, 82-67. Gonzaga enters the poll at #24 ... (more)

Gonzaga returned the big-win favor to Saint Mary's on Thursday and intrigue is alive at the top of the West Coast Conference standings, as BYU is keeping within striking distance.

The first full week of February brought plenty of surprises for mid-major fans. Murray State's perfect season ended, Creighton is now in the middle of a three-game losing streak and Harvard finally lost in Ivy League play.

The Broncos managed to do a bit of all three against No. 16 Saint Mary's and couldn't sustain their momentum after erasing most of a 14-point lead in the second half, losing to the Gaels 82-67 on Saturday night.

Moraga, CA - Two teams at opposite ends of the West Coast Conference spectrum meet in Moraga, California tonight, as the Santa Clara Broncos have come to challenge the 16th-ranked Saint Mary's-CA Gaels.

While Murray State's first loss of the entire season is getting the most play nationally, two other potential mid-major tournament teams suffered their first conference losses in the past week.

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Randy Bennett sits in his office in a corner of a charming little gym, perched on a quaint campus on the edge of a bucolic little town tucked behind another bucolic little town in the East Bay.

Saint Mary's Gaels guard Matthew Dellavedova tries to drive the baseline against Gonzaga Bulldogs center Robert Sacre during the first half at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

The last time St. Mary's and Gonzaga played, St. Mary's turned things into a one-sided affair and sent a message to the Zags that their WCC reign might be ending.

No. 13 Saint Mary's Gaels at Gonzaga Bulldogs Thursday, 2/9/12, 11:00 PM EST, TV:A ESPN2 Opening Point Spread:A Gonzaga -2.5 Current Betting Line:A Gonzaga -3.5 Opening Total:A 140 Current Total:A 139.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Saint Mary's puts its 12-game win streak on the line Thursday night in traveling to take on second-place Gonzaga inside ... (more)

Eastern Washington has a tough task Saturday at conference-leading Weber State, and statistics say it will be even tougher if the Eagles start fouling - especially if the targets are guards Damian Lillard and Scott Bamforth.

Less than 24 hours before the Gonzaga-Saint Mary's showdown at the MAC. The Bulldogs' 11-year rule of the WCC is in jeopardy as GU trails the Gaels as the regular season winds down.

The No. 4 Mount St. Joseph basketball team can't seem to stop playing overtime games lately.

Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett won't spend an ounce of energy feeling sorry for himself after a freak locker-room accident in the moments after a win at Loyola Marymount that required emergency surgery on his left thumb.

The St. Mary's men's basketball team moved from 18th to 16th in the Associated Press rankings released Monday and is 13th in the coaches' poll.

The Gonzaga men's basketball team doesn't hesitate when you ask how big this week is for them.

Saint Mary's fights its way to #16, moving up two spots in this week's AP Top 25 poll.

Please note: I consider a mid-major team to be any team that is not from the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, Pac-12, Mountain West, Atlantic 10 or Conference USA.

At home last weekend, the No. 16 Women of Troy took down St. Mary's and Pepperdine to match their best start to a season since 2007 with a 5-0 record.