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Santa Clara Broncos vs Saint Mary's Gaels, West Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal

College Basketball
Santa Clara
26-7
76-71
Final
#21Saint Mary's
27-5
Orleans Arena

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SCU leadsBiggest lead SCU 7, SMC 6
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SMC leads
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SCU324476
SMC353671

Who won: Santa Clara 76-71

The Santa Clara Broncos beat the Saint Mary's Gaels 76-71 in West Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal on Monday, March 9, 2026 at Orleans Arena. The Santa Clara outscored the Saint Mary's 44-36 in the 2nd half. Sash Gavalyugov led the Santa Clara in points (23). Paulius Murauskas led the Saint Mary's in points (26).

Player of the game

Paulius Murauskas

SMC · 26 PTS, 8 REB

8.6

Win probability

100%SCU final
SCUSMC

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:00Rory Hawke

    Defensive rebound

    Rory Hawke Defensive Rebound.

  4. H2 0:01Christian Hammond

    Misses free throw 1 of 1

    Christian Hammond misses free throw 1 of 1

    C. Hammond · 7 PTS

  5. H2 0:01Dillan Shaw

    Foul on Dillan Shaw

    Foul on Dillan Shaw.

    D. Shaw · 3 PTS

  6. H2 0:04Allen Graves

    Defensive rebound

    Allen Graves Defensive Rebound.

  7. H2 0:07Dillan Shaw

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Dillan Shaw misses 26-foot three point jumper

    D. Shaw · 3 PTS

  8. THREEH2 0:13
    Sash Gavalyugov

    Three! 28 ft

    S. Gavalyugov · 23 PTS

    Sash Gavalyugov makes 28-foot three pointer

    SCU 76 - 71 SMC
  9. H2 0:40SMC

    Shorttimeout

    Saint Mary's Timeout

  10. H2 0:42Joshua Dent
    +2

    Turnaround jump shot, 16 ft

    Joshua Dent makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot

    J. Dent · 4 PTS

    SCU 73 - 71 SMC
  11. H2 1:00Elijah Mahi
    +2

    Layup

    Elijah Mahi makes layup (Sash Gavalyugov assists)

    E. Mahi · 19 PTS · ast S. Gavalyugov

    SCU 73 - 69 SMC
  12. H2 1:14Andrew McKeever
    TO

    Turnover

    Andrew McKeever turnover

    A. McKeever · 11 PTS

  13. H2 1:14Andrew McKeever

    Foul on Andrew McKeever

    Foul on Andrew McKeever.

    A. McKeever · 11 PTS

  14. H2 1:28SMC

    Regulartimeout

    Saint Mary's Timeout

  15. THREEH2 1:42
    Elijah Mahi

    Three! Jumper, 25 ft

    E. Mahi · 19 PTS · ast S. Gavalyugov

    Elijah Mahi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sash Gavalyugov assists)

    SCU 71 - 69 SMC
  16. H2 1:49Allen Graves

    Steal

    Allen Graves Steal.

    A. Graves · 10 PTS

  17. H2 1:49Mikey Lewis
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Mikey Lewis bad pass turnover

    M. Lewis · 23 PTS

  18. H2 2:09Mikey Lewis

    Defensive rebound

    Mikey Lewis Defensive Rebound.

  19. H2 2:12Christian Hammond

    Misses 11-foot floating jump shot

    Christian Hammond misses 11-foot floating jump shot

    C. Hammond · 7 PTS

  20. H2 2:19Jake Ensminger

    Offensive Rebound

    Jake Ensminger Offensive Rebound.

    J. Ensminger · 6 PTS

  21. H2 2:22Allen Graves

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Allen Graves misses 25-foot three point jumper

    A. Graves · 10 PTS

  22. H2 2:38Mikey Lewis
    +2

    Driving layup

    Mikey Lewis makes driving layup

    M. Lewis · 23 PTS

    SCU 68 - 69 SMC
  23. H2 2:56Sash Gavalyugov
    +2

    Driving layup

    Sash Gavalyugov makes driving layup

    S. Gavalyugov · 23 PTS

    SCU 68 - 67 SMC
  24. H2 3:08Elijah Mahi

    Offensive Rebound

    Elijah Mahi Offensive Rebound.

    E. Mahi · 19 PTS

  25. H2 3:13Sash Gavalyugov

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Sash Gavalyugov misses 24-foot three point jumper

    S. Gavalyugov · 23 PTS

Leaders

SCUSMC
Points
Sash Gavalyugov
23
Paulius Murauskas
26
Assists
Sash Gavalyugov
6
Joshua Dent
7
Rebounds
Elijah Mahi
7
Andrew McKeever
11

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