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

Lead tracker

SCU leadsBiggest lead SCU 7, SMC 6

SMC leads

Team	1H	2H	T
SCU	32	44	76
SMC	35	36	71

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

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00
Defensive rebound
Rory Hawke Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:01
Misses free throw 1 of 1
Christian Hammond misses free throw 1 of 1
C. Hammond · 7 PTS
H2 0:01
Foul on Dillan Shaw
Foul on Dillan Shaw.
D. Shaw · 3 PTS
H2 0:04
Defensive rebound
Allen Graves Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:07
Misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dillan Shaw misses 26-foot three point jumper
D. Shaw · 3 PTS
THREEH2 0:13
Three! 28 ft
S. Gavalyugov · 23 PTS
Sash Gavalyugov makes 28-foot three pointer
SCU 76 - 71 SMC
H2 0:40SMC
Shorttimeout
Saint Mary's Timeout
H2 0:42
+2
Turnaround jump shot, 16 ft
Joshua Dent makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot
J. Dent · 4 PTS
SCU 73 - 71 SMC
H2 1:00
+2
Layup
Elijah Mahi makes layup (Sash Gavalyugov assists)
E. Mahi · 19 PTS · ast S. Gavalyugov
SCU 73 - 69 SMC
H2 1:14
TO
Turnover
Andrew McKeever turnover
A. McKeever · 11 PTS
H2 1:14
Foul on Andrew McKeever
Foul on Andrew McKeever.
A. McKeever · 11 PTS
H2 1:28SMC
Regulartimeout
Saint Mary's Timeout
THREEH2 1:42
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
H2 1:49
Steal
Allen Graves Steal.
A. Graves · 10 PTS
H2 1:49
TO
Bad pass turnover
Mikey Lewis bad pass turnover
M. Lewis · 23 PTS
H2 2:09
Defensive rebound
Mikey Lewis Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:12
Misses 11-foot floating jump shot
Christian Hammond misses 11-foot floating jump shot
C. Hammond · 7 PTS
H2 2:19
Offensive Rebound
Jake Ensminger Offensive Rebound.
J. Ensminger · 6 PTS
H2 2:22
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Allen Graves misses 25-foot three point jumper
A. Graves · 10 PTS
H2 2:38
+2
Driving layup
Mikey Lewis makes driving layup
M. Lewis · 23 PTS
SCU 68 - 69 SMC
H2 2:56
+2
Driving layup
Sash Gavalyugov makes driving layup
S. Gavalyugov · 23 PTS
SCU 68 - 67 SMC
H2 3:08
Offensive Rebound
Elijah Mahi Offensive Rebound.
E. Mahi · 19 PTS
H2 3:13
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sash Gavalyugov misses 24-foot three point jumper
S. Gavalyugov · 23 PTS