2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 29 though March 5 at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada.

2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
2012 WCC Tournament Logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2011–12
Teams	9
Site	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Finals site	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Champions	Saint Mary's (3rd title)
Winning coach	Randy Bennett (2nd title)
MVP	Matthew Dellavedova (Saint Mary's)
Television	ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/BYUtv
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2011–12 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 24 Saint Mary's†	14	–	2		.875			27	–	6		.818
Gonzaga	13	–	3		.813			26	–	7		.788
BYU	12	–	4		.750			26	–	9		.743
Loyola Marymount	11	–	5		.688			21	–	13		.618
San Francisco	8	–	8		.500			20	–	14		.588
San Diego	7	–	9		.438			13	–	18		.419
Pepperdine	4	–	12		.250			10	–	19		.345
Portland	3	–	13		.188			7	–	24		.226
Santa Clara	0	–	16		.000			8	–	22		.267
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Format

With the addition of BYU to the conference, a new format was introduced for the 2012 tournament. The tournament began on Wednesday instead of Friday, and a first round 8 vs. 9 seed game was added. The 8/9 game was streamed live on wccsports.com on Wednesday, 29 February. The second round took place on Thursday, 1 March with #5 San Francisco playing the winner of the 8/9 game and #6 San Diego playing #7 Pepperdine. BYUtv Sports broadcast the second round of the tournament.^[1] The tournament quarterfinals were held on Friday, 2 March, and were broadcast on ESPNU. They featured #3 BYU against the 6/7 game winner and #4 Loyola Marymount against the 5/8/9 winner. The conference semifinals were held on Saturday, 3 March, and were broadcast on ESPN2. #1 Saint Mary's played the 4/5/8/9 winner and #2 Gonzaga played the 3/6/7 winner. The championship game was played on Monday, 5 March 2012 and was broadcast on television by ESPN and on national radio by Dial Global Sports, formerly Westwood One.

Seeds

2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conference Record	Overall Record (End of Regular Season)	Tiebreaker
1.	Saint Mary's	14–2	25–5
2.	Gonzaga	13–3	24–5
3.	BYU	12–4	24–7
4.	Loyola Marymount	11–5	19–11
5.	San Francisco	8–8	18–12
6.	San Diego	7–9	12–17
7.	Pepperdine	4–12	10–18
8.	Portland	3–13	6–23
9.	Santa Clara	0–16	8–21

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup#
First Round – Wednesday, February 29
1	1	6:00 PM	#8 Portland vs #9 Santa Clara
Second Round – Thursday, March 1
2	2	6:00 PM	#5 San Francisco vs #8 Portland
	3	8:00 PM	#6 San Diego vs #7 Pepperdine
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2
3	4	6:00 PM	#4 Loyola Marymount vs. #5 San Francisco
	5	8:00 PM	#3 BYU vs. #6 San Diego
Semifinals – Saturday, March 3
4	6	6:00 PM	#1 Saint Mary's vs. #5 San Francisco
	7	8:00 PM	#2 Gonzaga vs. #3 BYU
Championship Game – Monday, March 5
5	8	6:00 PM	#1 Saint Mary's vs. #2 Gonzaga
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket and Scores

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	First round Wednesday, February 29, 2012 wccsports.com					Second round Thursday, March 1, 2012 BYUtv					Quarterfinals Friday, March 2, 2012 ESPNU					Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 ESPN2					Championship Monday, March 5, 2012 ESPN
																1	Saint Mary's	83
																5	San Francisco	78
											4	Loyola Marymount	60
											5	San Francisco	67
						5	San Francisco	87
	8	Portland	74			8	Portland	66
	9	Santa Clara	70																		1	Saint Mary's	78OT
																					2	#24 Gonzaga	74
																2	Gonzaga	77
																3	BYU	58
											3	BYU	73
											6	San Diego	68
						6	San Diego	76
						7	Pepperdine	54

Game summaries

wccsports.com

Feb 29 6:00 pm

Recap

Portland Pilots 74, Santa Clara Broncos 70
Scoring by half: 41-35, 33-35
Pts: Ryan Nicholas 24 Rebs: Ryan Nicholas 11 Asts: David Carr 6		Pts: Evan Roquemore 21 Rebs: 2 tied with 4 Asts: Evan Roquemore 3

Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Frank Harvey, Kevin Brill, Michael Irving [4]

BYUtv

Mar 1 6:00 pm

Recap

San Francisco Dons 87, Portland Pilots 66
Scoring by half: 51-32, 36-34
Pts: 2 tied with 19 Rebs: Cole Dickerson 10 Asts: 2 tied with 4		Pts: Nemanja Mitrovic 16 Rebs: Ryan Nicholas 7 Asts: Tim Douglas 4

Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Tom Wood, Mike Reed, Randy Burkhart [5]

BYUtv

Mar 1 8:30 pm

Recap

San Diego Toreros 76, Pepperdine Waves 54
Scoring by half: 33-22, 43-32
Pts: Johnny Dee 30 Rebs: Johnny Dee 5 Asts: Christopher Anderson 8		Pts: Corbin Moore 16 Rebs: Corbin Moore 12 Asts: 2 tied with 2

Orleans Arena Attendance: 1,919 Referees: James Giron, Ken Ditty, Rick Batsell [6]

ESPNU

Mar 2 6:00 pm

Recap

Loyola Marymount Lions 60, San Francisco Dons 67
Scoring by half: 35-34, 25-33
Pts: Ashley Hamilton 14 Rebs: Ashley Hamilton 8 Asts: Anthony Ireland 5		Pts: Michael Williams 19 Rebs: 2 tied with 7 Asts: Angelo Caloiaro 5

Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Michael Greenstein, Tony Padilla, Bobby McRoy [7]

ESPNU

Mar 2 8:30 pm

Recap

BYU Cougars 73, San Diego Toreros 68
Scoring by half: 34-34, 39-34
Pts: Noah Hartsock 19 Rebs: Charles Abouo 7 Asts: Matt Carlino 7		Pts: Dennis Kramer 17 Rebs: Dennis Kramer 9 Asts: Christopher Anderson 6

Orleans Arena Attendance: 5,037 Referees: Scott Harris, Sam Haddad, Mike Peterson [8]

ESPN2

Mar 3 6:00 pm

Recap

Saint Mary's Gaels 83, San Francisco Dons 78
Scoring by half: 34-38, 49-40
Pts: Clint Steindl 19 Rebs: Rob Jones 13 Asts: Matthew Dellavedova 6		Pts: Cody Doolin 28 Rebs: Angelo Caloiaro 7 Asts: Angelo Caloiaro 6

Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Tom Wood, Deron White, Frank Harvey [9]

ESPN2

Mar 3 8:30 pm

Recap

Gonzaga Bulldogs 77, BYU Cougars 58
Scoring by half: 38-26, 39-32
Pts: Kevin Pangos 30 Rebs: Elias Harris 15 Asts: 2 tied with 4		Pts: Brandon Davies 17 Rebs: Charles Abouo 10 Asts: Matt Carlino 4

Orleans Arena Attendance: 7,828 Referees: Ken Ditty, Gregory Nixon, Michael Eggers [10]

ESPN

Mar 5 6:00 pm

Recap

Saint Mary's Gaels 78, #24 Gonzaga Bulldogs 74 (OT)
Scoring by half: 36-36, 32-32 Overtime: 10-6
Pts: Matthew Dellavedova 22 Rebs: Rob Jones 9 Asts: Matthew Dellavedova 4		Pts: Elias Harris 22 Rebs: Elias Harris 13 Asts: David Stockton 4

Orleans Arena Attendance: 6,826 Referees: Dick Cartmell, Mike Reed, Michael Greenstein [11]

All tournament conference team

Name	School	Pos.	Year	Ht.	Hometown
Matthew Dellavedova	Saint Mary's	G	Junior	6' 4"	Maryborough, Victoria, Australia
Cody Doolin	San Francisco	G	Sophomore	6' 2"	Austin, Texas
Elias Harris	Gonzaga	F	Junior	6' 7"	Speyer, Germany
Rob Jones	Saint Mary's	F	Redshirt Senior	6' 6"	San Francisco, California
Kevin Pangos	Gonzaga	G	Freshman	6' 1"	Newmarket, Ontario

See also

• 2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament