2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2014–15
Teams	10
Site	Orleans Arena; Paradise, Nevada
Champions	Gonzaga (14th title)
Winning coach	Mark Few (12th title)
MVP	Kyle Wiltjer (Gonzaga)
Television	ESPN/ESPN2/BYUtv/WCC TV
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The 2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–10, 2015 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The winner of the tournament received the conference's automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA tournament.

2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Gonzaga †	17	–	1	.944	35	–	3	.921
BYU	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Saint Mary's	13	–	5	.722	21	–	10	.677
Pepperdine	10	–	8	.556	18	–	14	.563
San Diego	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Portland	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Santa Clara	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
San Francisco	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Pacific	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
Loyola Marymount	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

WCC Tiebreaker procedures are as follows:

Head-to-head
Better record against a higher seed
Higher RPI

Seed	School	Conference	Overall*	Tiebreaker
1	Gonzaga	17–1	29–2
2	BYU	13–5	23–8	1–1 vs. Gonzaga
3	Saint Mary's	13–5	21–8	0–2 vs. Gonzaga
4	Pepperdine	10–8	17–12
5	San Diego	8–10	15–15
6	Portland	7–11	16–14	2–0 vs. Santa Clara, 1–1 vs. San Francisco
7	Santa Clara	7–11	13–17	0–2 vs. Portland, 1–1 vs. Saint Mary's
8	San Francisco	7–11	13–17	1–1 vs. Portland, 0–2 vs. Saint Mary's
9	Pacific	4–14	12–18	1–1 vs. Santa Clara
10	Loyola Marymount	4–14	8–22	0–2 vs. Santa Clara

* Overall record at end of regular season.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#
First round – Friday, March 6
1	1	6:00 pm	#8 San Francisco vs. #9 Pacific
1	2	8:00 pm	#7 Santa Clara vs. #10 Loyola Marymount
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 7
2	3	12:00 pm	#3 Saint Mary's vs. #6 Portland
2	4	2:00 pm	#4 Pepperdine vs. #5 San Diego
3	5	6:00 pm	#1 Gonzaga vs. #8 San Francisco
3	6	8:00 pm	#2 BYU vs. #7 Santa Clara
Semifinals – Monday, March 9
4	7	6:00 pm	#4 Pepperdine vs. #1 Gonzaga
4	8	8:30 pm	#6 Portland vs. #2 BYU
Championship – Tuesday, March 10
5	9	6:00 pm	#1 Gonzaga vs. #2 BYU
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.^[2]

Bracket

All non-ESPN games will be shown online on TheW.tv.

First round Friday, March 6 BYUtv			Quarterfinals Saturday, March 7 TWC SportsNet, RTNW, CSNCA, BYUtv (afternoon) ESPN2 (evening)			Semifinals Monday, March 9 ESPN (early) ESPN2 (late)			Championship Tuesday, March 10 ESPN Westwood One

			1	#7 Gonzaga	81

			8	San Francisco	72
8	San Francisco	62

9	Pacific	58
						1	#7 Gonzaga	79

						4	Pepperdine	61



			4	Pepperdine	50

			5	San Diego	47



									1	#7 Gonzaga	91

									2	BYU	75



			2	BYU	78

			7	Santa Clara	76
7	Santa Clara	85

10	Loyola Marymount	54
						2	BYU	84

						6	Portland	70



			3	Saint Mary's	52

			6	Portland	69

Game summaries

San Francisco vs. Pacific

Series History: San Francisco leads 54-27
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 6
6:00 pm PST

Recap

Pacific Tigers 58, San Francisco Dons 62
Scoring by half: 28-28, 30-34
Pts: TJ Wallace 14 Rebs: Eric Thompson 8 Asts: TJ Wallace 4		Pts: Kruize Pinkins & Tim Derksen 14 Rebs: Matt Glover 10 Asts: Devin Watson 6

Orleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
Attendance: 7,110^[3]
Referees: Michael Reed, Kevin Brill, Michael Irving

Santa Clara vs. Loyola Marymount

Series History: Santa Clara leads 84-59
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 6
8:00 pm PST

Recap

Loyola Marymount Lions 54, Santa Clara Broncos 85
Scoring by half: 22-36, 32-49
Pts: Evan Payne 29 Rebs: Evan Payne 9 Asts: Evan Payne & Marin Mornar 2		Pts: Brandon Clark & Jared Brownridge 19 Rebs: Jarvis Pugh 7 Asts: Jarvis Pugh 6

Orleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
Attendance: 7,110^[4]
Referees: Tommy Nunez, Deron White, Michael Greenstein

Saint Mary's vs. Portland

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 60-29
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler (BYUtv)
Barry Tompkins, Casey Jacobsen, and Kelli Tennant (WCC TV)

BYUtv
WCC TV

Mar 7
12:00 pm PST

Recap

Portland Pilots 69, Saint Mary's Gaels 52
Scoring by half: 32-27, 37-26
Pts: Kevin Bailey 16 Rebs: Volodymyr Gerun 6 Asts: Alec Wintering 4		Pts: Brad Waldow 25 Rebs: Brad Waldow 8 Asts: Kerry Carter 2

Orleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
Attendance: 8,537^[5]
Referees: Glen Mayberry, Horace Shields, Coban Lopez

Pepperdine vs. San Diego

Series History: Pepperdine leads 59-41
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler (BYUtv)
Barry Tompkins, Casey Jacobsen, and Kelli Tennant (WCC TV)

BYUtv
WCC TV

Mar 7
2:30 pm PST

Recap

San Diego Toreros 47, Pepperdine Waves 50
Scoring by half: 24-18, 23-32
Pts: Johnny Dee & Vasa Pusica 11 Rebs: Thomas Jacobs 9 Asts: Chris Anderson 5		Pts: Stacy Davis 19 Rebs: Stacy Davis 8 Asts: Stacy Davis & Shawn Olden 3

Orleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
Attendance: 8,537^[6]
Referees: Ken Ditty, Daryl Galinas, Dennis Flannery

Gonzaga vs. San Francisco

Series History: Gonzaga leads 50-22
Broadcasters: Beth Mowins and Stan Heath

ESPN2

Mar 7
6:00 pm PST

Recap

San Francisco Dons 72, Gonzaga Bulldogs 81
Scoring by half: 29-27, 43-54
Pts: Mark Tollefsen & Tim Derksen 21 Rebs: Tim Derksen 10 Asts: Devin Watson 3		Pts: Przemek Karnowski 24 Rebs: Kyle Wiltjer 8 Asts: Kevin Pangos 5

Orleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
Attendance: 8,537^[7]
Referees: Klaus Endrissat, Rob Rorke, Ronald Brokenbrough

BYU vs. Santa Clara

Series History: BYU leads 23-5
Broadcasters: Beth Mowins and Stan Heath

ESPN2

Mar 7
8:30 pm PST

Recap

Santa Clara Broncos 76, BYU Cougars 78
Scoring by half: 36-36, 40-42
Pts: Jared Brownridge 29 Rebs: Nate Kratch 7 Asts: Brandon Clark 7		Pts: Tyler Haws 30 Rebs: Tyler Haws 9 Asts: Kyle Collinsworth & Frank Bartley IV 3

Orleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
Attendance: 8,537^[8]
Referees: Deldre Carr, Marc Beasley, Kurt Walker

Gonzaga vs. Pepperdine

Series History: Gonzaga leads 48-31
Broadcasters: Beth Mowins, Stan Heath, and Jeff Goodman

ESPN

Mar 9
6:00 pm PDT

Pepperdine Waves 61, Gonzaga Bulldogs 79
Scoring by half: 33-35, 28-44
Pts: Stacy Davis 15 Rebs: Stacy Davis 7 Asts: Jeremy Major 3		Pts: Byron Wesley 25 Rebs: Kyle Wiltjer 9 Asts: Kevin Pangos 6

Orleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
Attendance: 8,546^[9]
Referees: Kevin Brill, Glen Mayberry, Deldre Carr

BYU vs. Portland

Series History: BYU leads 12-1
Broadcasters: Beth Mowins, Stan Heath, and Jeff Goodman

ESPN2

Mar 9
8:30 pm PDT

Portland Pilots 70, BYU Cougars 84
Scoring by half: 24-42, 46-42
Pts: Thomas Van Der Mars 16 Rebs: Thomas Van Der Mars 9 Asts: Bobby Sharp 3		Pts: Chase Fischer 24 Rebs: Kyle Collinsworth 14 Asts: Kyle Collinsworth 11 Collinsworth 6th triple double Ties NCAA career mark

Orleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
Attendance: 8,546^[10]

WCC Championship: Gonzaga vs. BYU

Series History: Gonzaga leads 8–4
Broadcasters: Dave Pasch, Sean Farnham, and Jeff Goodman (ESPN)
Kevin Calabro & Bill Frieder (Westwood One)

ESPN

Mar 10
6:00 pm PDT

BYU Cougars 75, Gonzaga Bulldogs 91
Scoring by half: 42-48, 33-43
Pts: Kyle Collinsworth 28 Rebs: Corbin Kaufusi 9 Asts: Kyle Collinsworth 5		Pts: Kyle Wiltjer 18 Rebs: Kyle Wiltjer 10 Asts: Kevin Pangos 5

Orleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
Attendance: 8,585^[11]
Referees: Tommy Nunez, Mike Greenstein, Michael Irving

References

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2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

Contents

Seeds

Schedule

Bracket

Game summaries

San Francisco vs. Pacific

Santa Clara vs. Loyola Marymount

Saint Mary's vs. Portland

Pepperdine vs. San Diego

Gonzaga vs. San Francisco

BYU vs. Santa Clara

Gonzaga vs. Pepperdine

BYU vs. Portland

WCC Championship: Gonzaga vs. BYU

See also

References