But seconds later, with 13:34 remaining in the first half of Loyola's game against Portland in the semifinals of
the WCC tournament late Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, Gathers, a 6» 7», 210 - pound senior, collapsed near midcourt.
Wednesday morning's bracket is largely unchanged from Tuesday's version, thanks to the Gonzaga Bulldogs» throttling the BYU Cougars in
the WCC Tournament final in Las Vegas.
Then the second
WCC Tournament semifinal happened while most of the country was asleep.
Not exact matches
In years when the BYU men don't beat Gonzaga in the
WCC, they're already in a bad RPI spot for the NCAA
Tournament's selection committee.
«He said he was ready to be MVP in the [
WCC]
tournament.»
Because Loyola had won the
WCC regular - season championship, the conference selected the Lions to represent it in the NCAA
tournament, which begins on March 15.
Frank decided to continue his basketball career by accepting a scholarship to Saint Mary's College, where he was a three year starter, a
WCC All - Conference player, and a participant in the 1997 NCAA
tournament.
For the first time in school history, Saint Mary's won both the
WCC's regular season and conference
tournament.