Saint Mary's Gaels at BYU Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 71
66 - 71
BYU beats Saint Mary's 71-66 for 3rd place in WCC
Zac Seljaas made a steal and fast-break dunk to extend BYU's lead to 61-49 with just under six minutes left. Haws' drive and no-look pass to Gavin Baxter for a dunk made it 67-60 with just over a minute left.
Baxter, a freshman from Provo, finished with 10 points for BYU (13-9, 5-2). The Cougars only turned it over twice compared to Saint Mary's 15.
Malik Fitts scored 19 points for Saint Mary's (13-8, 4-2) and Jordan Ford added 15.
Saint Mary's, which leads the WCC in 3-point field goals at 39.5 percent, missed its first 13 from behind the arc and finished 5 of 20. Tanner Krebs made Saint Mary's first 3-pointer of the night with 6:58 remaining to pull to 56-47.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Yoeli Childs Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Malik Fitts missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Nick Emery made Free Throw. | 66 - 71 |
Statistics
 SMC |
 BYU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-59 | FG | 27-59 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 9-11 | FT | 13-21 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 5 | Assists | 14 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Marriott Center
Location: Provo, UT
Attendance: 11,427 | Capacity:
Location: Provo, UT
Attendance: 11,427 | Capacity:
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |