# 2016 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2016 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference and was held March 3–8, 2016 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The winner of the tournament, Gonzaga, received the conference's automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

Only 9 of the 10 WCC teams participated in the Tournament due to Pacific's self-imposed postseason ban. As a result, the top 7 teams received a bye into the Quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams that had identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Saint Mary's | 15–3 | 2–0 vs. Gonzaga |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 15–3 | 0–2 vs. Saint Mary's |
| 3 | BYU | 13–5 | |
| 4 | Pepperdine | 10–8 | |
| 5 | San Francisco | 8–10 | |
| 6 | Santa Clara | 7–11 | |
| 7 | Portland | 6–12 | 2–0 vs. Loyola Marymount |
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 6–12 | 0–2 vs. Portland |
| 9 | San Diego | 4–14 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Final score | Television |
| First round – Friday, March 4 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6 p.m. | #8 Loyola Marymount vs. #9 San Diego | 64–61 | BYUtv |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5 ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 p.m. | #3 BYU vs. #6 Santa Clara | 72–60 | BYUtv and WCC TV |
| 2 | 3 | 3 p.m. | #4 Pepperdine vs. #5 San Francisco | 90–86 | BYUtv and WCC TV |
| 3 | 4 | 7 p.m. | #1 Saint Mary's vs. #8 Loyola Marymount | 60–48 | ESPN2 |
| 3 | 5 | 9 p.m. | #2 Gonzaga vs. #7 Portland | 92–67 | ESPN2 |
| Semifinals – Monday, March 7 ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 6 p.m. | #1 Saint Mary's vs. #4 Pepperdine | 81–66 | ESPN |
| 4 | 7 | 8:30 p.m. | #2 Gonzaga vs. #3 BYU | 88–84 | ESPN2 |
| Championship – Tuesday, March 8 ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 6 p.m. | #1 Saint Mary's vs. #2 Gonzaga | 75–85 | ESPN |
| *Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Friday, March 4 BYUtv, TheW.tv | First round Friday, March 4 BYUtv, TheW.tv | First round Friday, March 4 BYUtv, TheW.tv | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5 TWC SportsNet, CSNCA, BYUtv, TheW.tv (afternoon) ESPN2 (evening) | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5 TWC SportsNet, CSNCA, BYUtv, TheW.tv (afternoon) ESPN2 (evening) | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5 TWC SportsNet, CSNCA, BYUtv, TheW.tv (afternoon) ESPN2 (evening) | Semifinals Monday, March 7 ESPN (early) ESPN2 (late) | Semifinals Monday, March 7 ESPN (early) ESPN2 (late) | Semifinals Monday, March 7 ESPN (early) ESPN2 (late) | Championship Tuesday, March 8 ESPN | Championship Tuesday, March 8 ESPN | Championship Tuesday, March 8 ESPN |
| | | | 1 | Saint Mary's | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Loyola Marymount | 48 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 64 | 8 | Loyola Marymount | 48 | | | | | | |
| 9 | San Diego | 61 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | San Diego | 61 | | | | 1 | Saint Mary's | 81 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Pepperdine | 66 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Pepperdine | 90 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | San Francisco | 86 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Saint Mary's | 75 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gonzaga | 85 |
| | | | 2 | Gonzaga | 92 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Portland | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Gonzaga | 88 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | BYU | 84 | | | |
| | | | 3 | BYU | 72 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Santa Clara | 60 | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round
#### #8 Loyola Marymount vs. #9 San Diego

Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler Series history: Series even 46–46
* BYUtv
* Mar 4 6 p.m. PST
* Recap
#9 San Diego Toreros 61, #8 Loyola Marymount Lions 64 :
| Scoring by half: 26–30, 35–34 |||
| Pts: Olin Carter III, Duda Sanadze 20 Rebs: Olin Carter III, Duda Sanadze 6 Asts: Tyler Williams 4 | Pts: Brandon Brown 20 Rebs: David Humphries 7 Asts: Munis Tutu 4 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 6,689 Referees: David Hall, Verne Harris, Randy McCall

### Quarterfinals
#### #3 BYU vs. #6 Santa Clara

Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler (BYUtv) Steve Quis, Casey Jacobsen, and Kelli Tennant (WCC TV) Series history: BYU leads series 26–5
* BYUtv WCC TV
* Mar 5 1 p.m. PST
* Recap
#6 Santa Clara Broncos 60, #3 BYU Cougars 72 :
| Scoring by half: 25–35, 35–37 |||
| Pts: Jared Brownridge 30 Rebs: Jarvis Pugh 8 Asts: Kai Healy, KJ Feagin, Matt Hauser 2 | Pts: Nick Emery 15 Rebs: Kyle Collinsworth 9 Asts: Kyle Collinsworth 6 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,341 Referees: Ken Ditty, Mark Cook, Ron Brokenbrough

#### #4 Pepperdine vs. #5 San Francisco

Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler (BYUtv) Steve Quis, Casey Jacobsen, and Kelli Tennant (WCC TV) Series history: San Francisco leads series 76–51
* BYUtv WCC TV
* Mar 5 3 p.m. PST
* Recap
#5 San Francisco Dons 86, #4 Pepperdine Waves 90 :
| Scoring by half: 37–36, 49–54 |||
| Pts: Devin Watson 33 Rebs: Uche Ofoegbu 5 Asts: Devin Watson, Tim Derksen 3 | Pts: Jeremy Major 28 Rebs: Stacy Davis 12 Asts: Jeremy Major, Amadi Udenyi 5 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,341 Referees: Dick Carmell, Horace Shields, Rob Rorke

#### #1 Saint Mary's vs. #8 Loyola Marymount

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Brad Daugherty Series history: Saint Mary's leads series 85–54
* ESPN2
* Mar 5 7 p.m. PST
* Recap
#8 Loyola Marymount Lions 48, #1 Saint Mary's Gaels 60 :
| Scoring by half: 29–25, 19–35 |||
| Pts: Steven Haney 19 Rebs: Jeffrey McClendon 4 Asts: Munis Tutu, Brandon Brown 2 | Pts: Dane Pineau 16 Rebs: Joe Rahon 10 Asts: Emmett Naar 6 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,209 Referees: Bill Vinovich, Deldre Carr, Jeff Ketchu

#### #2 Gonzaga vs. #7 Portland

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Brad Daugherty Series history: Gonzaga leads series 97–66
* ESPN2
* Mar 5 9 p.m. PST
* Recap
#7 Portland Pilots 67, #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs 92 :
| Scoring by half: 32–46, 35–46 |||
| Pts: Bryce Pressley 16 Rebs: D'Marques Tyson 6 Asts: Bryce Pressley, Jazz Johnson 3 | Pts: Eric McClellan 26 Rebs: Kyle Dranginis, Kyle Wiltjer 8 Asts: Kyle Dranginis 5 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,209 Referees: Klaus Endnssat, Coban Lopez, Dennis Flannery

### Semifinals
#### #1 Saint Mary's vs. #4 Pepperdine

Broadcasters: Brent Musburger and Dick Vitale Series history: Pepperdine leads series 71–64
* ESPN
* Mar 5 6 p.m. PST
* Recap
#4 Pepperdine Waves vs. #1 Saint Mary's Gaels 81 :
| Scoring by half: 24–44, 42–37 |||
| Pts: Lamond Murray, Jr. 20 Rebs: Stacy Davis 7 Asts: Amadi Udenyi 4 | Pts: Joe Rahon 18 Rebs: Dane Pineau 9 Asts: Emmett Naar 9 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 8,362 Referees: Tony Padilla, Mike Reed, David Hall

#### #2 Gonzaga vs. #3 BYU

Broadcasters: Brent Musburger and Fran Fraschilla Series history: Gonzaga leads series 9–6
* ESPN2
* Mar 7 8:30 p.m. PST
* Recap
#3 BYU Cougars 84, #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs 88 :
| Scoring by half: 47–47, 37–41 |||
| Pts: Nick Emery 27 Rebs: Kyle Collinsworth 11 Asts: Kyle Collinsworth 6 | Pts: Kyle Wiltjer 29 Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 14 Asts: Josh Perkins 5 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 8,362 Referees: Randy McCall, Verne Harris, Dick Cartmell

### Championship: #1 Saint Mary's vs. #2 Gonzaga

Broadcasters: Brent Musburger, Dick Vitale and Fran Fraschilla (ESPN) Kevin Calabro and P. J. Carlesimo (Westwood One) Series history:
* ESPN
* Mar 8 6 p.m. PST
* Recap
#2 Gonzaga Bulldogs 85, #1 Saint Mary's Gaels 75 :
| Scoring by half: 43–35, 42–40 |||
| Pts: Eric McClellan 20 Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 8 Asts: Josh Perkins 5 | Pts: Emmett Naar 25 Rebs: Dane Pineau 10 Asts: Emmett Naar 6 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,418 Referees: Randy McCall, David Hall, Verne Harris