# 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–11, 2013 at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada. Gonzaga, which entered the tournament as the top-ranked team in both major polls, claimed the school's 12th tournament title overall and 10th under current head coach Mark Few.

## Format

For the second consecutive year the tournament featured a 9-team single elimination format. The 1 and 2 seeds received a bye to the semifinals while the 3 and 4 seeds received a bye to the quarterfinals. The tournament began on Wednesday, March 6 with an 8/9 game. The second round took place on Thursday, March 7. Both the first and second rounds were shown by BYUtv Sports. The tournament quarterfinals were held on Friday, March 8, and were broadcast on ESPNU. The conference semifinals were held on Saturday, March 9, and aired on ESPN2. The championship game was played on Monday, March 11, 2013, and was broadcast on television by ESPN and on national radio by Dial Global Sports.

## Seeds

WCC Tiebreaker procedures are as follows: 1) Head-to-head 2) Better record against a higher seed 3) Higher RPI In the case of USF and USD, they split the regular season series 1-1. Both were swept by Gonzaga, Saint Mary's, and Santa Clara, and went 1-1 against BYU and 5-1 against seeds lower than them, leading to the rare RPI tiebreaker.
2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Overall Record (End of Regular Season) | Tiebreaker |
| 1. | Gonzaga | 16-0 | 29-2 | |
| 2. | Saint Mary's | 14-2 | 26-5 | |
| 3. | BYU | 10-6 | 21-10 | |
| 4. | Santa Clara | 9-7 | 21-10 | |
| 5. | San Francisco | 7-9 | x- 14-15 | RPI as of 3/3- 154 |
| 6. | San Diego | 7-9 | 14-17 | RPI as of 3/3- 174 |
| 7. | Pepperdine | 4-12 | 12-17 | Pepperdine 2-0 vs. Portland |
| 8. | Portland | 4-12 | 11-20 | Portland 0-2 vs. Pepperdine |
| 9. | Loyola Marymount | 1-15 | 8-22 | |
x- USF's record is the record before the WCC tournament begins. USF has one more non-conference regular season game after the WCC Tournament.

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ |
| First Round – Wednesday, March 6- BYUtv ||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 PM | #8 Portland vs. #9 Loyola Marymount |
| Second Round – Thursday, March 7- BYUtv ||||
| 2 | 2 | 6:00 PM | #5 San Francisco vs. #9 Loyola Marymount |
| 2 | 3 | 8:30 PM | #6 San Diego vs. #7 Pepperdine |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8- ESPNU ||||
| 3 | 4 | 6:00 PM | #4 Santa Clara vs. #9 Loyola Marymount |
| 3 | 5 | 8:30 PM | #3 BYU vs. #6 San Diego |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 9- ESPN2 ||||
| 4 | 6 | 6:00 PM | #1 Gonzaga vs. #9 Loyola Marymount |
| 4 | 7 | 8:30 PM | #2 Saint Mary's vs. #6 San Diego |
| Championship Game – Monday, March 11- ESPN ||||
| 5 | 8 | 6:00 PM | #1 Gonzaga vs. #2 Saint Mary's |
| *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 6 BYUtv | First round Wednesday, March 6 BYUtv | First round Wednesday, March 6 BYUtv | Second round Thursday, March 7 BYUtv | Second round Thursday, March 7 BYUtv | Second round Thursday, March 7 BYUtv | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 ESPNU | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 ESPNU | Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 ESPN2 | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 ESPN2 | Semifinals Saturday, March 9 ESPN2 | Championship Monday, March 11 ESPN | Championship Monday, March 11 ESPN | Championship Monday, March 11 ESPN |
| 8 | Portland | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Loyola Marymount | 65 | 5 | San Francisco | 60 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Loyola Marymount | 61$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Santa Clara | 58 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Loyola Marymount | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | #1 Gonzaga | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Loyola Marymount | 48 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | #1 Gonzaga | 65 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Saint Mary's | 51 |
| | | | 6 | San Diego | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Pepperdine | 59 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | BYU | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | San Diego | 72 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Saint Mary's | 69 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | San Diego | 66$^{OT}$ | | | |
All times listed are Pacific

## Game summaries
### 1st Round: Portland vs. Loyola Marymount

Series History: LMU leads series 45-43 Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Steve Cleveland, and Jarom Jordan
* BYUtv
* Mar 6 6:00 pm PST
* Recap
Loyola Marymount Lions 65, Portland Pilots 54 :
| Scoring by half: 34-30, 31-24 |||
| Pts: Ashley Hamilton 21 Rebs: Ashley Hamilton 8 Asts: Anthony Ireland 4 | Pts: Kevin Bailey 21 Rebs: Ryan Nicholas 9 Asts: Derrick Rodgers 4 |
* Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Attendance: 7,896 Referees: Mike Greenstein, Michael Irving, Claus Endrissat

### 2nd Round: San Francisco vs. Loyola Marymount

Series History: USF leads series 107-38 Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler (Play-by-Play) Steve Cleveland and Jarom Jordan (Halftime and Bridge Show)
* BYUtv
* Mar 7 6:00 pm PST
* Recap
Loyola Marymount Lions 61, San Francisco Dons 60 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 29-26, 27-30 Overtime: 5-4 |||
| Pts: Anthony Ireland 16 Rebs: Ashley Hamilton 14 Asts: Ashley Hamilton & Nick Stover 2 | Pts: Cole Dickerson 23 Rebs: Cole Dickerson 18 Asts: Cody Doolin 4 |
* Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Attendance: 7,896 Referees: Tommy Nunez, Kevin Brill, Greg Nixon

### 2nd Round: San Diego vs. Pepperdine

Series History: Pepperdine leads series 56-39 Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler (Play-by-Play) Steve Cleveland and Jarom Jordan (Halftime)
* BYUtv
* Mar 7 8:48 pm PST
* Recap
Pepperdine Waves 59, San Diego Toreros 62 :
| Scoring by half: 29-32, 30-30 |||
| Pts: Stacy Davis 19 Rebs: Stacy Davis 11 Asts: Lorne Jackson, Jordan Baker, Stacy Davis, & Atif Russell 2 | Pts: Johnny Dee 16 Rebs: Chris Manresa 11 Asts: Chrs Anderson 5 |
* Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Attendance: 7,896 Referees: Ken Ditty, Deron White, Horace Shields

### Quarterfinals: Santa Clara vs. Loyola Marymount

Series History: Santa Clara leads series 84-55 Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
* ESPNU
* Mar 8 6:00 pm PST
* Recap
Loyola Marymount Lions 60, Santa Clara Broncos 58 :
| Scoring by half: 34-34, 26-24 |||
| Pts: Anthony Ireland 23 Rebs: Alex Osborne 11 Asts: Anthoyn Ireland 3 | Pts: Kevin Foster 23 Rebs: Marc Trasolini & John McArthur 6 Asts: Brandon Clark 3 |
* Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Attendance: 7,896 Referees: Michael Reed, Daryl Gelinas, Mike Scyphers

### Quarterfinals: BYU vs. San Diego

BYU leads series 5-1 Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
* ESPNU
* Mar 8 9:40 pm MST
* Recap
San Diego Toreros 72, BYU Cougars 69 :
| Scoring by half: 35-28, 37-41 |||
| Pts: Johnny Dee 25 Rebs: Chris Manresa 10 Asts: Chris Anderson 6 | Pts: Brandon Davies & Tyler Haws 20 Rebs: Brandon Davies 9 Asts: Brandon Davies 8 |
* Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Attendance: 7,896 Referees: Tony Padilla, Richard Batsell, James Giron

### Semifinal: #1 Gonzaga vs. Loyola Marymount

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 57-23 Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
* ESPN2
* Mar 9 6:00 pm PST
* Recap
Loyola Marymount Lions 48, #1 Gonzaga Bulldogs 66 :
| Scoring by half: 26-27, 22-39 |||
| Pts: Anthony Ireland 19 Rebs: Nick Stover 7 Asts: Anthony Ireland & Bruce English 2 | Pts: Elias Harris 21 Rebs: Kelly Olynyk & Elias Harris 8 Asts: Kelly Olynyk & David Stockton 4 |
* Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Attendance: 7,896 Referees: Ken Ditty, Deron White, Horace Shields

### Semifinal: Saint Mary's vs. San Diego

Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 40-35 Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
* ESPN2
* Mar 9 9:30 pm PST
* Recap
San Diego Toreros 66, Saint Mary's Gaels 69 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 29-26, 33-36 Overtime: 4-7 |||
| Pts: Johnny Dee 18 Rebs: Chris Manresa 13 Asts: Chris Anderson 9 | Pts: Brad Waldow 23 Rebs: Brad Waldow 16 Asts: Matthew Dellavedova 12 |
* Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Attendance: 7,896 Referees: Frank Harvey, Kevin Brill, Glen Mayberry

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

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 57-27 Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham (ESPN)/ Ted Robinson and Steve Lappas (Dial Global)
* ESPN
* Mar 11 6:00 pm PST
#1 Gonzaga Bulldogs 65, Saint Mary's Gaels 51 :
| Scoring by half: 38-29, 27-22 |||
| Pts: Kelly Olynyk 21 Rebs: Kelly Olynyk 12 Asts: Kevin Pangos, Elias Harris, & David Stockton 3 | Pts: Stephen Holt 19 Rebs: Stephen Holt 7 Asts: Matthew Dellavedova 7 |
* Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Attendance: 7,896 Referees: Mike Greenstein, Mike Reed, Michael Irving

## All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.
| Name | School | Pos. | Year | Ht. | Hometown |
| Elias Harris | Gonzaga | F | Senior | 6-8 | Speyer, Germany |
| Johnny Dee | San Diego | SG | Sophomore | 6-0 | Vista, California |
| Anthony Ireland | Loyola Marymount | PG | Junior | 5-10 | Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Kelly Olynyk | Gonzaga | F/C | Junior | 7-0 | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Brad Waldow | Saint Mary's | F | Sophomore | 6-9 | Shingle Springs, California |