# 2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 29 though March 5 at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada.

## Format

With the addition of BYU to the conference, a new format was introduced for the 2012 tournament. The tournament began on Wednesday instead of Friday, and a first round 8 vs. 9 seed game was added. The 8/9 game was streamed live on wccsports.com on Wednesday, 29 February. The second round took place on Thursday, 1 March with #5 San Francisco playing the winner of the 8/9 game and #6 San Diego playing #7 Pepperdine. BYUtv Sports broadcast the second round of the tournament. The tournament quarterfinals were held on Friday, 2 March, and were broadcast on ESPNU. They featured #3 BYU against the 6/7 game winner and #4 Loyola Marymount against the 5/8/9 winner. The conference semifinals were held on Saturday, 3 March, and were broadcast on ESPN2. #1 Saint Mary's played the 4/5/8/9 winner and #2 Gonzaga played the 3/6/7 winner. The championship game was played on Monday, 5 March 2012 and was broadcast on television by ESPN and on national radio by Dial Global Sports, formerly Westwood One.

## Seeds

2012 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Overall Record (End of Regular Season) |
| 1. | Saint Mary's | 14–2 | 25–5 |
| 2. | Gonzaga | 13–3 | 24–5 |
| 3. | BYU | 12–4 | 24–7 |
| 4. | Loyola Marymount | 11–5 | 19–11 |
| 5. | San Francisco | 8–8 | 18–12 |
| 6. | San Diego | 7–9 | 12–17 |
| 7. | Pepperdine | 4–12 | 10–18 |
| 8. | Portland | 3–13 | 6–23 |
| 9. | Santa Clara | 0–16 | 8–21 |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ |
| First Round – Wednesday, February 29 ||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 PM | #8 Portland vs #9 Santa Clara |
| Second Round – Thursday, March 1 ||||
| 2 | 2 | 6:00 PM | #5 San Francisco vs #8 Portland |
| 2 | 3 | 8:00 PM | #6 San Diego vs #7 Pepperdine |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2 ||||
| 3 | 4 | 6:00 PM | #4 Loyola Marymount vs. #5 San Francisco |
| 3 | 5 | 8:00 PM | #3 BYU vs. #6 San Diego |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 3 ||||
| 4 | 6 | 6:00 PM | #1 Saint Mary's vs. #5 San Francisco |
| 4 | 7 | 8:00 PM | #2 Gonzaga vs. #3 BYU |
| Championship Game – Monday, March 5 ||||
| 5 | 8 | 6:00 PM | #1 Saint Mary's vs. #2 Gonzaga |
| *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||

## Bracket and Scores

| First round Wednesday, February 29, 2012 wccsports.com | First round Wednesday, February 29, 2012 wccsports.com | First round Wednesday, February 29, 2012 wccsports.com | Second round Thursday, March 1, 2012 BYUtv | Second round Thursday, March 1, 2012 BYUtv | Second round Thursday, March 1, 2012 BYUtv | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2, 2012 ESPNU | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2, 2012 ESPNU | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2, 2012 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 ESPN2 | Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 ESPN2 | Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 ESPN2 | Championship Monday, March 5, 2012 ESPN | Championship Monday, March 5, 2012 ESPN | Championship Monday, March 5, 2012 ESPN |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Saint Mary's | 83 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | San Francisco | 78 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Loyola Marymount | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | San Francisco | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | San Francisco | 87 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Portland | 74 | 8 | Portland | 66 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 70 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Saint Mary's | 78$^{OT}$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | #24 Gonzaga | 74 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gonzaga | 77 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | BYU | 58 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | BYU | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | San Diego | 68 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | San Diego | 76 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Pepperdine | 54 | | | | | | | | | |

## Game summaries

* wccsports.com
* Feb 29 6:00 pm
* Recap
Portland Pilots 74, Santa Clara Broncos 70 :
| Scoring by half: 41-35, 33-35 |||
| Pts: Ryan Nicholas 24 Rebs: Ryan Nicholas 11 Asts: David Carr 6 | Pts: Evan Roquemore 21 Rebs: 2 tied with 4 Asts: Evan Roquemore 3 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Frank Harvey, Kevin Brill, Michael Irving
* BYUtv
* Mar 1 6:00 pm
* Recap
San Francisco Dons 87, Portland Pilots 66 :
| Scoring by half: 51-32, 36-34 |||
| Pts: 2 tied with 19 Rebs: Cole Dickerson 10 Asts: 2 tied with 4 | Pts: Nemanja Mitrovic 16 Rebs: Ryan Nicholas 7 Asts: Tim Douglas 4 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Tom Wood, Mike Reed, Randy Burkhart
* BYUtv
* Mar 1 8:30 pm
* Recap
San Diego Toreros 76, Pepperdine Waves 54 :
| Scoring by half: 33-22, 43-32 |||
| Pts: Johnny Dee 30 Rebs: Johnny Dee 5 Asts: Christopher Anderson 8 | Pts: Corbin Moore 16 Rebs: Corbin Moore 12 Asts: 2 tied with 2 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: 1,919 Referees: James Giron, Ken Ditty, Rick Batsell
* ESPNU
* Mar 2 6:00 pm
* Recap
Loyola Marymount Lions 60, San Francisco Dons 67 :
| Scoring by half: 35-34, 25-33 |||
| Pts: Ashley Hamilton 14 Rebs: Ashley Hamilton 8 Asts: Anthony Ireland 5 | Pts: Michael Williams 19 Rebs: 2 tied with 7 Asts: Angelo Caloiaro 5 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Michael Greenstein, Tony Padilla, Bobby McRoy
* ESPNU
* Mar 2 8:30 pm
* Recap
BYU Cougars 73, San Diego Toreros 68 :
| Scoring by half: 34-34, 39-34 |||
| Pts: Noah Hartsock 19 Rebs: Charles Abouo 7 Asts: Matt Carlino 7 | Pts: Dennis Kramer 17 Rebs: Dennis Kramer 9 Asts: Christopher Anderson 6 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: 5,037 Referees: Scott Harris, Sam Haddad, Mike Peterson
* ESPN2
* Mar 3 6:00 pm
* Recap
Saint Mary's Gaels 83, San Francisco Dons 78 :
| Scoring by half: 34-38, 49-40 |||
| Pts: Clint Steindl 19 Rebs: Rob Jones 13 Asts: Matthew Dellavedova 6 | Pts: Cody Doolin 28 Rebs: Angelo Caloiaro 7 Asts: Angelo Caloiaro 6 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Tom Wood, Deron White, Frank Harvey
* ESPN2
* Mar 3 8:30 pm
* Recap
Gonzaga Bulldogs 77, BYU Cougars 58 :
| Scoring by half: 38-26, 39-32 |||
| Pts: Kevin Pangos 30 Rebs: Elias Harris 15 Asts: 2 tied with 4 | Pts: Brandon Davies 17 Rebs: Charles Abouo 10 Asts: Matt Carlino 4 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: 7,828 Referees: Ken Ditty, Gregory Nixon, Michael Eggers
* ESPN
* Mar 5 6:00 pm
* Recap
Saint Mary's Gaels 78, #24 Gonzaga Bulldogs 74 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 36-36, 32-32 Overtime: 10-6 |||
| Pts: Matthew Dellavedova 22 Rebs: Rob Jones 9 Asts: Matthew Dellavedova 4 | Pts: Elias Harris 22 Rebs: Elias Harris 13 Asts: David Stockton 4 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: 6,826 Referees: Dick Cartmell, Mike Reed, Michael Greenstein

## All tournament conference team

| Name | School | Pos. | Year | Ht. | Hometown |
| Matthew Dellavedova | Saint Mary's | G | Junior | 6' 4" | Maryborough, Victoria, Australia |
| Cody Doolin | San Francisco | G | Sophomore | 6' 2" | Austin, Texas |
| Elias Harris | Gonzaga | F | Junior | 6' 7" | Speyer, Germany |
| Rob Jones | Saint Mary's | F | Redshirt Senior | 6' 6" | San Francisco, California |
| Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | G | Freshman | 6' 1" | Newmarket, Ontario |