# 2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2007–08 college basketball season, coached by Randy Bennett for the 7th consecutive year. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 12–2 to place second. They reached the semifinal round of the 2008 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they entered as the No. 10 seed South Region. The Gaels were beaten by No. 7 seed Miami (FL) in the opening round to end their season 25–7.

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Pacific
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2007* | | Sonoma State | W 82–57 | 1–0 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Nov 10, 2007* | | Drake | W 72–66 | 2–0 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Nov 13, 2007* | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 94–66 | 3–0 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Nov 20, 2007* | | No. 12 Oregon | W 99–87 | 4–0 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Nov 24, 2007* | | Nicholls State | W 84–63 | 5–0 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Dec 1, 2007* | | Seton Hall | W 85–70 | 6–0 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Dec 8, 2007* | | vs. San Diego State | W 69–64 | 7–0 | Honda Center Anaheim, California |
| Dec 11, 2007* | No. 24 | at Southern Illinois | L 56–71 | 7–1 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Dec 20, 2007* | | vs. Tulane | W 64–57 | 8–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 21, 2007* | | vs. East Tennessee State | W 89–65 | 9–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 22, 2007* | | vs. Ohio | W 70–63 | 10–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 28, 2007* | | Howard | W 97–48 | 11–1 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Dec 29, 2007* | | Cal State Fullerton | W 69–59 | 12–1 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Jan 5, 2008* | | at No. 14 Texas | L 62–81 | 12–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 8, 2008* | | at Fresno State | W 77–68 | 13–2 | Save Mart Center Fresno, California |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| Jan 12, 2008 | | Santa Clara | W 76–45 | 14–2 (1–0) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Jan 19, 2008 | | Pepperdine | W 79–74 | 15–2 (2–0) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Jan 21, 2008 | | Loyola Marymount | W 87–55 | 16–2 (3–0) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Jan 26, 2008 | | at San Francisco | W 79–57 | 17–2 (4–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| Jan 28, 2008 | No. 21 | at San Diego | L 55–63 | 17–3 (4–1) | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Feb 2, 2008 | No. 21 | Portland | W 86–49 | 18–3 (5–1) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Feb 4, 2008 | No. 25 | Gonzaga | W 89–85 $^{OT}$ | 19–3 (6–1) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Feb 8, 2008* | No. 25 | San Francisco | W 76–51 | 20–3 (7–1) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Feb 11, 2008 | No. 25 | at Santa Clara | W 54–50 | 21–3 (8–1) | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| Feb 16, 2008 | No. 25 | at Loyola Marymount | W 80–49 | 22–3 (9–1) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 18, 2008 | No. 23 | at Pepperdine | W 100–64 | 23–3 (10–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 23, 2008* | No. 23 | Kent State | L 57–65 | 23–4 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Feb 25, 2008 | No. 25 | San Diego | W 61–54 | 24–4 (11–1) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Mar 1, 2008 | No. 25 | at No. 24 Gonzaga | L 76–88 | 24–5 (11–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington |
| Mar 3, 2008 | | at Portland | W 64–50 | 25–5 (12–2) | Chiles Center Portland, Oregon |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2008* | (2) | at (3) San Diego Semifinals | L 69–75 $^{2OT}$ | 25–6 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 21, 2008* | (10 S) | vs. (7 S) Miami (FL) First Round | L 64–78 | 25–7 | Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. ||||||