# 2017 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2017 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference held March 3–7, 2017 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Regular-season champion Gonzaga also won the WCC tournament, and with it the conference's automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA tournament with a 74-56 win over Saint Mary's in the finals.
The WCC's eight-year tournament contract with Orleans Arena expired after the 2016 WCC tournament, with the WCC looking to potentially moving the tournament to a different Las Vegas-area venue (the MGM Grand Garden Arena or the T-Mobile Arena), keep it at the Orleans Arena, or move it elsewhere. In May 2016, the WCC announced that it reached an agreement on a new three-year contract with the Orleans Arena, which will run through the 2019 WCC year-end tournament.

## Seeds

All 10 WCC teams were eligible for the tournament. The top six teams received a first round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Gonzaga | 17–1 | |
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 16–2 | |
| 3 | BYU | 12–6 | |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 10–8 | 1–1 vs SF, 0–2 vs Gonzaga, 0–2 vs SMC, 1–1 vs BYU |
| 5 | San Francisco | 10–8 | 1–1 vs SCU, 0–2 vs Gonzaga, 0–2 vs SMC, 0–2 vs BYU |
| 6 | Loyola Marymount | 8–10 | |
| 7 | San Diego | 6–12 | |
| 8 | Pepperdine | 5–13 | |
| 9 | Pacific | 4–14 | |
| 10 | Portland | 2–16 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Friday, March 3 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 PM | No. 8 Pepperdine vs. No. 9 Pacific | 84–89 | BYUtv |
| 1 | 2 | 8:00 PM | No. 7 San Diego vs. No. 10 Portland | 55–60 | BYUtv |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 1:00 PM | No. 3 BYU vs. No. 6 Loyola Marymount | 89–81 | BYUtv/RTRM/CSNBA |
| 2 | 4 | 3:00 PM | No. 4 Santa Clara vs. No. 5 San Francisco | 76–69 | BYUtv/RTRM/CSNBA |
| 3 | 5 | 7:00 PM | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Pacific | 82–50 | ESPN2 |
| 3 | 6 | 9:00 PM | No. 2 Saint Mary's vs. No. 10 Portland | 81–58 | ESPN2 |
| Semifinals – Monday, March 6 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 PM | No. 1 Gonzaga vs No. 4 Santa Clara | 77–68 | ESPN |
| 4 | 8 | 8:30 PM | No. 2 Saint Mary's vs No. 3 BYU | 81–50 | ESPN2 |
| Championship – Tuesday, March 7 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 PM | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 2 Saint Mary's | 74–56 | ESPN |
| *Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Friday, March 3 | First round Friday, March 3 | First round Friday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 | Semifinals Monday, March 6 | Semifinals Monday, March 6 | Semifinals Monday, March 6 | Championship Tuesday, March 7 | Championship Tuesday, March 7 | Championship Tuesday, March 7 |
| | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 82 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Pacific | 50 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pepperdine | 84 | 9 | Pacific | 50 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Pacific | 89 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Pacific | 89 | | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 77 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Santa Clara | 68 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Santa Clara | 76 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | San Francisco | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 74 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Saint Mary's | 56 |
| | | | 2 | Saint Mary's | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Portland | 58 | | | | | | |
| 7 | San Diego | 55 | 10 | Portland | 58 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Portland | 60 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Portland | 60 | | | | 2 | Saint Mary's | 81 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | BYU | 50 | | | |
| | | | 3 | BYU | 89 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Loyola Marymount | 81 | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round
#### No. 8 Pepperdine vs. No. 9 Pacific

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler Series History: Pacific leads 31–27
* BYUtv
* Mar 3 6:00 pm
No. 9 Pacific 89, No. 8 Pepperdine 84 :
| Scoring by half: 41–42, 48–42 |||
| Pts: R. Bowles 26 Rebs: J. Williams 9 Asts: R. Bowles 7 | Pts: L. Murray Jr 41 Rebs: L. Murray Jr 10 Asts: J. Major 7 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,484 Referees: Verne Harris, Mike Scyphers, David Hall

#### No. 7 San Diego vs. No. 10 Portland

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Series History: San Diego leads 52–29
* BYUtv
* Mar 3 8:00 pm
No. 7 San Diego 55, No. 10 Portland 60 :
| Scoring by half: 32–29, 28–26 |||
| Pts: B. Bailey 19 Rebs: B. Bailey 8 Asts: 2 with 3 | Pts: J. Johnson 17 Rebs: G. Taylor 7 Asts: X. Hallinan 2 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,484 Referees: Randy McCall, Michael Reed, Tony Padilla

### Quarterfinals
#### No. 3 BYU vs. No. 6 Loyola Marymount

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Series History: BYU leads 13–3
* BYUtv/RTRM/CSNBA
* Mar 4 1:00 pm
No. 3 BYU 89, No. 6 Loyola Marymount 81 :
| Scoring by half: 42–38, 47–43 |||
| Pts: E. Mika 25 Rebs: Y. Childs 7 Asts: Y. Childs 5 | Pts: B. Brown 22 Rebs: K. Amayo 8 Asts: K. Amayo 4 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,461 Referees: Ronald Brokenbrough, Dennis Flannery, Ken Ditty

#### No. 4 Santa Clara vs. No. 5 San Francisco

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler
Series History: Santa Clara leads 79–76
* BYUtv/RTRM/CSNBA
* Mar 4 3:00 pm
No. 4 Santa Clara 76, No. 5 San Francisco 69 :
| Scoring by half: 33–35, 43–34 |||
| Pts: J. Brownridge 28 Rebs: 2 tied with 6 Asts: M. Hauser 5 | Pts: R. Boyce 33 Rebs: 3 tied with 5 Asts: 4 tied with 1 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,461 Referees: Coban Lopez, Klaus Endrissat, Chad Shepherd

#### No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Pacific

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein, Jon Barry Series History: Gonzaga leads 12–1
* ESPN2
* Mar 4 7:00 pm
No. 1 Gonzaga 82, No. 9 Pacific 50 :
| Scoring by half: 27–25, 55–25 |||
| Pts: J. Matthews 22 Rebs: P. Karnowski 9 Asts: N. Williams-Goss 4 | Pts: T.J. Wallace 21 Rebs: A. Townes 7 Asts: M. Haynes 3 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Referees: Mark Cook, Courtney Holmes, Travis Schatzman

#### No. 2 Saint Mary's vs. No. 10 Portland

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein, Jon Barry
Series History: Saint Mary's leads 65–29
* ESPN2
* Mar 4 8:59 pm
No. 2 Saint Mary's 81, No. 10 Portland 58 :
| Scoring by half: 32–27, 49–31 |||
| Pts: C. Hermanson 21 Rebs: J. Landale 12 Asts: E. Naar 11 | Pts: J. Johnson 26 Rebs: J. Johnson 6 Asts: X. Hallinan 3 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Referees: Horace Shields, Toby Doolittle, Justin Shamion

### Semifinals
#### No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 4 Santa Clara

Broadcasters: Dave O'Brien, Dick Vitale, Jeff Goodman Series History: Gonzaga leads 59–30
* ESPN
* Mar 6 6:00 pm
No. 1 Gonzaga 77, No. 4 Santa Clara 68 :
| Scoring by half: 37–29, 40–39 |||
| Pts: N. Williams-Goss 25 Rebs: N. Williams-Goss 8 Asts: N. Williams-Goss 5 | Pts: J. Brownridge 32 Rebs: 2 tied with 6 Asts: M. Hauser 3 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Referees: Verne Harris, Mike Reed, David Hall

#### No. 2 Saint Mary's vs. No. 3 BYU

Broadcasters: Dave O'Brien, Jon Barry, Jeff Goodman Series History: BYU leads 12–11
* ESPN2
* Mar 6 8:30 pm
No. 2 Saint Mary's 81, No. 3 BYU 50 :
| Scoring by half: 36–20, 45–20 |||
| Pts: J. Landale 22 Rebs: J. Landale 10 Asts: E. Naar 11 | Pts: T. Haws 13 Rebs: E. Mika 7 Asts: N. Emery 2 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Referees: Randy McCall, Dick Cartmell, Tony Padilla

### Championship
#### No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 2 Saint Mary's

Broadcasters: Dave O'Brien, Dick Vitale, Jeff Goodman Series History: Gonzaga leads 67–29
* ESPN
* Mar 7 6:00 pm
No. 1 Gonzaga 74, No. 2 Saint Mary's 56 :
| Scoring by half: 39–18, 35–38 |||
| Pts: N. Williams-Goss 22 Rebs: P. Karnowski 10 Asts: N. Williams-Goss 6 | Pts: C. Hermanson 14 Rebs: J. Landale 5 Asts: J. Rahon 5 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 8,179 Referees: Randy McCall, Verne Harris, David Hall