After building a 20 point lead in the first half, Oregon State fell apart in the second half allowing Saint Mary's to take the win in a crucial closing week game.
Oregon State faces the No. 23 Saint Mary's Gaels after Parsa Fallah scored 24 points in the Beavers' 74-72 loss to the San Francisco Dons.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs opened as 4.5-point favorites over the Saint Mary’s Gaels for the biggest game of the season for both teams at 5 p.m. Saturday on ESPN. The line then moved to 5.5 points ahead of the showdown that will help decide the West Coast Conference’s regular-season champion.
The Beavers, leading by as many as 20 points late in the first half, give up 47 second-half points in a 69-66 loss to the Gaels.
If Mikey Lewis wasn’t already on the long list of Saint Mary’s players loathed by Gonzaga fans, he’s doing everything he can to earn his spot as a freshman.