Gonzaga–Saint Mary's men's basketball rivalry

The Gonzaga–Saint Mary's men's basketball rivalry is an intra-West Coast Conference college basketball rivalry between the Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team of Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California and the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Many analysts and members of the media have touted the Gaels vs. Zags as one of the best, if not the best, college basketball rivalry on the West Coast,^[1][2] as both teams have been consistently two of the top three teams in the conference over the last 2 decades. Gonzaga and Saint Mary's have combined to win 26 out of the last 30 conference championship games, including each of the last 16. The two teams have met a total of 116 times dating back to 1955 and currently meet biannually as a part of WCC conference play, with the potential to play a third game in the WCC tournament and a fourth in the postseason.^[3][4] As of March 2022, they have met 20 times in the WCC Tournament but have never met in any postseason tournaments beyond the end of conference play.^[3] Saint Mary's has upset a number 1 ranked Zags squad twice – once in the 2019 WCC final as an unranked team and once in 2022 as #23 in Moraga.

Gonzaga–Saint Mary's men's basketball rivalry

Gonzaga Bulldogs Saint Mary's Gaels
Sport	Basketball
First meeting	December 17, 1955 Gonzaga 94, Saint Mary's 77
Latest meeting	March 12, 2024 Saint Mary's 69, Gonzaga 60
Next meeting	2025
Statistics
Meetings total	116
All-time series	Gonzaga leads, 81–35
Largest victory	Gonzaga, 54 (2001)
Longest win streak	Gonzaga, 17 (1999–2004)
Current win streak	Saint Mary's, 1 (2024–present)

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Locations of Gonzaga and Saint Mary's

Game results

Below is a complete list of series results, according to Sports Reference and GoZags.com.^[3][4]

Gonzaga victories

Saint Mary’s victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 1955 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 94–77 2 1971 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 86–84 3 1976 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 82–80 4 1977 Spokane, WA Saint Mary’s 82–73 5 1980 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 91–79 6 1980 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 73–72 7 1981 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 59–50 8 1981 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 64–63 9 1982 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 61–58^OT 10 1982 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 75–73^2OT 11 1983 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 59–50 12 1983 Spokane, WA Saint Mary’s 51–46 13 1984 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 52–51 14 1984 Spokane, WA Saint Mary’s 72–70 15 1985 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 57–55 16 1985 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 67–53 17 1986 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 79–61 18 1986 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 77–67 19 1987 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 70–51 20 1987 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 49–48 21 1988 Spokane, WA Saint Mary’s 77–64 22 1988 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 72–63 23 1989 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 67–45 24 1989 Spokane, WA #19 Saint Mary’s 67–63^OT 25 1990 Spokane, WA Saint Mary’s 61–53 26 1990 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 75–62 27 1991 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 83–75 28 1991 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 73–69 29 1992 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 69–65^OT 30 1992 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 65–57 31 1993 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 82–64 32 1993 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 79–55 33 1994 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 72–69 34 1994 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 88–78 35 1995 Spokane, WA Saint Mary’s 68–63 36 1995 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 73–66 37 1995 Santa Clara, CA Gonzaga 69–59 38 1996 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 81–71 39 1996 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 83–82^OT 40 1996 Santa Clara, CA Gonzaga 64–54 41 1997 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 80–57 42 1997 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 74–72 43 1998 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 102–73 44 1998 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 76–73 45 1999 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 78–70 46 1999 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 97–52 47 1999 Santa Clara, CA Gonzaga 70–57 48 2000 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 90–60 49 2000 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 93–66 50 2000 Santa Clara, CA Gonzaga 76–49 51 2001 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 102–48 52 2001 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 90–64 53 2001 San Diego, CA Gonzaga 105–65 54 2002 Spokane, WA #16 Gonzaga 70–52 55 2002 Moraga, CA #7 Gonzaga 74–55 56 2003 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 56–53 57 2003 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 73–49 58 2003 San Diego, CA Gonzaga 73–52 59 2004 Spokane, WA #16 Gonzaga 75–61 No. Date Location Winner Score 60 2004 Moraga, CA #7 Gonzaga 79–60 61 2004 Santa Clara, CA #4 Gonzaga 84–71 62 2005 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 89–81 63 2005 Spokane, WA #17 Gonzaga 68–63 64 2005 Santa Clara, CA #12 Gonzaga 80–67 65 2006 Moraga, CA #8 Gonzaga 68–60 66 2006 Spokane, WA #5 Gonzaga 62–61 67 2007 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 80–75 68 2007 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 60–49 69 2008 Moraga, CA #25 Saint Mary’s 89–85^OT 70 2008 Spokane, WA #24 Gonzaga 88–76 71 2009 Spokane, WA #20 Gonzaga 69–62 72 2009 Moraga, CA #19 Gonzaga 72–70 73 2009 Paradise, NV #12 Gonzaga 83–58 74 2010 Moraga, CA #17 Gonzaga 89–82 75 2010 Spokane, WA #16 Gonzaga 80–61 76 2010 Paradise, NV Saint Mary’s 81–62 77 2011 Spokane, WA Saint Mary’s 73–71 78 2011 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 89–85^OT 79 2011 Paradise, NV Gonzaga 75–63 80 2012 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 83–62 81 2012 Spokane, WA Gonzaga 73–59 82 2012 Paradise, NV Saint Mary’s 78–74 83 2013 Spokane, WA #9 Gonzaga 83–78 84 2013 Moraga, CA #5 Gonzaga 77–60 85 2013 Paradise, NV #1 Gonzaga 65–51 86 2014 Spokane, WA #24 Gonzaga 73–51 87 2014 Moraga, CA Gonzaga 75–47 88 2014 Paradise, NV Gonzaga 70–54 89 2015 Spokane, WA #3 Gonzaga 68–47 90 2015 Moraga, CA #3 Gonzaga 70–60 91 2016 Moraga, CA Saint Mary’s 70–67 92 2016 Spokane, WA Saint Mary’s 63–58 93 2016 Paradise, NV Gonzaga 85–75 94 2017 Spokane, WA #5 Gonzaga 79–56 95 2017 Moraga, CA #1 Gonzaga 74–64 96 2017 Paradise, NV #4 Gonzaga 74–56 97 2018 Spokane, WA Saint Mary’s 74–71 98 2018 Moraga, CA #12 Gonzaga 78–66 99 2019 Spokane, WA #4 Gonzaga 94–46 100 2019 Moraga, CA #1 Gonzaga 69–55 101 2019 Paradise, NV Saint Mary’s 60–47 102 2020 Moraga, CA #2 Gonzaga 90–60 103 2020 Spokane, WA #3 Gonzaga 86–76 104 2020 Paradise, NV #2 Gonzaga 84–66 105 2021 Moraga, CA #1 Gonzaga 73–59 106 2021 Spokane, WA #1 Gonzaga 87–65 107 2021 Paradise, NV #1 Gonzaga 78–55 108 2022 Spokane, WA #1 Gonzaga 74–58 109 2022 Moraga, CA #23 Saint Mary’s 67–57 110 2022 Paradise, NV #1 Gonzaga 82–69 111 2023 Moraga, CA #18 Saint Mary’s 78–70^OT 112 2023 Spokane, WA #12 Gonzaga 77–68 113 2023 Paradise, NV #9 Gonzaga 77–51 114 2024 Spokane, WA Saint Mary’s 64–62 115 2024 Moraga, CA #23 Gonzaga 70–57 116 2024 Paradise, NV #21 Saint Mary’s 69–60 Series: Gonzaga leads 81–35 Source:^[5]

References

1. Deitrick, Hayden. "Why Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary's Is the West Coast's Best Rivalry in NCAA Basketball". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
2. Mehr, Justin (2016-07-23). "The Best Rivalry Out West: Gonzaga - St. Mary's". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
3. "Matchup Finder | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
4. "Clarke leads No. 4 Gonzaga over Saint Mary's 94-46". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
5. "2019-20 Gonzaga Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 18 March 2019.