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, 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. 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. 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. And in 2024 took down the Zags in the WCC Championship game by the score 69-60. ==Broadcasters==