Jared Brownridge hit a go-ahead layup with seven seconds left, and Santa Clara held on to beat Saint Mary's 71-70 in their final regular season game.
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The San Francisco Dons pulled away in the second half to defeat the Pacific Tigers in the regular season finale for both teams on Saturday.
The San Diego Toreros got a huge surge of support from their bench led by a trio of freshmen as they defeated the Portland Pilots 78-66 on Saturday.
A lot is on the line for both teams as the Gonzaga Bulldogs host the BYU Cougars in the WCC regular season final on Saturday night in Spokane.
The Pacific Tigers and San Francisco Dons will both look to finish the regular season on a high note and improve their seeding for the WCC Tournament.
Saint Mary's ends the regular season with a tough road test at Santa Clara. A win will secure a two seed for the Gaels going into the WCC Tournament.
The struggling Pepperdine Waves will look to bounce back before the WCC Tournament, while the Loyola Marymount Lions look to climb out of last place.
It comes down to one game between Portland and San Diego to decide 5th place in the West Coast Conference. The winner of Saturday's game takes the prize.
The San Diego Toreros came into Spokane and played strong defense in the first half. Their valiant effort was not enough in the end as Gonzaga pulled away.
The Saint Mary's Gaels went into what appeared to be a tough road test at San Francisco, but they ran the Dons off the floor in dominating fashion Thursday.
Tyler Haws scored 21 points and easily broke Jimmer Fredette's career scoring record as got a crucial victory at Portland, 82-69.
A combination of poor shooting and being out-rebounded by Santa Clara pushed Pacific to a 64-57 victory over the Broncos in Santa Clara.
Gonzaga looks to extend the nation's longest home winning streak when they host the San Diego Toreros in WCC action on Thursday
Santa Clara looks to start a winning streak and improve its WCC Tournament seeding with a win at home against Pacific Thursday night.
BYU Cougars (21-8, 11-5) @ Portland Pilots (16-12, 7-9)
The San Francisco Dons are looking to build momentum heading into March, and they pose a dangerous test for the Saint Mary's Gaels in WCC action Thursday.
What is a Portland Pilots fan to do when frustration is building. David Thompson of West Coast Convo lets us know.
There is one week left in the regular season, and things are still tight in our WCC Power Rankings as the conference tournament is on the horizon.
Gonzaga got a comeback win over Saint Mary's in one of their toughest road games of the year to claim the regular season WCC Championship.
Santa Clara was led by 28 points from Jared Brownridge as the Broncos held on to beat Loyola Marymount 70-63 in Los Angeles in WCC action on Saturday.