1989 West Coast Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1989 West Coast Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now West Coast Conference) was held March 4–6 at the War Memorial Gymnasium at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California.[1][2] This was the third edition of the tournament.

1989 West Coast Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams8
SiteWar Memorial Gymnasium
San Francisco, CA
ChampionsLoyola Marymount (2nd title)
Winning coachPaul Westhead (2nd title)
MVPHank Gathers (Loyola Marymount)
1988–89 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Saint Mary's122 .857  255  .833
Pepperdine104 .714  2013  .606
Loyola Marymount104 .714  2011  .645
San Francisco86 .571  1612  .571
Santa Clara77 .500  2011  .645
Gonzaga59 .357  1414  .500
San Diego212 .143  820  .286
Portland212 .143  226  .071
1989 WCAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The top two seeds were defeated in the semifinals.[3] Third-seeded Loyola Marymount defeated #5 seed Santa Clara in the championship game, 75–70 in overtime, to repeat as WCAC tournament champions.[4][5]

The Lions received the automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA Tournament as the twelfth seed in the Midwest regional. Regular-season champion Saint Mary's received an at-large bid and were seeded eighth in the West regional; both teams lost in the first round.

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
Championship
Monday, March 6
         
1 Saint Mary's 86
8 Portland 48
1 Saint Mary's 61
5 Santa Clara 63
5 Santa Clara 69
4 San Francisco 64
5 Santa Clara 70
3 Loyola Marymount 75*
3 Loyola Marymount 101
6 Gonzaga 98
3 Loyola Marymount 112
2 Pepperdine 98
7 San Diego 69
2 Pepperdine 72

References

  1. Blanchette, John (March 4, 1989). "WCAC rivals shooting for St. Mary's". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B3.
  2. "1988-89 West Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. Blanchette, John (March 6, 1989). "St. Mary's upset by Santa Clara; Loyola advances". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  4. "Lions escape OT scare". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 7, 1989. p. 4C.
  5. Blanchette, John (March 7, 1989). "Loyola tops SCU, earns NCAA spot". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
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