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Saint Mary's handles Gonzaga

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Jock Landale had 26 points and 12 rebounds, and Saint Mary's beat No. 13 Gonzaga 74-71 on Thursday to take sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference.

Rui Hachimura came off the bench to score 23 points for Gonzaga (16-4, 6-1 WCC).

Calvin Hermanson added 16 points for the Gaels (18-2, 7-0), who won their 13th consecutive.

Gonzaga and Saint Mary's have won the past nine WCC tournament titles, with Gonzaga claiming seven. The Gaels were the preseason pick by league coaches to win the conference this season.

In other Top 25 men's games Thursday, De'Andre Hunter scored 17 points and No. 2 Virginia (17-1, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its ninth consecutive game, 64-48 over Georgia Tech (10-8, 3-2). ... James Palmer Jr. scored 19 points, Isaiah Roby had a career-high 14 and Nebraska (14-7, 5-3) beat No. 23 Michigan 72-52 for its first victory over the Wolverines (16-5, 5-3) since joining the Big Ten.

Sports on 01/19/2018

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