Saint Mary’s tops Oregon 62-50, advances to Maui title game

LAS VEGAS (AP) As its West Coast Conference brethren, No. 1 Gonzaga, was preparing to face No. 2 UCLA from the Pac 12 about five minutes down Las Vegas Boulevard at T-Mobile Arena, unranked Saint Mary’s had its own plans of making a statement at Mandalay Bay. Dan Fotu scored 16 points and Saint Mary’s defeated the Pac 12’s Oregon Ducks 62-50 on Tuesday in a semifinal of the Maui Invitational. ”I do think the WCC is up this year and you have five teams that are playing at a high level right now and some others that are pretty good,” Saint Mary’s coach Randy Bennett said.