Graham Ike raced off the floor to celebrate after the buzzer sounded and went airborne trying to chest-bump every player on Gonzaga’s bench.

Braden Huff scored 18 points and Gonzaga avenged two regular-season losses to Saint Mary’s to beat the 19th-ranked Gaels 58-51 in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship.

I know, the season isn’t over yet. Syracuse almost beat SMU on the road last week. The Orange can absolutely win on a neutral floor. Last night SU played one of its best games of the season for times.

Pepperdine went from the No. 9 seed to semifinalists thanks to career-best performances from Moe Odum and Stefan Todorovic.