Gonzaga enters its 20th consecutive West Coast Conference championship game Tuesday in Las Vegas against a Saint Mary's program that has advanced to 14 of the past 15 semifinals.
They are the marquee programs of the conference with Gonzaga (31-1) ranked No. 4 nationally and Saint Mary's (28-3) at No. 19.
The Gaels come into the championship game off a convincing 31-point victory over BYU, the team that upset then-No. 1 Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash., less than two weeks ago.
The Bulldogs struggled to pull away from Santa Clara late in a 77-68 victory in the other semifinal.