Mahaney scores 20, Saint Mary's beats Vanderbilt 75-65
Aidan Mahaney beats halftime buzzer with deep heave for Saint Mary's
Aidan Mahaney beats halftime buzzer with deep heave for Saint Mary's
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- — Aidan Mahaney scored 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Logan Johnson added 19 points, seven rebounds and eight assists and Saint Mary's beat Vanderbilt 75-65 Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Wooden Legacy.
Mitchell Saxen also scored 19 points for Saint Mary's (6-0).
Jordan Wright led Vanderbilt (2-3) with 22 points. Tyrin Lawrence and Liam Robbins scored 13 points apiece and Stute added 12 points and eight rebounds.
Stute hit two 3-pointers in a 9-0 run to open the second half that gave the Commodores their first lead of the game at 36-35 when Lawrence made a layup with 17:23 to play. Saxen answered with a layup 19 seconds later and the Gaels led the rest of the way.
Vanderbilt, which trailed 35-38 at halftime, shot 54% from the field in the second half but couldn't consistently get defensive stops. The Gaels made 29 of 51 (56.9%) from the field overall and shot 58.3% (14 of 24) after halftime.
UP NEXT
Saint Mary's plays Washington in the championship game on Thanksgiving.
Vanderbilt plays Fresno State in Thursday's third-place game.
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2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | 10-0 | - | 20-3 |
| San Francisco | 8-3 | 2.5 | 18-6 |
| Gonzaga | 7-3 | 3 | 16-7 |
| Santa Clara | 7-4 | 3.5 | 15-9 |
| Oregon State | 6-4 | 4 | 16-7 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-4 | 4 | 14-8 |
| Washington State | 5-6 | 5.5 | 15-9 |
| Pepperdine | 3-7 | 7 | 9-14 |
| Portland | 3-8 | 7.5 | 8-16 |
| Pacific | 2-9 | 8.5 | 7-18 |
| San Diego | 1-10 | 9.5 | 4-20 |
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