WCC Saturday #1

The inaugural WCC Game of the Week on Time Warner Cable SportsNet is set for today at 1:30 PM PST with Loyola Marymount visiting Saint Mary's. Last year this was one heck of a game but I had to listen to it on the radio. This year, in line with the WCC's continued growth, the game will be televised (by more than one network!). The first two games of the day are being televised by Root Sports Rocky Mountain, which puts two WCC conference games on the televisions normally dominated by Mountain West games.
Gonzaga at Santa Clara is going to be an enormous game, bigger even than the Broncos' trip to Durham a week back. Gonzaga isn't #1 like Duke, but #10 is pretty close, and unlike that game this one will have a massive impact on the WCC title race and the Broncos' chances of an at large berth to the big dance. All that and it's only the first Saturday of the season!



1:30 PM PST:
Loyola Marymount Lions at Saint Mary's Gaels
McKeon Pavilion, Moraga, California.
Loyola Marymount, 7-7 (0-1), is coming off a loss at BYU on Thursday and is currently on a one game losing sreak.
Saint Mary's, 11-3 (0-0), has yet to play their WCC opener. They are coming off a last second (okay, last one and one tenth second) come from behind win over Harvard on New Years' Eve. The Gaels are 8-0 at home and on a three game winning streak.
TV: Time Warner Cable SportsNet, Root Sports Northwest, Root Sports Rocky Mountain and Comcast SportsNet  California.
Radio: KXLU 88.9 FM in Los Angeles.
Online: Live audio from KXLU.

5:00 PM PST:
#10 Gonzaga Bulldogs at Santa Clara Broncos
Leavey Center, Santa Clara, California.
Gonzaga, 14-1 (1-0), is coming off a win at Pepperdine on Thursday and is currently on a 5 game winning streak. Gonzaga is 3-0 on the road.
Santa Clara, 12-3 (1-0), is coming off a win against San Francisco on Wednesday. The Broncos are 8-2 at home with both losses coming in overtime.
TV: Comcast SportsNet California, Root Sports Northwest and Root Sports Rocky Mountain.
Radio: KGA 1510 AM in the Inland Northwest,  KMAS 1030 AM in the Puget Sound area, KALE 960 AM in the Tri-Cities area, 1490 AM in the Walla Walla area. Tape delayed until 6:00 PM on KDOW 1550 AM in the Bay Area.
Online: Live audio from KGA.

6:00 PM PST:
Portland Pilots at Pepperdine Waves
Firestone Fieldhouse, Malibu, California.
Portland, 7-9 (0-1) is coming off a loss at San Diego on Thursday and is currently on a two game losing streak. The Pilots are 0-6 in road games but they've had to face Kentucky, Ohio, Washington State ad New Mexico.
Pepperdine, 8-6 (0-1), is coming off a loss to Gonzaga on Thursday. The Waves are 4-2 at home this season and currently on a one game losing streak.
Radio: KPDQ 800 AM in the Portland area.
Online: Live video from Pepperdine Athletics, Live Video from WCC Digitial, Live audio from KPDQ.


Brigham Young Cougars at San Francisco Dons
War Memorial Gymnasium, San Francisco, California.
Brigham Young, 11-4 (1-0), is coming off a win against Loyola Marymount on Thursday. The Cougars are 1-2 in road games this season and currently on a three game winning streak.
San Francisco, 7-7 (0-1), is coming off a loss at Santa Clara on Wednesday. The Dons are 5-1 at home. They're currently on a one game losing streak.
TV: BYUtv.
Radio: KSL 102.7 FM and1160 AM along the Wasatch Front.
Satellite Radio: BYU Radio Sirius XM 143.
Online: Live video from BYUtv Sports.