The 2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 6–11, 2013, at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas area community of Paradise, Nevada.
Format For the second consecutive year the tournament featured a 9-team single elimination format. The 1 and 2 seeds received a bye to the semifinals while the 3 and 4 seeds received a bye to the quarterfinals. The tournament began on Wednesday, 6 March with an 8/9 game. The second round took place on Thursday, 7 March. The tournament quarterfinals were held on Friday, 8 March. The conference semifinals were held on Saturday, 9 March. The first 4 rounds were broadcast on BYUtv Sports and shown online through the conferences web provider- Campus Insiders at WCC Digital. The championship game was played on Monday, 11 March 2013 and broadcast on television by ESPNU.
Seeds 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament seedsSeedSchoolConference RecordOverall Record (End of Regular season)Tiebreaker 1. Gonzaga 15-1 25-52. San Diego 12-4 20-83. Saint Mary's 11-5 20-9 1-1 vs. #1 seed Gonzaga4. BYU 11-5 20-9 0-2 vs. #1 seed Gonzaga5. Loyola Marymount 6-10 12-17 1-1 vs. #4 seed BYU6. Santa Clara 6-10 14-15 0-2 vs. #4 seed BYU7. Portland 5-11 10-19 8. San Francisco 4-12 11-189. Pepperdine 2-14 5-22
Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup# First round – Wednesday, March 6- BYUtv 1 13:00 PM #8 San Francisco vs. #9 Pepperdine Second round – Thursday, March 7- BYUtv 2 212:00 PM #5 Loyola Marymount vs. #8 San Francisco 32:30 PM #6 Santa Clara vs. #7 Portland Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8- BYUtv 3412:00 PM #4 BYU vs. #5 Loyola Marymount 52:30 PM #3 Saint Mary's vs. #7 Portland Semifinals – Saturday, March 9- BYUtv 4 612:00 PM #1 Gonzaga vs. #4 BYU 72:30 PM #2 San Diego vs. #3 Saint Mary's Championship Game – Monday, March 11- ESPNU 5 81:00 PM #1 Gonzaga vs. #2 San Diego *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
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Game summaries
1st Round: San Francisco vs. Pepperdine Series History: Pepperdine leads series 34-32 Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Jarom Jordan
2nd Round: Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco Series History: Series even 31-31 Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Steve Cleveland (Play-by-play); Blaine Fowler and Jarom Jordan (Halftime and Bridge Show)
2nd Round: Santa Clara vs. Portland Series History: Santa Clara leads series 34-28 Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Steve Cleveland (Play-by-play); Blaine Fowler and Jarom Jordan (Halftime)
Quarterfinals: BYU vs. Loyola Marymount Series History: BYU leads series 5-1 Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler (Play-by-play); Steve Cleveland and Jarom Jordan (Halftime); Blaine Fowler, Steve Cleveland, and Jarom Jordan (Bridge Show)
Quarterfinals: Saint Mary's vs. Portland Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 35-20 Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Jarom Jordan
Semifinal: Gonzaga vs. BYU Series History: Gonzaga leads series 6-5 Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Jarom Jordan
Semifinal: San Diego vs. Saint Mary's Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 37-25 Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Jarom Jordan
Championship: Gonzaga vs. San Diego Series History: Gonzaga leads series 44-20 Broadcasters: Rich Cellini and Rosalyn Gold-Onwude
All tournament conference team NameSchool Pos. Year Ht. Hometown
See also 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament 2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament 2012–13 West Coast Conference women's basketball season West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
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