LAS VEGAS (AP)—Mickey McConnell and Ben Allen had career-highs with 26 and 20 points respectively and the Saint Mary’s Gaels punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament with an 81-62 dismantling of the #14 Gonzaga Bulldogs Monday at the Orleans Arena in the West Coast Conference Tournament title game. McConnell and Allen hit four 3-pointers apiece for the Gaels, who shot 51 percent from the field on the evening and scored 51 points in the second half to repel the Bulldogs. The win commemorated only the second time since 1987 the Gaels won the league tournament as they now await their destination in next week’s NCAA Tournament. Steven Gray had 16 points in the loss to pace the Zags.