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Michael Vernetti is the RTC correspondent for the West Coast Conference.

Standings (through games of 2/20/10)

Gonzaga                       10-2 (22-5) Saint Mary’s                 9-3 (22-5) Portland                       8-4 (17-9) San Francisco               7-5 (12-15) Loyola Marymount       6-6 (15-13) Santa Clara                  3-9 (11-18) Pepperdine                   3-9 (7-21) San Diego                    2-10 (9-19)

San Francisco or Loyola Marymount?

Figuring out who is going to seize fourth-place in the regular-season WCC standings and a first-round bye in the March 5-8 conference tournament in Las Vegas is the compelling storyline in the last week of conference play. LMU, finally at full strength after months of nursing various players through injuries, completed the most impressive and surprising week in recent [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/02/23/checking-in-on-the-wcc-16/feed/ 0 RTC Live: 76 Classic Consolation & Championship (Butler vs. Clemson; Portland vs. West Virginia) http://rushthecourt.net/2009/11/29/rtc-live-76-classic-consolation-portland-vs-west-virginia/ http://rushthecourt.net/2009/11/29/rtc-live-76-classic-consolation-portland-vs-west-virginia/#respond Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:45:11 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=13291

We’re back in sunny Orange County for the 76 Classic Consolation and Championship games tonight with RTC Live as well.  In the first matchup at 7:30 pm, we’ll see two top 25 teams playing for third place in #19 Clemson taking on #10 Butler.  Neither of these teams has looked very impressive so far this year, but we know that both teams have excellent players and will be heard from this year, so this might be a good chance for one of them to take the next step.  In the Championship game, we’ll see a David-Goliath matchup between [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2009/11/29/rtc-live-76-classic-consolation-portland-vs-west-virginia/feed/ 0