Portland at Saint Mary's

The Gaels have a very solid team with Omar Sanhan in the middle as a force, but they have to really be emotionally discharged after waiting all season for their game with Gonzaga at home, really believing they had finally assembled a team that would win the conference this season. They left it all on the court to a disappointing loss. It will be difficult to muster a lot of energy here, and that is dangerous vs. a 10-6 Portland team that lost by just three to Gonzaga, and won impressively at UCLA by 28! This game is about emotion, and I believe it will be hard for St. Mary's to get it all together after a tough emotional loss. Portland is a live dog here, so they get the call.