That might seem unfair to the other seven WCC teams, as No. 5 Gonzaga went 14-0 in a conference that has only two other members with winning records. The Bulldogs lead the nation with a 38-game home winning streak, and have won 23 straight conference games.

The WCC for years had decided before the season to hold its tournament at one of the California schools, rankling the Gonzaga faithful in remote Spokane.

"It should have been here a long time ago," coach Mark Few said after the Bulldogs capped a second unbeaten conference season in three years by beating San Francisco 75-72 Monday night on a last-second 3-pointer by Pierre Marie Altidor-Cespedes.

The WCC finally relented to the move after the Bulldogs opened the 6,000-seat McCarthey Athletic Center last season. Gonzaga has yet to lose in the building, although this was its second scare this month. The Bulldogs beat Saint Mary's 62-61 on Feb. 6.