SPOKANE, Wash. — Saint Mary's (11-7, 2-5 WCC) cleaned up their offense in the second half against the No. 1 Zags (22-0, 12-0 WCC) but couldn't upset the nation's top-ranked team inside McCarthey Athletic Center on Thursday night. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Judah Brown had the best game of his young collegiate career as he put up 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting for the Gaels and was 4-of-6 from deep -- all personal bests. The freshman scored all 16 points in the final half and totaled 22 total minutes on the night. Brown had a plus-minus rating of +17 in the second half which was 10 greater than any other player in the game. 

Logan Johnson added 13 and made half of his shot attempts, Matthias Tass scored 12, and Mitchell Saxen also had a career-best 10 points in just 16 minutes. Dan Fotu led the Gaels with six rebounds. 

Saint Mary's performed much better in the second half of the game and outscored the Zags in the period, 41-36. SMC shot 53 percent in the final 20 minutes and were 5-of-9 from deep, largely thanks to the hot shooting of Brown. 

Corey Kispert had a game-high 20 points for GU and Joel Ayayi added 16. 

Saint Mary's trailed 51-24 going into halftime. Tass had a team-best nine points in the period and the Gaels scored 16 of their 24 points in the paint. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
29: The Gaels received 29 points off the bench. 
14: SMC scored 14 second chance points off eight offensive boards. 
90: Saint Mary's shot 90 percent from the free throw line (9-of-10). 
22: A career-high in minutes for Judah Brown. 

UP NEXT: PEPPERDINE
The Gaels return to Moraga to host the Waves on Monday at 3 p.m. The game can be watched live on NBC Sports Bay Area.