>>Gonzaga Downs Pepperdine, Headed To WCC Finals

Byron Wesley had 25 points to lead No. 7 Gonzaga in a 79-61 victory over Pepperdine in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.

Kyle Wiltjer had 17 points and nine rebounds and Przemek Karnowski added 13 points and six boards for the Bulldogs (31-2), who advanced to their 18th straight WCC finals appearance.

Gonzaga, which has won this tournament the past two years, will play BYU, which defeated Portland in the other semifinal game, in a rematch of last year's final on Tuesday.

Stacy Davis had 15 points and seven rebounds and Jeremy Major added 12 points for the Waves (18-13), who had defeated San Diego on Saturday to advance to the finals.

>>Kentucky, Again, Unanimous Number One

Kentucky finished the regular season the same way it started the campaign, as the No. 1 team in the country.

The Wildcats will head into the SEC Tournament with a perfect 31-0 record and will try to become the first team since UNLV in 1990-91 to go from the preseason poll to the NCAA Tournament as the top-ranked team according to the Associated Press.

Kentucky was again a unanimous choice among the 65 nationwide voters, earning that distinction for a sixth consecutive week.

Duke moved up one spot to second, while Virginia slipped one spot to third after the Cavaliers came up short on Saturday at Louisville and suffered just their second loss of the season.

Villanova, Arizona, Wisconsin and Gonzaga held their positions from fourth through seventh, respectively, while Maryland moved up two spots to eighth. Kansas and Northern Iowa completed this week's top 10. Northern Iowa moved up one spot after winning the Missouri Valley Tournament title on Sunday.

Providence, Ohio State and Murray State each dropped out. Providence lost to Butler on Saturday, while Ohio State was throttled at home by Wisconsin on Sunday and Murray State fell to Belmont in the final of the Ohio Valley Tournament on Saturday.