Saint Mary's (Cal) 77, Missouri St. 61

Saint Mary's (Cal) 77, Missouri St. 61

Published Dec. 24, 2011 1:58 a.m. ET

Brad Waldow and Matthew Dellavedova scored 17 points each to lead Saint Mary's to a 77-61 win over Missouri State in the Las Vegas Classic on Friday night.

Stephen Holt added 16 points and Jorden Page 10 for the Gaels (11-2). Rob Jones had seven points and 10 rebounds, and Dellavedova dished out eight assists.

Caleb Patterson scored 18 points and Jarmar Gulley 14 for the Bears (7-5). Kyle Weems added 11 points and seven rebounds.

Saint Mary's went ahead 38-36 on Waldow's three-point play with 17:56 left. It upped the lead to 44-36 with consecutive 3-pointers by Holt and Dellavedova, and Missouri State got no closer than six the rest of the game.

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The Gaels led 33-29 at halftime.

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