BOISE, Idaho>> Jaron Rillie had 13 points in Northern Colorado’s 72-45 victory against Montana State on Tuesday in a semifinal game of the Big Sky Conference Tournament.

Northern Colorado will face the winner of Tuesday’s other semifinal between No. 2 seed Montana and sixth-seeded Idaho on Wednesday night.

Rillie shot 5 of 12 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the top-seeded Bears (25-8). Brock Wisne scored 12 points and added five rebounds. Quinn Denker shot 4 of 6 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line to finish with 12 points.

The Bobcats (15-18) — seeded fifth — were led by Bryce Zephir, who recorded 11 points. Max Agbonkpolo added nine points for Montana State.

Northern Colorado led 29-17 at halftime and pulled away with a 15-2 run in the second half to extend an 11-point lead to 24 points.

Gonzaga 58, No. 19 Saint Mary’s 51>> Braden Huff scored 18 points and Gonzaga avenged two regular-season losses to Saint Mary’s, beating the 19th-ranked Gaels 58-51 in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship.

The Bulldogs (25-8) secured the WCC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, though both teams were safely in the field regardless of the outcome.

They got some measure of revenge for losing to the Gaels in last year’s title game, which ended Gonzaga’s run of four conference championships and 10 of 11. Gonzaga also extended its national record to 18 consecutive 25-win seasons.

Saint Mary’s (28-5) had its seven-game winning streak stopped. The Gaels also had won 17 of 18 games.