St. Mary's depends upon their 1 to drive to the basket to score or dish ... or even to dribble out of traffic to restart.

In 2017 that did not work against the Zags because of the presence of their 7-foot centers. It meant than help was not required, so that the other 4 could focus on their own men. And that was a year when SMC had a more elusive point guard.

This Gaels team is a shadow of what came before.