Moraga, CA (My Sportsbook) - Saint Mary's starting point guard and leading scorer Patrick Mills will miss the next four weeks after fracturing two bones in his right hand during Thursday's loss to Gonzaga. Mills had 18 points -- on a career-high 6-of-8 three-pointers -- in just 17 minutes but had to leave the game with 3:06 left in the first half after suffering the injury. The six long-distance field goals in the first half were also a school record. The 22nd-ranked Gaels are 18-2 on the season and lost Thursday in a battle of unbeatens in the West Coast Conference as Gonzaga now sits at 6-0 in league play with Saint Mary's a close second at 5-1. The Gaels' success is largely tied to Mills, who is averaging a team-best 18.7 points and 3.9 assists per game. Mills also leads the team in steals with 47 and is shooting 36.2 percent from three-point range through the first 20 games of his sophomore season. |
