TONIGHT

ST. MARY’S (8-10, 3-3) at PEPPERDINE (11-7, 3-3), 7, KIEV (870)--Both teams are jockeying for position in the tightly grouped West Coast Conference. St. Mary’s shook up the standings last week with victories over Gonzaga and Portland. Brad Millard, the Gaels’ 7-foot-3, 345-pound center, is sidelined because of a stress fracture. Guard David Sivulich leads the WCC with a 20.1-point average and 65 three-point baskets. Pepperdine guard Jelani Gardner is the top scorer in conference games, averaging 18.8 points. . Pepperdine plays host to San Diego at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in a game to be televised by Fox Sports West 2.