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Pepperdine 63, at Santa Clara 82

Friday, January 2, 2026 · Final · West Coast

West Coast 1 2 PTS

Pepperdine Waves

9-23 · L1 · #281 (1074 ELO -2)

35 28 63

Santa Clara Broncos

26-9 · L2 · #41 (1688 ELO +2)

42 40 82

Leavey Center · Santa Clara, CA

Attendance: 1,158

Officials: D.G. Nelson, Eric Curry, Marques Pettigrew

Hammond Leads Balanced Santa Clara to Convincing Win Over Pepperdine

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Interstat) — The Santa Clara Broncos, leveraging a dominant first-half performance and a standout night from guard Christian Hammond, cruised to an 82-63 victory over the Pepperdine Waves in a West Coast Conference men’s basketball game Friday night at a sparsely attended Leavey Center. A crowd of 1,158 saw the Broncos (12-4, 1-0 WCC) seize control early and never relent, building a 42-35 halftime lead before methodically extending it after the break. The Waves (5-11, 0-1) struggled to find consistent offensive flow against Santa Clara’s defensive pressure and could not mount a serious challenge in the second… Read more...

Top Statlines

Bukky Oboye SCL 25m 13p 7r 2a 3b
Christian Hammond SCL 31m 20p 6r 2a 1b
Elijah Mahi SCL 29m 15p 3r 3a 1b

Forecasting

ELO Probability SCL 96.8%

Spread SCL -19.5

Money Line SCL -5000/PEPP +1600

Over/Under 150.5 (Under)