SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Interstat) — Christian Hammond scored 20 points to lead Santa Clara to an 82-63 victory over Pepperdine in a West Coast Conference men’s basketball game Friday at Leavey Center.

The Broncos improved to 12-4 overall by controlling the game from the start, taking a 42-35 lead into halftime. The Waves, who fell to 5-11, could not close the gap in the second half as Santa Clara maintained a double-digit advantage.

Hammond led four Broncos in double figures. Elijah Mahi added 15 points and Bukky Oboye had 13 points and three blocks. Danilo Dozic and Yonatan Levy each scored 12 points for Pepperdine before a crowd of 1,158.