Santa Clara 85, at San Diego 73

SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — In a game defined by a dominant opening act, the Santa Clara Broncos built a commanding first-half lead and withstood a more competitive second half to defeat the San Diego Toreros 85-73 in a West Coast Conference men’s basketball game Saturday night at Jenny Craig Pavilion. The Broncos, who entered as overwhelming favorites, improved to 17-5 overall and 6-1 in conference play. The Toreros fell to 9-13 and 2-5. The most important stretch of the game was its beginning. Santa Clara established control immediately, opening the contest on a 13-2 run over the first five minutes.… Read more...