SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Santa Clara built a commanding early lead and cruised to an 85-73 victory over San Diego in a West Coast Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Jenny Craig Pavilion. The Broncos improved to 17-5 overall, while the Toreros fell to 9-13.

Santa Clara seized control with a 41-29 halftime advantage, led by 16 points from Christian Hammond. San Diego’s Adrian McIntyre scored 20 points, all in the second half, and Ty-Laur Johnson added 19, but the Toreros could not overcome the early deficit. Bukky Oboye scored 16 points for the Broncos, who had six players score at least eight points in a balanced effort before a crowd of 1,619.