SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Interstat) — Aleksandar Gavalyugov scored 21 points and Allen Graves added 15 as Santa Clara defeated Seattle 84-72 in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Wednesday night at Leavey Center.

The Broncos, who improved to 22-5, used a 51-point second half to pull away after leading 33-29 at halftime. Seattle fell to 15-11 despite 17 points each from Brayden Maldonado and Jun Seok Yeo.

Santa Clara’s decisive run was fueled by defense, forcing 11 turnovers and converting them into 17 points. The Broncos also had 11 steals and 11 assists. Seattle shot 44.8% from the field but managed only two assists. Attendance was 1,847.