Santa Clara 67, at Saint Mary`s 86

MORAGA, Calif. (Interstat) — In a commanding display of offensive efficiency and rebounding dominance, the Saint Mary’s Gaels avenged an earlier loss to their West Coast Conference rival by defeating the Santa Clara Broncos 86-67 in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Wednesday night at a sold-out McKeon Pavilion. A crowd of 3,500 watched the Gaels improve to 26-4 overall and solidify their position atop the conference standings, while the Broncos fell to 23-7. The victory was a stark reversal from the teams’ meeting on Jan. 17, when Santa Clara won 62-54. The most important part of the game… Read more...