MORAGA, Calif. (Interstat) — Saint Mary’s avenged an earlier loss with an 86-67 victory over Santa Clara in a West Coast Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at McKeon Pavilion.

The Gaels led 42-36 at halftime and pulled away in the second half before a crowd of 3,500. Mikey Lewis led Saint Mary’s with 21 points and seven assists. Allen Graves scored 20 points for the Broncos.

The win improved Saint Mary’s to 26-4 overall. Santa Clara fell to 23-7. Saint Mary’s was projected as a heavy favorite and the combined score stayed under the betting total of 151.5 points.