DENTON, Texas (Interstat) — Santa Clara defeated North Texas 76-71 on Wednesday in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game at North Texas Coliseum. Santa Clara improved to 4-0, while North Texas dropped to 2-1 before an announced attendance of 3,689. Thierry Darlan led the Broncos with 16 points, nine rebounds, two assists and a block. Chris Tadjo added 14 points and eight rebounds, David Castillo scored 13 points, and Sash Gavalyugov chipped in 10. Ousmane Ndour paced North Texas with 18 points. Casmir Chavis and Je’Shawn Stevenson each scored 14, and Reece Robinson added 15 points and four rebounds. Santa Clara shot 27 of 63 from the floor, 8 of 29 from three-point range and 14 of 17 from the free-throw line. North Texas shot 26 of 56 overall, 3 of 18 from beyond the arc and 16 of 25 at the line. The Broncos held a 15-7 edge in offensive rebounds while committing 16 turnovers to North Texas’s 14.