Pacific 69, at Santa Clara 85

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Interstat) — The Santa Clara Broncos turned a tight first half into a decisive victory Wednesday night, using a dominant defensive performance to overwhelm the Pacific Tigers 85-69 in a West Coast Conference men’s basketball game at Leavey Center. A crowd of 1,558 saw the Broncos improve to 15-5 overall, while Pacific fell to 12-8. The game was largely decided by Santa Clara’s ability to convert Pacific’s mistakes into points, scoring 28 points off 19 Tiger turnovers while committing only seven of their own. The first half was a back-and-forth affair featuring 10 lead changes. Pacific, led… Read more...