Santa Clara runs away from Northern Arizona, 89-57
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- KJ Feagin hit four 3-pointers and scored all 16 of his points in the first half, and Santa Clara never trailed in beating Northern Arizona 89-57 on Thursday night for the Lumberjacks' first 0-7 start to a season since 1951-52.
Henry Caruso scored 13 with five of 23 Santa Clara assists, Josip Vrankic added 15 points, and Emmanuel Ndumanya scored 10. The Broncos (2-5) made a season-high 17 3-pointers and scored 31 points off of 20 Lumberjacks turnovers.
Shaquille Walters' 3-pointer capped a 13-5 run and Santa Clara led 59-27 with 12:59 to play while Northern Arizona went seven minutes without a field goal. The Broncos led by as many as 37.
Ndumanya made back-to-back layups and Feagin hit consecutive 3s in Santa Clara's opening 12-2 run. Caruso scored seven in an 11-0 run while the Lumberjacks went scoreless for 2 1/2 minutes. The Broncos shot 58 percent in the first half and led 46-22 at the break.
Corey Brown scored a career-high 14, JoJo Anderson added 13 and Brooks Debisschop had 10 for Northern Arizona.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Kelly Self
- Mike Scyphers
- Jim Schipper
2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Colorado | 8-1 | - | 16-6 |
| Montana | 8-2 | 0.5 | 15-8 |
| Portland State | 5-4 | 3 | 13-9 |
| Idaho State | 5-4 | 3 | 10-10 |
| Idaho | 5-5 | 3.5 | 10-13 |
| Montana State | 5-5 | 3.5 | 10-13 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-5 | 4 | 13-9 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-7 | 5.5 | 7-16 |
| Weber State | 2-7 | 6 | 8-15 |
| Sacramento State | 2-7 | 6 | 6-16 |
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | 10-0 | - | 20-3 |
| San Francisco | 8-3 | 2.5 | 18-6 |
| Gonzaga | 7-3 | 3 | 16-7 |
| Santa Clara | 7-4 | 3.5 | 15-9 |
| Oregon State | 6-4 | 4 | 16-7 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-4 | 4 | 14-8 |
| Washington State | 5-6 | 5.5 | 15-9 |
| Pepperdine | 3-7 | 7 | 9-14 |
| Portland | 3-8 | 7.5 | 8-16 |
| Pacific | 2-9 | 8.5 | 7-18 |
| San Diego | 1-10 | 9.5 | 4-20 |
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