Saint Mary's Gaels @ Santa Clara Broncos
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
SMC | 25 | 29 | 54 |
SCU | 32 | 30 | 62 |
Santa Clara knocks off Saint Mary's 62-54
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- — Christian Hammond scored 25 points as Santa Clara beat Saint Mary's 62-54 on Saturday.
Hammond had five rebounds for the Broncos (16-5, 7-1 West Coast Conference). Allen Graves added 11 points and eight rebounds. Aleksandar Gavalyugov finished with nine points.
Paulius Murauskas scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Gaels (17-3, 6-1). Saint Mary's got eight points and eight rebounds from Andrew McKeever. Joshua Dent also had eight points and three steals. The loss snapped the Gaels' eight-game winning streak.
Hammond scored 11 points to help the Broncos build a 32-25 halftime lead. Santa Clara used an 11-2 run to make it a 40-25 lead with 13:59 left in the game.
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Game Information
Santa Clara, CA
Referee:Darron George
Referee:Chance Moore
Referee:Robert Felder
2025-26 Standings
| West Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 28-3 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-4 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 24-7 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 16-15 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 19-12 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 17-14 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 16-15 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-19 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-16 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 13-18 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 11-20 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-22 |
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