Santa Clara Hammers Usf, Keeps Its Distance Atop Wcc

WCC/Big Sky

Kevin Dunne scored 18 points and Steve Nash added 17 and 10 assists despite a bad ankle as Santa Clara defeated San Francisco 80-63 in a West Coast Conference game Saturday in San Francisco.

The conference-leading Broncos (8-1, 16-4) used a 10-point run to take a 53-40 lead early in the second half and led by at least 10 points the rest of the way.

Drew Zurek added 13 points and Marlon Garnett 12 for Santa Clara. Gerald Walker led USF (2-6, 8-14) with 20 points.

Santa Clara 80, San Francisco 63

SANTA CLARA (16-4)

Sedlock 3-5 0-0 7, Dunne 7-13 3-4 18, Zurek 5-7 2-2 13, Nash 6-15 2-2 17, Garnett 4-11 1-1 12, Pierce 1-4 0-0 2, Coleman 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 1-2 2-2 5, Von Buchwaldt 0-3 1-2 1, Graves 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 29-64 12-15 80.

SAN FRANCISCO (8-14)

Paul 3-8 2-2 9, Duggan 2-5 6-8 11, Washington 1-5 0-0 2, Brovelli 1-6 2-2 5, Walker 9-19 0-0 20, Campbell 0-0 0-0 0, Galloway 1-1 0-0 2, Wallace 5-10 2-4 12, Brass 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 23-58 12-16 63.

Halftime-Santa Clara 41. San Francisco 35. 3-Point goals-Santa Clara 10-23 (Garnett 3-6, Nash 3-10, Anderson 1-1, Sedlock 1-2, Dunne 1-2, Zurek 1-2), San Francisco 5-19 (Walker 2-5, Paul 1-2, Duggan 1-3, Brovelli 1-5, Washington 0-2, Brass 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Santa Clara 38 (Dunne 8), San Francisco 33 (Paul 9). Assists-Santa Clara 17 (Nash 10), San Francisco 12 (Paul and Brovelli 4). Total fouls-Santa Clara 16, San Francisco 12. Technicals-Santa Clara, Zurek. A-5,440.

St. Mary’s 72, San Diego 68

In San Diego, Chris Johnson scored 17 points and Kamran Sufi hit a 3-pointer with 1:01 remaining to lift the Gaels (6-3, 11-8) over the Toreros (4-4, 9-10).

The Gaels had the ball and the lead, 68-66, with 1:01 to play. Sufi hit the 3-pointer with 3 seconds left on the shot clock.

ST. MARY’S (11-8)

Farris 7-17 2-5 16, Unruh 6-12 1-4 13, Horton 4-7 1-2 9, Sufi 3-6 0-0 7, Gilmore 0-3 0-0 0, Johnson 6-10 3-4 17, Joseph 0-0 0-0 0, Dodic 0-1 0-0 0, Peek 2-5 0-0 4, Rollins 2-7 2-4 6. Totals 30-68 9-19 72.

SAN DIEGO (9-10)

Hill 0-3 0-0 0, Williams 3-3 0-0 6, Bruso 2-3 2-2 6, Fizdale 2-5 4-5 8, Harris 7-12 3-7 18, Mutrie 0-0 0-0 0, Speech 3-5 3-4 9, Flannery 6-9 2-2 17, Black 2-2 0-1 4. Totals 25-42 14-21 68.

Halftime-St. Mary’s, Cal. 36, San Diego 33. 3-Point goals-St. Mary’s, Cal. 3-13 (Johnson 2-5, Sufi 1-2, Farris 0-2, Unruh 0-4), San Diego 4-15 (Flannery 3-4, Harris 1-5, Speech 0-1, Fizdale 0-2, Hill 0-3). Fouled out-Bruso. Rebounds-St. Mary’s, Cal. 31 (Farris 9), San Diego 34 (Williams, Black 6 each). Assists-St. Mary’s, Cal. 10 (Sufi 7), San Diego 11 (Fizdale 4). Total fouls-St. Mary’s, Cal. 20, San Diego 19. A-1,867.

Portland 71, Loyola 61 In Portland, Casey Flicker scored 11 points in the second half to propel the Pilots (6-2, 15-4) over the Lions (2-6, 10-10).

Caanan Chatman scored 21 points for Portland. Robin Kirksey scored 23 for Loyola Marymount.

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (10-10)

O’Quinn 5-10 0-0 10, Jones 4-9 2-2 10, Odouk 2-4 0-0 4, Williamson 1-7 0-0 2, Kirksey 7-13 9-11 23, Hotopp 0-1 2-2 2, Anthony 1-4 0-0 3, Ammerman 3-4 1-2 7, McElroy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 14-17 61.

PORTLAND (15-5)

Daniels 1-7 3-4 5, Chatman 9-15 3-4 21, Ranta 4-5 4-6 12, Holton 3-7 1-2 7, Ross 1-5 2-2 4, Flicker 4-7 4-4 16, Brainard 2-5 0-0 4, Matoyer 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 1-4 0-0 2, Harris 0-0 0-0 0. 25-55 17-22 71.

Halftime- Portland 35, Loyola Marymount 29. 3-Point goals-Loyola Marymount 1-11 (Anthony 1-2, Jones 0-1, O’Quinn 0-2, Kirksey 0-2, Williamson 0-4) Portland 4-11 (Flicker 4-7, Holton 0-1, Ross 0-1, Brainard 0-1, Anderson 0-1). Fouled out-Loyola Marymount Odouk. Rebounds-Loyola Marymount 33 (Jones, Odouk and Kirksey 6), Portland 29 (Chatman 7). Assists- Loyola Marymount 14 (Williamson 8), Portland 15 (Daniels, Chatman and Brainard 3). Total fouls- Loyola Marymount 19, Portland 19. Technicals- Loyola Marymount O’Quinn. A-2,567.

BIG SKY

Weber St. 72, N. Arizona 63

In Flagstaff, Ariz., Ruben Nembhard scored 26 points to lead the Wildcats (5-2, 12-7) over the Lumberjacks (3-4, 6-12).

WEBER ST. (12-7, 5-2)

K. Smith 2-3 4-10 8, DeGraffenried 6-7 1-1 15, Lentfer 1-2 2-2 4, Nembhard 7-16 11-13 26, Lofton 2-3 3-4 8, Emery 1-2, 0-0 3, Tebbs 1-4 0-0 2, A. Smith 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 22-41 23-32 72. NORTHERN ARIZONA (6-12, 3-4)

Deric 0-1 0-0 0, Snyder 5-14 2-2 14, Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Rondeno 7-13 2-2 20, Riley 4-5 1-2 10, Wylie 1-2 0-0 2, Greer 1-4 1-2 3, Johnson 2-8 5-8 10, Bowden 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 22-53 11-16 63.

Halftime-N. Arizona 37, Weber St. 33. Three-point goals - Weber St. 5-13 (DeGraffenried 2-3, Nembhard 1-4, Lofton 1-2, Emery 1-2, Tebbs 0-2. N. Arizona 8-21 (Rondeno 4-6, Snyder 2-8, Riley 1-1, Johnson 1-4, Greer 0-2). Fouled out- Snyder. Rebounds-Weber St. 36 (K. Smith 14), N. Arizona 23 (Snyder, Greer 4). Assists-Weber St. 14 (Nembhard 4), N. Arizona 13 (Rondeno 4). Total fouls- Weber St. 18, N. Arizona 23, Technicals-None. A-2,212.

Idaho St. 78, Boise St. 68

In Pocatello, Idaho, Donnell Morgan scored 25 points and Jim Potter added 24 as the Bengals (5-2, 14-4) topped the Broncos (4-3, 15-5).

BOISE STATE (14-5)

Woods 3-7 3-5 9, Walker 1-9 1-2 4, Morris 2-6 3-5 7, Rodman 4-6 5-8 13, Huleen 7-15 0-0 16, Archibald 2-5 2-4 6, Folsom 3-10 0-0 8, Sherrill 0-1 0-0 0, Tharp 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 24-63 14-24 68.

IDAHO STATE (14-4)

Morgan 10-15 5-7 25, Potter 6-11 12-15 24, Daniels 0-1 0-0 0, Lands 2-6 5-6 9, Watkins 3-6 3-4 10, Cotton 0-0 0-0 0, Harwell 1-2 3-4 5, Preston 1-2 3-3 5. Totals 23-43 31-39 78.

Halftime-ISU 37, BSU 28. 3-Point goals-BSU 6-18 (Huleen 2-6, Folsom 2-6, Tharp 1-1, Walker 1-3, Woods 0-1, Morris 0-1), ISU 1-6 (Watkins 1-4, Potter 0-2). Fouled out-BSU, Archibald, Folsom, Rodman; ISU, Morgan. ReboundsBSU 33 (Rodman 9), ISU 40 (Potter 14). Assists-BSU 12 (Walker 5), ISU 16 (Lands 6). Total fouls-BSU 29, ISU 20. Technicals-BSU, Archibald. A8,721.