Santa Clara Broncos @ San Diego Toreros
Vrankic scores 18 to carry Santa Clara past San Diego 79-66
SAN DIEGO -- — Jalen Williams scored 19 points and Josip Vrankic scored 18 points and Santa Clara beat San Diego 79-66 on Saturday.
PJ Pipes scored 11 points and Parker Braun blocked three shots for Santa Clara (16-8, 6-3 West Coast Conference). Santa Clara scored a season-high 48 points before halftime.
Marcellus Earlington tied a season high with 23 points and had eight rebounds for the Toreros (13-11, 6-5). Wayne McKinney II added 14 points. Josh Parrish had three blocks.
Santa Clara also defeated San Diego 78-74 on Jan. 24.
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Game Information
San Diego, CA
Referee:Kevin Brill
Referee:Ruben Ramos
Referee:Justin Shamion
2025-26 Standings
| West Coast ConferenceWest Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |
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