PORTLAND, Ore. – Santa Clara junior guard Jared Brownridge scored a game-high 38 points, including clutch baskets late, as the Broncos held on for a 90-84 West Coast Conference victory Saturday night at the Chiles Center. Portland junior guard Alec Wintering scored a team-high 31 points in the loss.
The two All-WCC guards battled back and forth all night and saved their best for last as each finished with 22 second half points.
The Pilots (9-15, 3-8) overcame a 13-point halftime deficit to take a 70-69 lead on Wintering's layup with 5:29 remaining. Brownridge answered with a three-pointer, but Wintering found Gabe Taylor for an easy bucket to tie it at 72.