SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Santa Clara Broncos caught fire offensively and handed the Portland Pilots a 70-42 loss in West Coast Conference basketball action Thursday night at the Leavey Center. Santa Clara drilled 14 three-pointers in dealing the Pilots their first loss of the conference season.
The Pilots (9-6, 2-1 WCC) were led by sophomore guard Jazz Johnson with 19 points as he has reached double figures in all 15 games this season.
Portland struggled to get into a rhythm offensively all night. The team shot 30 percent for the game and made just one field goal in the final 16 minutes of regulation.