SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara men's basketball was in position for its second upset in as many games, but No. 21/21 Saint Mary's made enough plays down the stretch to hold on for a 72-59 victory on Saturday.
Jock Landale tallied a game-high 20 points, Emmitt Naar had 15 and nine assists, and Calvin Hermanson scored 13, including a key 3-pointer with less than three minutes left, for the Gaels (19-2, 9-1), who shot 57 percent from the floor.
Nate Kratch scored a team-high 19 points and Jared Brownridge tallied 13, though was only 3 of 14 from the field, for the Broncos (12-11, 6-4) who were just 6-for-22 from behind the 3-point line in the game and 36 percent overall in the second half.