Johnny O'Neil scored 17 points off of the bench to lead the Santa Clara Broncos past the Washington State Cougars 93-65 on Thursday.
Johnny O'Neil scored 17 points off of the bench and Santa Clara beat Washington State 93-65 on Thursday night to spoil LeJuan Watts' triple-double.
PULLMAN — LeJuan Watts labored to the finish line. As Washington State’s 93-65 road loss to Santa Clara wound down, a Quad 1 defeat for the Cougars on Thursday night, their sophomore wing was battling nagging injuries to both his ankle and knee.
The Santa Clara Broncos (13-7, 5-2 WCC) welcome the Washington State Cougars (15-5, 5-2) to the Leavey Center Thursday. Tip is set for 11 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sport
Portland (18-3, 7-3) got an easy basket at the buzzer to stop Washington State’s momentum going into the fourth. With Gonzaga (12-8, 7-2) idle Thursday, the Cougs could moved into sole possession of first. But the Pilots weren’t obliging. Saint Mary’s (11-7, 7-2) grabbed a share of first with a 72-63 win Thursday over San Diego.
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Washington State Cougars (15-5, 5-2 WCC) at Santa Clara Broncos (13-7, 5-2 WCC) Santa Clara, California; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Broncos -5; over/under is 159.5 BOTTOM LINE: Santa Clara takes on Washington State after Tyeree Bryan scored 35 points in Santa Clara's 103-99 win against the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
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BOTTOM LINE: Santa Clara hosts Washington State after Tyeree Bryan scored 35 points in Santa Clara's 103-99 victory over the Gonzaga Bulldogs. The Broncos are 7-2 on their home court. Santa Clara is second in the WCC with 24.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Jake Ensminger averaging 4.4.
Johnny O'Neil scored 17 points off of the bench and Santa Clara beat Washington State 93-65 on Thursday night to spoil LeJuan Watts' triple-double.