Road Trip To LMU On Deck For Men's Hoops

Road Trip To LMU On Deck For Men's Hoops

THE MATCHUP
Santa Clara (17-9, 7-4) at LMU (9-14, 2-9)

GAME INFO
When: Thursday, Feb. 17 •  7:00 p.m. PT
Where: Los Angeles, Calif. • Gersten Pavilion
Watch Live: WCC Network
Audio: TuneIn (Premium) • KDOW 1220 AM • Pregame Show Presented by Lunardi's (6:50 p.m. PT) 
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Game Notes: Santa Clara | LMU


NOTES

  • The Broncos are on the road for three of their last four regular-season games. Their first stop is LMU on Thursday for a 7 p.m. tip. Santa Clara then makes stops at Gonzaga (2/19) and Pepperdine (2/24) before wrapping things up with Portland at home (2/26).

  • Santa Clara is fourth in the WCC standings at 7-4 and 17-9 overall. The Broncos are coming off a tough loss at the hands of San Francisco, which put an end to their four-game win streak. 

  •  Santa Clara is 15th nationally in field goal percentage (48.5) and is one of just seven teams in the nation that is shooting 48.5 percent from the floor and 37.5 percent from 3-point range. 

  •  The Broncos are one of just three teams in the league (Gonzaga and Saint Mary's) with four players averaging 11.0 ppg or better in conference play.

  •  Josip Vrankic has been on an offensive tear as of late, averaging 16.8 points per game in the last eight games. During that stretch, Vrankic has scored at least 13 points in every outing with two 20-point games. He is currently tied for sixth in the WCC at 14.9 ppg. 

  • Against USF, Vrankic surpassed Steve Nash for seventh on the school's all-time scoring list, and is just five points away from tying Marc Trasolini for sixth place at 1,699 points. 
  • Jalen Williams is coming off his 18th game this season in which he has scored at least 16 points. He reclaimed the lead from USF's Jamaree Bouyea as the WCC's leading scorer at 18.0 ppg. 

  • At 2-9 in league play and 9-14 overall, LMU is currently ninth in the WCC Standings. Eli Scott has been a definite bright spot for the Lions, currently ranked third in the WCC with 17.6 ppg in league play. His 16.6 ppg overall ranks fifth in the league. 

  •  Santa Clara holds the lead in the all-time series, 93-64. The Broncos took game one of the season series with a 79-60 victory in Santa Clara.

     

HOW TO WATCH
The game will be streamed live on the WCC Network

HOW TO LISTEN
All home games and road contests can be heard on the TuneIn app (Premium). A select number of games can be heard on KDOW-AM 1220, including Thursday's game. Anthony Passarelli (play-by-play) calls the action in his 15th season as Voice of the Broncos. Joining him for Thursday's call will be the one and only John Stege. The Lunardi's Pregame Show begins at 6:50 p.m. on TuneIn.

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