THE MATCHUP
No. 3 Santa Clara (20-10, 10-5) vs. No. 6 Portland (18-13, 7-7) • WCC Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal
GAME INFO
When: Saturday, March 5 • 9:30 p.m. PT
Where: Las Vegas, Nev. • Orleans Arena
Watch Live: ESPN2
Audio: TuneIn (Premium) • Pregame Show Presented by Lunardi's (9:20 p.m. PT)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Game Notes: Santa Clara
NOTES
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The Broncos had one of their best regular seasons in recent history, finishing 3rd in the WCC with a 10-5 record, their best finish in the league since finishing 2nd in 2006-07.
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With 20 wins this year, Santa Clara now has two 20-win seasons in the last three years. That's the first time the Broncos have done that since 2010-11 through 2012-13.
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The Broncos have posted four-straight winning seasons, their longest stretch since Dick Davey led to team to seven-straight from 1994-95 through 2000-01.
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Santa Clara's 10 WCC wins are their most since 2016-17, Sendek's first season.
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Three Broncos earned All-WCC honors, including two first team members (Jalen Williams and Josip Vrankic). It's the first time SCU has had two first teamers in the same year since 2012-13.
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Santa Clara is 5th nationally in field goal percentage (49.2) and 12th nationally in 3-pt field goal percentage (38.3). They are one of just four teams in the nation that is shooting that well from both.
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Santa Clara closed out the year 12-3 to lock up third place in the WCC.
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Santa Clara's 20 wins are tied for the most of the Sendek Era.
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The Broncos are 31-33 all-time in the WCC Tournament. They have two tournament titles (1986-87 and 1992-93).
- Santa Clara leads the all-time series with Portland 70-33. They will be playing each other for the second time in a week with the Broncos winning 102-89 in Santa Clara in the regular-season finale. The teams have faced each other seven times in the WCC Tournament with the Broncos holding a 5-2 advantage, including a 95-86 victory in the opening round last season.
- The Pilots are coming off a 73-55 win over San Diego on Friday.
HOW TO WATCH
The game will be national broadcast on ESPN2. Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham and Molly McGrath will have the call live from Vegas.
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. Anthony Passarelli (play-by-play) calls the action in his 15th season as Voice of the Broncos. The Lunardi's Pregame Show begins at 9:20 p.m. on TuneIn.
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