SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara men's basketball is looking to put an end to their three-game losing skid and has a big opportunity to do so in front of a national audience. The Broncos are set to take on rival San Francisco tomorrow on the Hilltop in a 7:00 p.m. PT tip that will be aired live on ESPNU.
THE MATCHUP
Santa Clara (16-8, 4-5 WCC) at USF (15-10, 4-6 WCC)
SERIES HISTORY
Santa Clara leads 117-114
GAME INFO
When: Saturday, Feb. 4 • 7 p.m. PT
Where: San Francisco, Calif. (War Memorial at the Sobrato Center)
Watch: ESPNU
Audio: TuneIn (Subscription) | KDOW 1220 AM
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Game Notes: Santa Clara | USF
NOTES
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The Broncos are on the tail-end of a two-game road trip this week. SCU fell at No. 12 Gonzaga, 88-70, on Thursday.
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Carlos Stewart scored 22 points at Gonzaga - his eighth 20-point game on the year.
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Brandin Podziemski leads the team in PPG (18.8), RPG (8.0), APG (3.2) and SPG (1.83). He ranks third in the WCC in PPG and fourth in RPG.
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Podziemski has seven double-doubles, which ranks second in the WCC.
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Podziemski scored a career-high 38 points against Pacific - his third 30-point game of the season (most since Jared Brownridge in 2016-17).
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Keshawn Justice ranks 16th in school history in career scoring (1,504) and is tied for the fourth-most appearances in school history (135).
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Justice leads the WCC in 3-pointers made (66), attempted (185) and per game (2.75).
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Carlos Stewart ranks 8th in the WCC in total ppg (15.3) and 9th in league play (16.3).
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Podziemski (3rd) and Stewart (5th) rank in the top 5 in the league in total steals.
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Santa Clara is second in the WCC in rebounds per game (38.54).
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Freshman center Christoph Tilly is averaging 7.6 ppg in the last three games and is coming off a career-high 11 points at Gonzaga.
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Parker Braun is second in the WCC with 5.4 Defensive RPG in league play and is sixth with 6.9 total RPG in league games.
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The Broncos have had two players score 20 or more on five occasions.
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The Broncos lead the WCC with just 15.3 fouls per game.
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Podziemski won WCC Player of the Week honors twice in the first five weeks of the year. He's the first Bronco since Jared Brownridge in 2016-17 with multiple WCC POTW honors.
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Herb Sendek has 526 victories, tied for 61st most all-time in D1 history.
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The Dons are 15-10 overall and 4-6 in league play following a narrow, hard-fought loss at Saint Mary's on Thursday evening. Led by first year head coach, Chris Gerlufsen, San Francisco has shaken off their rough start to conference play by winning three of their last four games, including an 82-74 victory over BYU and a 94-81 win at San Diego. The Dons feature the one of the WCC's top 3-point shooting offenses with 9.9 treys made per game and an average of 27.8 attempts per outing (both top 11 nationally). They also feature a strong scoring defense allowing just 70.2 points per game (third in WCC).
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Saturday's game will be the 232nd all-time meeting between the programs and the second of the 2022-23 season. Santa Clara won the first installment handedly in a 79-67 final in Santa Clara on Dec. 29, 2022.
HOW TO WATCH
Saturday's game will be a national television broadcast on ESPNU. Dave Feldman (play-by-play) and Steve Wojciechowski (analyst) will have the call live from San Francisco.
HOW TO LISTEN
All home games and road contests can be heard on the TuneIn app (subscription required), while a majority of the games can be heard on KDOW-AM 1220. Anthony Passarelli, in his 16th year as the Voice of the Broncos, and Henry Caruso will have the call live from War Memorial.
UCU HALFTIME SHOT
Calling all Santa Clara University Students! Want a chance to win $25,000 towards tuition? Of course you do. At halftime during the Broncos' Feb. 11th game against LMU, University Credit Union will once again be hold its annual halfcourt shot for tuition! Visit ucu.org/scuhcs for more information and to register today.
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