SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara men's basketball is set to make the short trip to Stockton to take on Pacific for a 6 p.m. tip on Saturday at the Alex G. Spanos Center. The game will be aired live on NBC Sports California.
THE MATCHUP
Santa Clara (14-5, 2-2 WCC) at Pacific (10-9, 3-1 WCC)
SERIES HISTORY
Santa Clara leads 102-47
GAME INFO
When: Saturday, Jan. 14 • 6 p.m. PT
Where: Stockton, Calif. (Alex G. Spanos Center)
TV: NBC Sports California
Audio: TuneIn (Subscription) | KDOW 1220 AM
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Game Notes: Santa Clara | Pacific
NOTES
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The Broncos will be playing in just their third true road game on Saturday at Pacific.
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SCU is coming off a tough, 81-76, loss to No. 9 Gonzaga. Keshawn Justice led all scorers with 22 pts while Parker Braun recorded a double-double of 12 pts and 11 reb.
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Brandin Podziemski leads the team in PPG (18.7), RPG (8.5) and APG (3.5). He ranks third in the WCC in both PPG and RPG.
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Podziemski ranks12th nationally with 356 points and 28th with 161 rebounds. He has seven double-doubles, which ranks second in the league and 17th nationally.
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Keshawn Justice ranks 18th in school history in career scoring (1,418) and needs 19 points to tie for 17th.
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Justice ranks second nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.93).
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Justice leads the WCC and is 21st nationally with 50 3-pointers made and ranks 13th nationally with 142 attempts.
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Carlos Stewart ranks 11th in the WCC in ppg (14.6) and fourth in FT percentage (84.6).
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Santa Clara ranks 20th nationally in rebounds per game (39.9).
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The Broncos lead the WCC (33rd nationally) with 14.5 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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Jaden Bediako is tied for third in the WCC with 21 blocks while Parker Braun sixth with 20. The Broncos are 3rd as a team with 3.6 per game.
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Herb Sendek has 524 victories, tied for 65th most all-time in D1 history.
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With a 12-3 mark, SCU tied for their 2nd most non-conference wins in program history.
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The Broncos have had two players score 20 or more on three occassions.
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Pacific is 10-9 overall and off to a great start in league play with a 3-1 mark. The Tigers, led by second-year head coach Leonard Perry, are the WCC's top 3-point shooting team at 38.7 percent and are fifth in the league with a 45.2 shooting percentage. Pacific averages 74.9 points per game with Keylan Boone leading the team with 12.5 ppg.
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Saturday's game will be the 150th meeting all-time between the program. Santa Clara has won the last four games against the Tigers and holds the lead in the series, 102-47. Last season, the Broncos won 84-70 in Stockton to give Herb Sendek his 500th career victory. They then won 81-59 in Santa Clara.
Full game notes for both teams are available in the links above.
HOW TO WATCH
Saturday's game can watched live on NBC Sports California. Troy Clardy and Ben Braun will have the call live from Stockton. For fans unable to watch on NBC Sports Calfornia, there are many ways to still catch the action depending on where you are in the country. The game will be available on Bally Sports SoCal, Bally Sports San Diego, Bally Sports Southwest, Bally Sports Wisconsin, Bally Sports Detroit, Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally Sports Ohio, Bally Sports Sun, Bally Sports Southeast, AT&T SportsNet Southwest and the WCC Network (available outside the Bay Area and Southern California).
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 will have the call live from the Stockton with Henry Caruso joining him as color commentator.
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