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Pilots Strafe Broncos, Move Into First Place

Associated Press

Curt Ranta scored a career-high 26 points, 15 in the second half, as Portland thumped Santa Clara 72-49 Saturday night and knocked the Broncos out of first place in the West Coast Conference.

Canaan Chatman added 17 points, 12 in the second half, helping the Pilots (13-3) win their seventh straight game overall. Portland assumed the league lead by notching its fourth WCC win without a loss.

Marlon Garnett led Santa Clara (1-4, 12-4) with 11 points. Highscoring Steve Nash, who had a career-high 40 against Gonzaga on Thursday, was held to nine points, two in the first half.

Ranta, a 6-foot-10 senior, was virtually unstoppable inside. His six points in an 8-2 run opened the second half, allowing Portland to jump ahead 39-20. Santa Clara, which had won six of its last seven games, never came closer than 11 points after that.

SANTA CLARA (12-4)

Dunne 2-4 1-2 6, Sedlock 2-6 2-2 6, Graves 0-1 3-6 3, Garnett 5-8 1-3 11, Nash 3-6 2-4 9, Zurek 1-1 0-1 2, Pierce 2-6 0-0 4, A. Anderson 2-6 0-0 4, Von Buchwaldt 1-3 0-1 2, Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Willett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-42 9-19 49.

PORTLAND (13-3)

Daniels 3-6 2-2 8, Chatman 6-17 5-5 17, Ranta 9-11 8-9 26, Holton 1-3 0-0 2, Flicker 0-3 0-1 0, C. Anderson 5-8 0-1 11, Brainard 2-4 0-0 5, Metoyer 1-1 0-0 3, Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Fines 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-54 15-18 72.

Halftime-Portland 31, Santa Clara 18. 3-Point goals-Santa Clara 2-8 (Dunne 1-1, Nash 1-2, Sedlock 0-2, A. Anderson 0-2, Garnett 0-1), Portland 3-9 (Metoyer 1-1, Brainard 1-3, C. Anderson 1-3, Flicker 0-2). Fouled out-Dunne. Rebounds- Santa Clara 26 (A. Anderson 5), Portland 34 (C. Anderson 7). Assists-Santa Clara 13 (Nash 5), Portland 22 (Daniels 5, Holton 5). Total fouls-Santa Clara 18, Portland 18. A-5,007.

Pepperdine 79, San Francisco 55

At Malibu, Calif., Gerald Brown scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack as the Waves (2-2, 6-10) overpowered the Dons (2-3, 8-10).

Gavin Vanderputten had 14 points and eight rebounds and R.J. Powell also scored 14 for Pepperdine, which outrebounded USF 42-24.

SAN FRANCISCO (8-10)

Paul 1-5 2-2 5, Duggan 7-12 5-7 19, Fong 0-1 0-0 0, Brovelli 0-2 2-2 2, Walker 3-9 0-0 6, Campbell 0-0 0-0 0, Wallace 2-2 0-0 4, Brass 0-2 2-2 2, Boyd 0-0 0-0 0, Galloway 2-4 0-0 4, Washington 5-11 2-3 13. Totals 20-48 13-16 55.

PEPPERDINE (6-10)

Merrill 0-0 0-0 0, Marcaccini 1-4 0-0 2, Vanderputten 6-10 2-3 14, Ramirez 4-9 0-0 11, Brown 4-15 6-8 15, James 4-7 2-4 10, Powell 5-7 0-0 14, Hervey 0-3 2-2 2, O’Brien 5-7 0-0 10, Holcomb 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 29-62 13-19 79.

Halftime-Pepperdine 46, San Francisco 33. 3-Point goals- San Francisco 2-11 (Paul 1-1, Washington 1-2, Duggan 0-2, Brovelli 0-2, Walker 0-2, Brass 0-2), Pepperdine 8-20 (Powell 4-4, Ramirez 3-7, Brown 1-6, Marcaccini 0-2, Hervey 0-1). Fouled out-Wallace. Rebounds-San Francisco 24 (Duggan 10), Pepperdine 42 (Vanderputten 8). Assists-San Francisco 11 (Walker 3), Pepperdine 17 (Hervey 9). Total fouls-San Francisco 16, Pepperdine 17. Technical-Wallace. A-2,217.

San Diego 83, LMU 78

Doug Harris scored 21 points as the Toreros (3-2, 7-8) rallied from an eightpoint deficit for their road win over the Lions (1-3, 9-7) at Los Angeles.

SAN DIEGO (7-8)

Hill 1-3 1-1 3, Williams 2-2 3-4 7, Bruso 7-12 1-2 15, Fizdale 4-6 5-7 14, Harris 8-13 3-6 21, Mutrie 0-0 0-0 0, Speech 3-5 0-0 6, Flannery 4-7 0-0 10, Raffo 0-0 0-0 0, Black 3-6 1-1 7. Totals 32-54 14-23 83.

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (9-7)

O’Quinn 3-9 0-0 6, Jones 6-13 1-2 13, Oduok 6-10 4-4 16, Kirksey 8-14 2-4 20, Williamson 2-8 2-2 7, McElroy 2-4 0-0 5, Anthony 1-2 6-9 9, Ammerman 0-0 0-0 0, Hotopp 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-62 15-21 78.

Halftime-Loyola Marymount 43, San Diego 37. 3-Point goals-San Diego 5-11 (Flannery 2-3, Harris 2-4, Fizdale 1-2, Hill 0-1, Speech 0-1), Loyola Marymount 5-11 (Kirksey 2-2, Anthony 1-1, McElroy 1-3, Williamson 1-4, O’Quinn 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-San Diego 37 (Bruso, Flannery 9), Loyola Marymount 28 (Oduok 9). Assists-San Diego 21 (Fizdale 9), Loyola Marymount 21 (Williamson 6). Total fouls-San Diego 21, Loyola Marymount 20. Technical-Loyola Marymount coach Olive. A-1,937.

Big Sky

Idaho St. 86, Weber St. 70

Jim Potter scored 23 points and Donnell Morgan added 18 as the Bengals (4-0, 13-2) trounced the Wildcats at Pocatello, Idaho, and remained unbeaten in conference play.

Shabaka Lands scored 17 points for ISU, including three 3-pointers. Jimmy DeGraffenried was the leading scorer for Weber State with 18.

WEBER STATE (9-7)

Smith 5-10 0-2 10, DeGraffenried 7-15 0-0 18, Lentfer 1-2 0-0 2, Nembhard 6-18 4-8 16, Lofton 2-7 0-0 5, Emery 3-5 5-6 12, Thomas 0-3 0-0 0, Tebbs 0-0 0-0 0, Dawson 0-1 0-0 0, Nielsen 2-4 1-2 5, Smith 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 26-66 12-20 70.

IDAHO STATE (13-2)

Morgan 7-12 4-4 18, Potter 9-13 2-4 23, Green 2-4 0-0 4, Lands 5-7 4-4 17, Watkins 2-7 4-4 9, Cotton 2-4 0-0 4, Harwell 0-1 2-2 2, Preston 0-2 0-0 0, Daniels 4-6 1-2 9. Totals 31-56 17-20 86.

Halftime-ISU 40, WEB 30. 3-Point goals-WEB 6-21 (DeGraffenried 4-10, Emery 1-2, Lofton 1-4, Thomas 0-1, Nembhard 0-2, Nielsen 0-1, Smith 0-1), ISU 7-16 (Potter 3-4, Lands 3-5, Watkins 1-4, Cotton 0-1, Morgan 0-1, Preston 0-1). Fouled out-WEB, DeGraffenried. ReboundsWEB 39 (Smith 12), ISU 34 (Potter 11). Assists-WEB 13 (Nembhard 4), ISU 22 (Morgan, Lands 5). Total fouls-WEB 19, ISU 18. A-7,193.

Montana 82, Montana St. 78

Shawn Samuelson scored 22 points and Shane Belnap hit 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch as the Grizzlies (2-1, 11-5) edged the Bobcats (0-3, 13-4) at Missoula.

The Grizzlies pulled ahead 78-76 with 42 seconds remaining in the game when MSU’s Quadre Lollis fouled Matt Kempfert on a made basket and Kempfert made the free throw.

The Bobcats were forced to foul and Belnap made four consecutive free throws to assure victory.

MONTANA STATE (13-4)

Harrison 3-5 1-2 7, Leachman 7-12 1-2 16, Michaels 7-9 0-1 14, Hatler 3-10 0-0 8, Talley 3-5 2-2 8, Coleman 3-10 0-0 7, Elliott 3-9 5-6 12, Lollis 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 32-66 9-13 78.

MONTANA (11-5)

Spoja 4-14 0-0 9, Samuelson 9-11 3-5 22, Kempfert 3-8 4-6 10, Belnap 4-8 7-8 16, Lake 1-7 0-0 2, Walker 4-4 0-0 11, Dade 1-2 0-0 2, Camel 2-7 2-2 6, Covill 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 30-64 16-21 82.

Halftime-Montana 42, Montana St. 36. 3-point goals- Montana St. 5-17 (Hatler 2-6, Leachman 1-2, Elliott 1-2, Harrison 0-1, Talley 0-1), Montana 6-19 (Walker 3-3, Samuelson 1-1, Spoja 1-5, Belnap 1-5, Lake 0-5). Fouled out-Elliott, Lollis. Rebounds-Montana St. 28 (Leachman, Michaels, Elliott 5), Montana 46 (Kempfert 11). Assists-Montana St. 19 (Harrison, Hatler, Elliott 4), Montana 17 (Belnap, Lake 5). Total fouls- Montana St. 18, Montana 15. A-8,836.