Sunday’s Result
Santa Clara 64, St. Mary’s 61
In Santa Clara, Calif., Steve Nash scored 21 points and Santa Clara claimed a share of the WCC lead with a victory over St. Mary’s.
Nash had two free throws, a steal and an offensive rebound in the final minute as Santa Clara set up a showdown at Gonzaga Saturday for the WCC regular-season title.
Brendan Graves had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Santa Clara.
David Sivulich scored 13 points for St. Mary’s, which scored only two points in the final 2:33.
St. Mary’s (11-13) - Gilmore 2-3 0-0 6, Dodic 1-6 1-2 3, Horton 5-9 0-1 10, Sufi 1-4 1-2 4, Unruh 3-6 2-3 9, Steele 1-1 0-0 2, Schraeder 0-1 0-0 0, Knapp 1-4 4-4 6, Knight 1-4 0-0 2, Sivulich 5-11 0-2 13, Millard 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 22-53 9-16 61.
Santa Clara (18-6) - Von Buchwaldt 2-3 0-0 4, Dunne 1-2 4-5 6, Graves 4-7 3-6 11, Nash 7-20 7-10 21, Anderson 0-4 1-2 1, Pierce 2-4 2-6 6, Garnett 1-4 2-4 4, Sedlock 3-4 2-3 8, Zurek 0-3 3-3 3, Coleman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 24-39 64.
Halftime-Santa Clara 34, St. Mary’s 30.