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01/07 03:43 CST No. 8 Gonzaga hosts Hammond and Santa Clara
No. 8 Gonzaga hosts Hammond and Santa Clara
By The Associated Press
Santa Clara Broncos (13-4, 4-0 WCC) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-1, 4-0 WCC)
Spokane, Washington; Thursday, 11:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Santa Clara visits No. 8 Gonzaga after Christian Hammond scored 21
points in Santa Clara's 98-70 win against the San Diego Toreros.
The Bulldogs are 7-0 in home games. Gonzaga averages 20.1 assists per game to
lead the WCC, paced by Braeden Smith with 4.8.
The Broncos are 4-0 against WCC opponents. Santa Clara leads the WCC with 12.2
offensive rebounds per game led by Allen Graves averaging 2.9.
Gonzaga scores 91.6 points, 21.2 more per game than the 70.4 Santa Clara
allows. Santa Clara has shot at a 46.7% rate from the field this season, 7.9
percentage points higher than the 38.8% shooting opponents of Gonzaga have
averaged.
The Bulldogs and Broncos meet Thursday for the first time in conference play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Braden Huff is averaging 18.1 points and 5.5 rebounds for the
Bulldogs. Graham Ike is averaging 14.9 points over the last 10 games.
Hammond is shooting 41.4% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game
for the Broncos, while averaging 17 points. Elijah Mahi is averaging 16.1
points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 9-1, averaging 89.2 points, 37.5 rebounds, 20.5
assists, 8.3 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 51.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points per game.
Broncos: 7-3, averaging 84.1 points, 30.7 rebounds, 18.9 assists, 9.5 steals
and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 75.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
