SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Santa Clara University men's basketball team had everything working Saturday, outplaying visiting Fresno State in all facets to pull away for a 72-60 non-conference win – its second in a row – at the Leavey Center.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Santa Clara (5-5) outshot Fresno State (3-6) in all three facets (field goals, free throws, 3-point attempts), outrebounded the Bulldogs on both ends of the floor (43-33 overall), had more assists (20-10), more steals (13-10), and the Broncos' bench outscored Fresno State's reserves, 29-7.
   
• The Broncos put the game away midway through the second half with a 17-4 run that grew their lead from 11 to 24, at 70-46. The Broncos hit two of their season-high 13 3-pointers during that run. The Broncos went 6 for 10 (60%) from the floor in that 4 minute, 45 second span after shooting 33.3% in the entire first half.
   
• Santa Clara had four players score in double figures, led by Carlos Stewart's 18 points. Tyeree Bryan scored 16 with a season-high-tying four 3-pointers, Christoph Tilly added 14 and Adama-Alpha Bal chipped in 12. Jake Ensminger tied a career high with 11 rebounds and a season high with five assists.
   
• Fresno State also had four double-digit scorers and was led by 17 points from Zaon Collins. Mykell Robinson was the Bulldogs' top rebounder with seven, and Collins led the team with six assists.
   
• Santa Clara used a 16-6 run that spanned the end of the first half and the start of the second, to initially pull away from Fresno State. The run expanded Santa Clara's lead from five points to 15, going up 44-29 two minutes into the second half. The run featured four 3-pointers from three different Broncos. It started and ended with treys, one from Tilly and one from Stewart.
   
• Saturday's game was a tight one early on. There were three lead changes and three tie scores in the first 7 1/2 minutes alone. The first half saw seven total lead changes and four ties.
   
• Fresno State went on a 7-0 surge midway through the first half to take its first lead since the opening minutes at 18-17. That was coupled by a cold spurt from the Broncos. SCU didn't score for 2:47 while going 1 for 8 from the floor over a more-than five-minute stretch.
   
• Santa Clara responded in a big way coming out of the eight-minute media timeout, going on its own 8-0 run to go back up, 25-18. The run was bookended by 3-pointers from Tyeree Bryan, who would hit three treys in the first half alone.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 4: Santa Clara had four players score double-digit points. It marked the fifth time this season the Broncos had at least four players in double figures.
• 13: Santa Clara hit 13 3-pointers Saturday versus Fresno State. It's the most 3-pointers its made in a game since also making 13 versus Portland last season on Feb. 29, 2024.
• 81: The Broncos scored 81 points Saturday to go over the 80-point mark for the sixth time this season.

COMING UP

• Santa Clara travels back to Henderson, Nev., for the Jack Jones Classic, where they'll face Bradley at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Fans can find all live coverage links on SantaClaraBroncos.com.