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Nevada Basketball opponent preview and prediction: Santa Clara Broncos

The Nevada Wolf Pack begins their first road trip Tuesday with a road bout against the Santa Clara Broncos, who begin 2-0 for the second time since 2015-16.

Santa Clara, who is playing its first five games at home to begin the season, has knocked off Cal State Fullerton (84-77) and Stanford (88-72) in its first two games. The Broncos moved up to No. 109 in Ken Pom’s rankings and rank No. 5 nationally in shooting (58.1) and No. 8 in assists per game (23.0).

In its 16-point victory over the Cardinals, Santa Clara shot 59.6 percent, including 12-of-25 (48.