The nearby Santa Clara University Broncos (10-5) came in hard and fast on San Jose State (6-5) with a decisive 79-57 win on the Spartans home court; breaking their five game home winning streak.
Just three minutes into the game the Broncos were in attack mode. Santa Clara accumulated three fouls and found a lot of early mismatches taking advantage of their greater bulk and strength.
Size advantage SCU
It was clear the Broncos were going to take their power advantage to the hilt.
Freshman guard Alvaro Cardenas would find the bigger Santa Clara guards, Carlos Stewart and Giordan Williams, pressing hard on the slender Cardenas.