PORTLAND, Ore. – It took Santa Clara men's basketball just 29 games to match their win total from last season. The Broncos picked up their 21st victory of the season on Saturday evening with a dominating performance at the Chili's Center, defeating Portland 103-84. The win is Santa Clara's fifth-straight dating back to their road victory over San Francisco on Feb. 4.
The Broncos topped 100 points for the first time this season and their first since last season against, coincidentally, Portland at home (102).
Santa Clara (21-8, 9-5) turned to the deep ball for a bulk of their points, knocking down a season-best 16 treys on 16-of-35 shooting (45.