PORTLAND, Ore. -- Jared Brownridge had 38 points including three key baskets in the final 2:07 that helped Santa Clara pull away from Portland 90-84 on Saturday night.
After four ties and six lead changes in the final 10 minutes, Brownridge gave the Broncos (8-15, 4-7 West Coast Conference) the lead for good at 79-77 with 2:07 left. He stretched the lead to four at 1:30 with another driving layup and nailed a catch-and-shoot 3 from the top of the key to make it 84-79 with 46 seconds left.
Alec Wintering twice closed the Portland deficit back to two but turned it over with 15 seconds left when the Pilots (9-15, 3-8) trailed by four.