SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Trey Wertz had a season-high 24 points and DJ Mitchell scored a career-best 20 to propel a foul-plagued Santa Clara men's basketball team to an 87-75 win over Southeast Missouri at the Cable Car Classic on Friday.
Santa Clara (7-1) shot 55 percent from the floor and the same from behind the 3-point line with Wertz and Mitchell leading the way on combined 16-for-22 shooting overall.
Southeast Missouri (2-4) had five players score in double figures, paced by Alex Caldwell with 16 points. Caldwell also had five of the team's nine steals.