SANTA CLARA, CA – The San Diego men's basketball team will play its third road game in five days on Monday, traveling to Santa Clara for a 6:00 PM PT matchup.
Full game notes attached.
San Diego Toreros (11-8, 4-2 WCC) • Santa Clara Broncos (11-7, 1-2 WCC)
Monday, January 24, 2022 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Leavey Center (4,700) • Santa Clara, CA
Live Video • WCC Network | Live Statistics • santaclarabroncos.com | Listen: usdtoreros.com
Social • Twitter.com/USDMBB • Instagram.com/USDMBB
LAST TIME OUT
A balanced effort led San Diego (11-8, 4-2 WCC) to a win at Pacific (5-12, 0-3 WCC) on Saturday, 73-65. Senior forward
Marcellus Earlington led the Toreros with 23 points, shooting 8-of-16 from the floor. Earlington added six rebounds and two steals. Freshman
Wayne McKinney III totaled 16 points, a career-high six assists, and five rebounds. Junior
Yavuz Gultekin added nine points and three rebounds in the win, including a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
SCOUTING THE BRONCOS
Santa Clara started the season 5-0, including wins over Stanford, Nevada, and TCU. The Broncos defeated Pacific in the WCC opener before dropping the last two to Gonzaga and Saint Mary's. Junior G Jalen Williams leads the team and the WCC with 18.8 points per game. Senior F Keshawn Justice is adding 14.7 PPG and 7.7 RPG, while senior F Josip Vrankic scores 13.4.
ALL-TIME SERIES
The Broncos hold a 51-39 lead in the all-time series, but the Toreros won the most recent matchup in February 2021 at Santa Clara.
Joey Calcaterra scored a career-high 23 points in the win, while
Vladimir Pinchuk recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds.
