In a game many fans will likely wish to forget, Santa Clara bullied Oregon State into a flurry of first-half turnovers, and ran away with a thunderous rout at Gill Coliseum, 102-64.
Both Oregon State and Santa Clara entered today with impressive three-point shooting this season. In the opening minutes, the Broncos’ bombers delivered the game’s first strikes: half of their four three-pointers in the first four minutes found the net, and Santa Clara led 8-4 with sixteen minutes remaining in the opening half. Out of the game’s first timeout, three consecutive turnovers doomed Oregon State’s offense, and Santa Clara’s lead ballooned to ten with slightly under fifteen minutes left.
After the offense stalled out for over three minutes of game time, Josiah Lake II resuscitated the Beavers attack with a step-back treyfrom the left wing, 14-7 Santa Clara. Following a Santa Clara triple which restored the deficit to double digits, Lake II drove inside the paint, and kicked to an open Dez White, who buried a three-pointer of his own, 17-10 Santa Clara…