Saint Mary’s Gaels (4-5) at Santa Clara Broncos (6-4)
Santa Clara, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Santa Clara will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Broncos play Saint Mary’s (CA).
The Broncos have gone 4-1 at home. Santa Clara averages 64.9 points while outscoring opponents by 4.2 points per game.
The Gaels are 1-3 in road games. Saint Mary’s (CA) is 0-3 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 16.7 turnovers per game.
Santa Clara’s average of 5.2 made 3-pointers per game is 2.0 fewer made shots on average than the 7.2 per game Saint Mary’s (CA) allows. Saint Mary’s (CA) has shot at a 42.7% clip from the field this season, 7.9 percentage points higher than the 34.8% shooting opponents of Santa Clara have averaged.
The Broncos and Gaels match up Thursday for the first time in WCC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Olivia Pollerd is scoring 17.0 points per game with 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists for the Broncos.
Emily Foy averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Gaels, scoring 9.0 points while shooting 37.8% from beyond the arc.
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