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Sam Houston defeats Santa Clara 58-56 in NIT | |
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Qua Grant had 21 points in Sam Houston's 58-56 victory against Santa Clara on Wednesday night in the first round of the NIT. Grant had six assists for the Bearkats (26-7). Kaosi Ezeagu added 10 points while finishing 5 of 6 from the floor, and he also had five rebounds. Kian Scroggins shot 3 of 3 from the field to finish with seven points. It was the seventh win in a row for the Bearkats. Santa Clara's Jaden Bediako made two free throws to make it 56-all with 1:31 to play but Cameron Huefner answered pullup floater in the lane 28 seconds later that capped the scoring. Christoph Tilly missed a potential tying layup attempt in the closing seconds. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | B. Podziemski | 19.9 | |||
| Rebounds: | B. Podziemski | 8.8 | |||
| Assists: | B. Podziemski | 3.7 | |||
| FG%: | B. Podziemski | 48.3% | |||
| FT%: | C. Stewart | 83.2% | |||
| 3P%: | B. Podziemski | 43.8% | |||
| Steals: | B. Podziemski | 1.8 | |||
| Blocks: | J. Bediako | 1.0 | |||
| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | UConn | 31-8 | |
| 2 | San Diego State | 32-7 | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 29-8 | |
| 4 | Alabama | 31-6 | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 35-4 | |
| 6 | Houston | 33-4 | |
| 7 | Texas | 29-9 | |
| 8 | UCLA | 31-6 | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 26-10 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 31-6 | |
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| West Coast Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Gonzaga | 14-2 | 31-6 |
| Saint Mary's | 14-2 | 27-8 |
| Santa Clara | 11-5 | 23-10 |
| Loyola Marymount | 9-7 | 19-12 |
| San Francisco | 7-9 | 20-14 |
| BYU | 7-9 | 19-15 |
| Pacific | 7-9 | 15-18 |
| Portland | 5-11 | 14-19 |
| San Diego | 4-12 | 11-20 |
| Pepperdine | 2-14 | 9-22 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 76.9 (57) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 10.6 (130) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.9 (114) | ||||
| FG%: | 45.4% (127) | ||||
| FT%: | 70.4% (232) | ||||
| 3P%: | 37.1% (36) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.1 (271) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 27.6 (20) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.5 (243) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.4% (155) | ||||
| FT%: | 73.1% (274) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.8% (304) | ||||
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