WCC men’s basketball: Gonzaga knocks off Santa Clara 94-86 to take over first place
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SANTA CLARA — Fans filled Leavey Center to capacity for Santa Clara’s biggest game in years on Saturday night, but Gonzaga spoiled the party. The 12th-ranked Zags held off the Broncos 94-86 to snap Santa Clara’s nine-game win streak and retake the top spot in the West Coast Conference. Santa Clara, off to its best start in a season since 1969-70, led by as many as eight points in the first half. But Gonzaga, in its final season in the WCC before joining the rebuilt Pac-12, controlled the second...