Ross leads Pepperdine over Santa Clara 78-70 in WCC tourney
PARADISE, Nev. (AP) — Colbey Ross had 25 points and 12 assists as Pepperdine topped Santa Clara 78-70 in the West Coast Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Saturday night.
Kessler Edwards added 21 points for the Waves.
Pepperdine plays No. 2 seed BYU in Monday's semifinals.
Ross converted all 12 of his free throw attempts. Edwards also had 11 rebounds.
Jan Zidek had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Pepperdine (12-11). Jade’ Smith added 11 points.
Guglielmo Caruso had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Broncos (12-8). Josip Vrankic added 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jalen Williams had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
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