Rice 70, Santa Clara 57

Published Dec. 17, 2009 7:03 p.m. ET

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Connor Frizzelle had 16 points and three others scored in double figures for Rice in a 70-57 victory against Santa Clara on Wednesday night.

Lawrence Ghoram added 15 points, Trey Stanton 14 and Arsalan Kazemi 12 for the Owls (5-4).

Marc Trasolini led Santa Clara (6-5) with 17 points, and Robert Smith and Michael Santos scored 10 each.

The Broncos had 23 turnovers, which Rice converted into 27 points.

A 19-8 run during a six-minute stretch in the second half gave the Owls a 50-35 advantage with 9:27 remaining. Frizzelle had eight points and made two 3-point shots during the run.