Santa Clara opens season with an 89-70 win over Towson

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brad Longcor III scored 18 points as Santa Clara opened its season Monday with an 89-70 victory over Towson.Longcor shot 5 for 9 from the field, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and 5 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Broncos. Aleksandar Gavalyugov shot 6 for 12 from the field, including 4 for 9 from beyond the arc, to add 17 points. David Castillo shot 3 for 8 from 3-point range and 5 for 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.Jaquan Womack finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds and two steals for the Tigers. Zion Stanford added 15 points for Towson. Jon Barton finished with 10 points.Santa Clara took the lead with 18:29 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Gavalyugov led Santa Clara in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put the Broncos up 43-35 at the break. Santa Clara extended its lead to 63-45 during the second half, fueled by a 10-0 scoring run. Castillo scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as Santa Clara closed out the win.Up nextSanta Clara hosts Milwaukee on Wednesday, and Towson visits Utah on Thursday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.