Elijah Mahi, Jake Ensminger help Santa Clara hold off New Mexico 90-85

Elijah Mahi, Jake Ensminger help Santa Clara hold off New Mexico 90-85

Elijah Mahi scored 26 points to lead the Santa Clara Broncos and Jake Ensminger secured the victory with a 3-pointer with 31 seconds remaining as the Broncos defeated the New Mexico Lobos 90-85

Santa Clara Holds Off New Mexico, Improves to 5-0 in Thriller

Main Story Santa Clara survived a late New Mexico rally to win 90-85 and remain undefeated at 5-0. The Broncos built a 23-point lead, then fell behind late before Jake Ensminger’s go-ahead 3-pointer with 29.9 seconds left helped secure the win. By the Numbers Elijah Mahi scored 26 points and made 6 3-pointers. Santa Clara hit 17 3-pointers, including 12 in the first half. Sash Gavalyugov scored 19 points; Fedor Zugic added 15 and Brad Longcor II…

Broncos Hold off New Mexico to Improve to 5-0 - Santa Clara University

SANTA CLARA, Calif.  - In a battle of undefeated preseason conference favorites, Santa Clara held on for a key 90-85 victory over New Mexico inside the Leavey Center. The Broncos led by as much as 23 in the game before the Lobos stormed back to take a late one-point advantage. Graduate student Jake Ensminger gave SCU the lead for good on a 3-pointer from the top of the key and the Broncos closed the door with late free throws to improve to 5-0 o…