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

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The Associated Press. (2026, November 3). Santa Clara opens season with an 89-70 win over Towson. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/santa-clara-opens-season-with-an-89-70-win-over-towson/article_cdea4be9-502a-52ee-898b-0c91054bf976.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-03 · by The Associated Press

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Santa Clara defeated Towson 89-70 in a college basketball game on Monday. Brad Longcor III led Santa Clara with 18 points, while Aleksandar Gavalyugov contributed 17 points and David Castillo added 14 points. For Towson, Jaquan Womack had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Zion Stanford scored 15 points. Santa Clara never trailed after taking the lead early in the first half and maintained control throughout the game.
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📰 Santa Clara Opens Season Win
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Broncos Calif. SANTA CLARA Tigers Towson

Subjects

SANTA CLARA GPE · 7× Towson ORG · 3× Broncos ORG · 2× Aleksandar Gavalyugov PERSON · 1× Brad Longcor III PERSON · 1× Calif. GPE · 1× David Castillo PERSON · 1× Jaquan Womack PERSON · 1× Longcor PERSON · 1× Tigers ORG · 1×

Narrative

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.
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2026-11-03 · Toronto Star
Santa Clara opens season with an 89-70 win over Towson · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

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