Elijah Mahi scored 18 points and Christian Hammond added 15 to lead Santa Clara to an 87-68 rout of Xavier Monday night in Cincinnati.

Reserve Allen Graves had a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for the Broncos (3-0) of the West Coast Conference, who never trailed and blew open the game late in the first half against their Big East opponent.

Roddie Anderson led all scorers with 29 points and Tre Carroll contributed 21 to lead Xavier (2-1), which lost for the first time this season and finished its season-opening three-game homestand with two wins.

Santa Clara dominated Xavier inside, outscoring the Musketeers, 52-22, in the paint. Ranked 19th nationally in rebounding in the early stages of the season, the Broncos continued to pound the glass Monday, winning the b

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