OTHER GAMES

Santa Clara 82, San Francisco 67--The Broncos made seven of eight free throws and outscored the Dons, 11-2, in the final 2:14 of a West Coast Conference game at Santa Clara.

Marlon Garnett scored 21 points for Santa Clara (9-8), which moved into a four-way tie for first place in the WCC at 3-2 with Gonzaga, St. Mary’s and the Dons.

San Francisco used an 8-0 run to take a 46-44 lead with 16:19 to play. But with the score tied, 49-49, Santa Clara needed only 1:18 to score 10 unanswered points for a 59-49 lead.

The Dons (8-9) lost to Santa Clara for the fifth consecutive time despite shooting 54.2% from the field.

St. Mary’s 70, San Diego 63--The Gaels outscored the Toreros, 34-23, in the second half of a WCC game at Moraga.

David Siluvich scored 16 points and Eric Schraeder came off the bench to add 13 for St. Mary’s.

Brian Miles led the Toreros with a game-high 21 points, scoring 14 of them in the first half. Sean Flannery added 17 points, including 13 in the first half.

St. Mary’s improved to 12-5 and 3-2. San Diego is 10-7 and 2-3.

College Basketball Notes

Ryan Fletcher, a University of Cincinnati player who admitted he threw a basketball into an unruly crowd during a game at North Carolina Charlotte Tuesday night, will be left behind when the Bearcats play at USC on Sunday, Coach Bob Huggins said. A disturbance occurred immediately after the game when a section of students in the crowd of 9,105 at Halton Arena began taunting Bearcat players, then threw ice and sodas as the athletes entered a tunnel to return to their locker room. The climax came with players throwing basketballs into the stands in retaliation. Cincinnati won, 77-67.

Fletcher said the ball he threw didn’t hit anyone. “It’s unfortunate that it happened,” he said. “It’s embarrassing. It really could have been avoided. It should have been avoided. We obviously should have not retaliated for what they were doing--throwing stuff at us.” . . .

The incident prompted a formal reprimand of host North Carolina Charlotte by Conference USA. The public scolding was determined an adequate response, in part because North Carolina Charlotte was apologetic about the incident involving 49ers fans.