95-76 against the Broncos, as they fight for the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament and to quell talk about being on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Nembhard had 12 points to go with his 15 assists.

The result gives Gonzaga (22-8, 13-4) a two-game cushion on Santa Clara (19-11, 11-6) in the West Coast Conference standings, now guaranteeing the Zags won’t finish any worse than third place. It was ...

The 18-year-old’s emergence was arguably the most important — and easily most unexpected — development of Gonzaga’s 95-76 win over Santa ... boards and forced Bronco turnovers.