Spartans Gear Up For South Bay Showdown Against Santa ClaraSpartans Gear Up For South Bay Showdown Against Santa Clara

Spartans Gear Up For South Bay Showdown Against Santa Clara

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San José State men's basketball team (6-6, 0-0 MW) will host Santa Clara (8-4, 0-0 WCC) on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in a game presented by Habbas Law. Watch the contest on NBC Sports Bay Area, Stadium and the Mountain West Network or listen on KTRB 860 AM. Click here to purchase tickets.

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  • The Spartans are coming off their first home loss of the season, an 86-75 defeat to Montana on Sunday afternoon.
  • Six Spartans scored in double figures in the game including Myron (MJ) Amey Jr., Tibet Görener, Latrell Davis, Alvaro Cardenas, William Humer and Diogo (DJ) Seixas.
  • Görener made three 3-pointers and moved into fourth all-time for most career 3-pointers made by a Spartan. With 135 career made threes, he is only three away from tying Adrian Oliver (2009-11) for third.
  • Cardenas has registered double-doubles in two of the three most recent games, tallying 22 points and 10 rebounds at North Dakota State on Dec. 4 and 16 points and 10 assists versus New Orleans on Dec. 9.
  • Cardenas has dished out 265 assists in his two-plus years at San José State. The junior guard is one assist away from tying D.J. Brown (2012-14) and Ricky Berry (1986-88) for ninth for most assists in SJSU history.
  • Trey Anderson ranks fourth in school history in 3-point percentage (among players who have played in at least 50 games and averaged one or more three-point attempts per game). His career mark from beyond the arc is 42.1 percent, connecting on 106 of 252 attempts. 
  • The Spartans lead the Mountain West Conference in 3-pointers made per game at 8.83.
  • The Spartans have started the 2023-24 season by scoring 40 or more points in 10 of the 24 halves. The second half of the most recent game against Montana was the first time since Dec. 4 in which they did not produce 40 or more points in a half.
  • The Spartans are 4-1 inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center in 2023-24.

VS. SANTA CLARA

  • The Santa Clara Broncos are 8-4 this season and are coming off a 69-61 win over Washington State on Saturday.
  • The Broncos are 0-2 against the Mountain West this season with losses to New Mexico and Utah State.
  • The Spartans are 32-82 all-time against the Broncos.
  • In the 2022-23 season, the Spartans defeated the Broncos in Santa Clara, 75-64.

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