Hammond made 8 of 12 shots, including 3 of 5 from 3-point territory, scoring 18 points in the first half.
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Hammond led a Broncos team (7-1) that never trailed and opened the game on a 9-0 run. They added an 11-0 run to finish the half with a 51-27 lead, shooting 62% (18 of 29) and 67% from deep (8 of 12).
Elijah Mahi scored 13 points for Santa Clara and Brenton Knapper scored 11. Allen Graves, KJ Cochran and Thierry Darlan scored 10 each. The Broncos bench outscored the Golden Gophers bench 26-5.
Cade Tyson led the Golden Gophers (4-4) with 29 points on 8-of-16 shooting and 12-of-14 free throws. It is the eighth consecutive game in which he scored 14 points or more. He has 21 or more points in each of his last three games and came into this game as the 17th leading scorer in the country (21.4 points per game).
Isaac Asuma added 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals for Minnesota, while Langston Reynolds scored 12.
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Santa Clara: The Broncos will host Utah Tech on Wednesday.
Minnesota: The Golden Gophers host Indiana in the Big Ten opener on Wednesday.
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