Ross leads Pepperdine over Santa Clara 78-70 in WCC tourney

<p>PARADISE, Nev. &mdash; Colbey Ross had 25 points and 12 assists as Pepperdine topped Santa Clara 78-70 in the West Coast Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Saturday night. </p>
<p>Kessler Edwards added 21 points for the Waves.</p>
<p>Pepperdine plays No. 2 seed BYU in Monday’s semifinals. </p>
<p>Ross converted all 12 of his free throw attempts. Edwards also had 11 rebounds.</p>
<p>Jan Zidek had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Pepperdine (12-11). Jade’ Smith added 11 points.</p>
<p>Guglielmo Caruso had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Broncos (12-8). Josip Vrankic added 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jalen Williams had 13 points and 10 rebounds.</p>
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