Santa Clara rallies past North Texas, stays unbeaten at 4-0

Undefeated Santa Clara rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat North Texas 76-71 on the road, improving to 4-0. Thierry Darlan led the Broncos with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Chris Tadjo scored 14 and David Castillo added 13; Santa Clara took the lead on Darlan’s late layup and held on with clutch free throws. North Texas, now 2-1, was led by Ousmane Ndour’s 18 points. In other games noted, No. 21 USC beat California 77-65, led by Alijah Arenas’ 19 points and Rodney Rice’s 18.