CINCINNATI (AP) Elijah Mahi's 18 points helped Santa Clara Broncos defeat Xavier Musketeers 87-68 on Monday.

Mahi shot 7 of 13 from the field and 3 for 5 from the line for the Broncos (3-0). Christian Hammond scored 15 points and Allen Graves added 10 points off the bench.

Roddie Anderson III finished with 29 points and two steals for the Musketeers (2-1). Xavier also got 21 points from Tre Carroll.

Santa Clara took the lead with 18:19 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Hammond led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 39-20 at the break. Santa Clara closed out the victory over Xavier in the final half, while Mahi led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.

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