Wildcats win in overtime over Santa Clara

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The 11th-ranked Arizona Wildcats (5-0) survived a scare from winless Santa Clara (0-6) Thanksgiving night in Fullerton, California with a 75-73 overtime win to advance to a semifinal matchup Friday against Providence.

The Friars (5-0) knocked off Evansville 74-64 earlier in the day.

The Wildcats found themselves in a real barnburner against Santa Clara as everything went right for the Broncos and everything seemed to go wrong for Arizona. The Broncos trailed the Wildcats at the half, 34-27.

The Broncos never went away. Santa Clara tied the game in regulation at 65-65.

Ryan Anderson led the Wildcats with 17 points and 11 rebounds.