Santa Clara will look to remain unbeaten and top Ohio State in men’s basketball for the first time in 40 years when the teams meet Saturday in the final of the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Fla. The Broncos (6-0) earned their shot at the championship with an 88-82 triumph over Oregon in Friday’s second semifinal. Arizona transfer Adama Bal had a career-high 25 points in the win. Earlier, the Buckeyes (4-1) got 29 points from Bruce Thornton in a 92-81 triumph over 17th-ranked Alabama. Santa Clara and Ohio State will be meeting for just the third time. The Broncos got the better of a December 1983 home matchup, 71-69, before the Buckeyes got revenge with an 88-41 shellacking in December 2001 in Columbus, Ohio. Santa Clara, which barely got by Southeastern Louisiana 65-63 in its on-campus tournament opener, has opened 6-0 for the second time in the last four…
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