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Xavier out to display more toughness when DePaul comes calling
Xavier and DePaul both hope to generate some momentum going into February when they battle Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati.,Xavier (11-10, 3-7 Big East) is on a three-game losing streak entering Saturday, including an 86-68 drubbing at Seton Hall Wednesday night.,It has been an up-and-down season f...
Malik Mack, Georgetown top DePaul to avenge defeat
Malik Mack delivered 16 points and seven assists to lead a balanced attack for Georgetown in a 70-61 Big East victory over DePaul on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,Vince Iwuchukwu and Julius Halaifonua contributed 11 points each, making a combined 9 of 10 shots from the floor as the Hoyas (11-10, 3-7...
Georgetown tops DePaul to avenge humiliating defeat
Malik Mack delivered 16 points and seven assists to lead a balanced attack for Georgetown in a 70-61 Big East victory over DePaul on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,Vincent Iwuchukwu and Julius Halaifonua contributed 11 points each, making a combined 9 of 10 shots from the floor as the Hoyas (11-10, 3...
DePaul's mission: Replicating home success at Georgetown
DePaul is off to its best start in Big East play since 2015, but there's still opportunity for improvement.,Namely, winning outside of Chicago.,The next step in the Blue Demons' rebuild under coach Chris Holtmann will be to earn a conference road victory. DePaul (12-8, 4-5 Big East) gets that chance...
DePaul posts best start in Big East in 11 years with win over Seton Hall
CJ Gunn posted a game-high 19 points and a career-high four blocks to pace DePaul to a 67-60 Big East victory over Seton Hall on Saturday in Chicago., ,Brandon Maclin provided 14 points and four assists off the bench as the Blue Demons (12-8, 4-5) earned a fourth consecutive Big East home win for th...
Can Seton Hall stop post-ranking freefall against DePaul?
Seton Hall earned a spot in the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in four full seasons on Jan. 12. That's the good news.,The bad news for the Pirates? They have lost all three of their games since. Seton Hall (14-5, 4-4 Big East) gets a chance to right the ship when it faces DePaul on Satur...
Butler heats up in second half to stop DePaul
Finley Bizjack scored 18 of his game-high 24 points in the second half to rally Butler to an 87-80 Big East win over DePaul on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.,Michael Ajayi, who fought off a pregame illness, finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists as the Bulldogs (12-7, 3-5 Big East)...
Butler finds something to build on, faces upstart DePaul next
Butler, who was on a four-game losing streak, had been looking for a spark to turn its season around. The Bulldogs are hoping a 77-66 road win over then-No. 25 Seton Hall on Saturday can help steer them in the right direction.,"One game at a time and I think we got DePaul on Tuesday," Butler head co...
CJ Gunn explodes for 31 as DePaul defeats Marquette
CJ Gunn spearheaded a second half dominant display to help DePaul get its first win over Marquette in nearly four years as the Blue Demons downed the Golden Eagles 80-75 on Friday night in Chicago, Ill.,Gunn finished with career-highs in points with 31 and 3-pointers as he made seven for DePaul (11-...
DePaul attempts to flip the script with Marquette
Marquette had preseason aspirations of claiming its customary place in the upper part of the Big East, while DePaul planned to claw its way out of the conference's basement.,Only one team is enjoying success in this regard. In fact, as these longtime rivals prepare to meet Friday night in Chicago, t...
No. 4 UConn extends win streak to 12 with victory over DePaul
Make it a dozen wins in a row for fourth-ranked UConn, which got 16 points and seven rebounds from Braylon Mullins in a 72-60 Big East victory over DePaul on Saturday afternoon in Hartford, Conn.,Alex Karaban contributed 15 points and Silas Demary Jr. 14 as the Huskies (16-1, 6-0) improved to 9-1 at...
No. 4 UConn rides momentum into rematch vs. DePaul
Fourth-ranked UConn has shown that it can respond to adversity this season.,Case in point: the Huskies (15-1, 5-0 Big East) rallied from a 13-point deficit to record a 103-98 overtime win over Providence on Wednesday.,Fresh off that spirited victory, UConn carries an 11-game winning streak into Satu...
DePaul takes down Georgetown in defensive battle
Reserve Brandon Maclin had 13 points and 11 rebounds and DePaul took advantage of Georgetown's 1-of-23 second-half shooting performance to win 56-50 on Tuesday night in Big East play at Chicago. ,NJ Benson pulled down 16 rebounds to go along with nine points for the Blue Demons (10-6, 2-3), who shot...
DePaul aims to recapture last season's dominance of Georgetown
DePaul has struggled to win consistently throughout its tenure in the Big East.,However, that hasn't been the case against Georgetown of late.,Looking to build on their first league win of the season, the Blue Demons eye a fourth consecutive victory over the visiting Hoyas on Tuesday night in Chicag...
CJ Gunn helps DePaul dispatch Xavier
CJ Gunn scored 22 points and Layden Blocker added 18 to lift DePaul to an 86-77 victory against Xavier on Saturday in Chicago.,DePaul (9-6, 1-3 Big East) picked up its first conference win of the season despite being outscored in the paint and committing more turnovers than the Musketeers (9-6, 1-3)...
DePaul aims to climb out of hole while facing Xavier
Lengthy losing streaks to begin conference play have been the norm for DePaul in recent seasons.,The Blue Demons will try to keep from falling deeper into a Big East hole Saturday when they face Xavier in Chicago.,DePaul (8-6, 0-3 Big East) lost its first seven league games last season, its first un...
Villanova's impact frosh Acaden Lewis presents challenge for DePaul
Kentucky's loss certainly has been Villanova's gain.,Freshman point guard Acaden Lewis committed to Kentucky early in his senior year, but decommitted in April in search of someplace new. That place happened to be at Villanova with new coach Kevin Williard, who recruited the Washington, D.C. native ...
No. 5 UConn grapples with pesky DePaul, pulls away in second half
Alex Karaban scored 11 of his season-high-matching 21 points in the second half, helping No. 5 UConn to a 72-54 win over DePaul in its first Big East road game of the season on Sunday afternoon in Chicago.,Karaban was 7-of-12 from the field, made three 3-pointers and added six rebounds. Tarris Reed ...
No. 5 UConn seeks to defeat DePaul for 21st straight time
After playing just one true road game during nonconference play, No. 5 UConn concludes the first week of Big East play with a Sunday afternoon trip to Chicago to face DePaul.,The Huskies (11-1, 1-0 Big East) rode Solo Ball's career-high 26 points to a 79-60 Tuesday win over Butler in Hartford. It wa...
No. St. John's opens Big East play with decisive win over DePaul
Dylan Darling scored a season-high 17 points and sparked decisive runs in each half for host St. John's, which beat DePaul 79-66 in the Big East opener for both schools on Tuesday night in New York.,The 17 points were the most for Darling since March 3, when he scored a career-high 34 points for Ida...