Blue Demons Host Florida International On Wednesday
12/16/2002 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
DePaul (4-1)
hosts
Florida International (4-4)
Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Allstate Arena (17,500)
Rosemont, Ill. - 7:30 p.m. (CST)
Records
DePaul is 4-1 after falling to 10th-ranked Notre Dame 102-71 on Saturday in South Bend, Ind. Florida International is 4-4 after losing 67-62 at Massachusetts on Saturday night.
Polls
Neither team is mentioned in either the Associated Press or USA Today Top 25 polls.
Series
DePaul leads the all-time series 2-0. The Blue Demons won the last meeting, a 117-65 victory on November 29, 1990 at the Allstate Arena. DePaul won the first meeting 91-67 on December 30, 1989 in Miami.
Coaches
DePaul’s Dave Leitao is in his first season with the Blue Demons and is 4-1. Dave is 26-36 in three seasons as a head coach and 1-1 against Florida International. Donnie Marsh is in his third season with the Golden Panthers and his eighth overall. He is 98-99 overall and 22-45 at FIU. He has never faced the Blue Demons.
Television
There is no live television of tonight's game.
Radio
WSCR (670 AM) will broadcast tonight's game with Ron Gleason (play-by-play) and former DePaul star Dave Corzine (color commentary) mikeside.