Blue Demons To Meet St. Joseph's On Saturday
12/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
DePaul (5-1)
at
St. Joseph's (6-0)
Saturday, December 21, 2002
The Palestra (8,700) - Philadelphia, Pa. - 3:30 p.m. (CST)
Records
DePaul is 5-1 after beating Florida International 72-57 on Wednesday at the Allstate Arena. St. Joseph's is 6-0 after beating Delaware 77-59 on December 9.
Polls
St. Joseph's is receiving votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. DePaul is not mentioned in the Associated Press poll. Neither team is mentioned in the USA Today Top 25 poll.
Series
DePaul leads the all-time series 9-5 and won the last meeting 80-76 on December 17, 2000 at the Allstate Arena. The Blue Demons dropped their last meeting with the Hawks in Philadelphia - 71-56 on December 16, 1996 at The Palestra.
Coaches
DePaul's Dave Leitao is in his first season with the Blue Demons and is 4-1. Dave is 27-36 in three seasons as a head coach and has never faced St. Joseph's. Phil Martelli is in his ninth season as a head coach, all at St. Joseph's. He is 132-90, including a 1-2 record against the Blue Demons.
Television
Today's game will be televised by Comcast and shown in Chicago on Fox Sports Chicago. The game announcers will be Neil Hartman and John Nash.
Radio
There is no live radio of today's game in Chicago.