DePaul Blows Past Western Carolina
12/31/2002 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
ROSEMONT, Ill. – DePaul had four players in double figures and used a 23-5 run to ease past Western Carolina 82-62 on Tuesday at the Allstate Arena.
DePaul improved to 7-2 overall while the Catamounts, who played without leading scorer Kevin Martin, dropped to 3-7.
Western Carolina hung with DePaul for the game’s first eight minutes and led 9-8 with 12:38 remaining in the first half before the Blue Demons blew the game wide open with a 23-5 run and cruised to a 39-18 halftime lead.
The second half was all DePaul as the lead grew to as much as 35 at 60-25 with 12:08 remaining before the Blue Demons opened the bench.
Quemont Greer, Sam Hoskin and Joe Tulley each had 17 points for the Blue Demons while Delonte Holland added 11. Western Carolina got a career-high 23 points from L.T. Lockett.
The Blue Demons will be in action again on Thursday when Loyola-Chicago comes to the Allstate Arena at 7:30 p.m.