DePaul University Athletics
Regular Season Finale Set For Saturday
3/7/2003 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
DePaul (15-11, 7-8) hosts Houston (8-18, 6-9)
Saturday, March 8, 2003
Allstate Arena (17,500)
Rosemont, Ill. - 1:00 p.m. (CST)
Records
DePaul is 15-11 overall and 7-8 in Conference USA after beating #15 Louisville 79-76 in overtime on Wednesday at the Allstate Arena. Houston is 8-18 overall and 6-9 in C-USA after losing 71-56 to #18 Memphis on Thursday in Houston.
Polls
Neither team is mentioned in either the Associated Press or ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls.
Series
DePaul leads the all-time series 7-4 and has won three straight, including the last meeting, a 90-78 win on February 7, 2001 at the Allstate Arena. Houston's last win in the series came on January 24, 1998 (65-59) at Hofheinz Pavilion.
Coaches
DePaul's Dave Leitao is in his first season with the Blue Demons and is 15-11. Leitao is 37-46 in three seasons as a head coach and has never faced Houston. Ray McCallum is in his third season at Houston and his 10th as a head coach. He is 161-129 overall and 35-53 with the Cougars. He is 0-1 against the Blue Demons.
Television
There is no live television of today's game in Chicago.
Radio
Today's game is being broadcast on WSCR (670 AM) in Chicago with Ron Gleason (play-by-play) and former DePaul great Dave Corzine (color commentary) mikeside.
