DePaul University Athletics
Blue Demons Put Winning Streak On The Line
1/23/2004 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
DePaul (10-6, 3-2) at Marquette (11-5, 2-3)
Saturday, January 24, 2004
Bradley Center (19,150)
Milwaukee, Wis. - 11:00 a.m. (CST)
Records
DePaul is 10-6 overall and 3-2 in Conference USA after beating TCU 61-54 on Tuesday in Ft. Worth, Texas. Marquette is 11-5 and 2-3 after falling to Charlotte 84-76 on Tuesday in Charlotte.
Polls
Marquette is receiving votes in both the Associated Press and the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls. DePaul is not mentioned in either poll.
Series
Marquette leads the all-time series 57-40. The Golden Eagles have won the last six meetings including both last season (72-51 on January 25 at the Bradley Center and 73-60 on February 12 at the Allstate Arena). The last DePaul win in the series came on February 16, 2000 by a score of 55-35 at the Bradley Center.
Coaches
DePaul’s Dave Leitao is in his second season with the Blue Demons and is 26-19. Leitao is 48-54 in four seasons as a head coach and is 0-2 against the Golden Eagles. Tom Crean is in his fifth season as a head coach, all at Marquette. Crean is 94-46 and 7-1 against the Blue Demons.
Television
This morning's game will be televised on ESPN+ (WCIU Ch. 26 in Chicago) with Lou Canellis (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (color commentary) handling the announcing chores.
Radio
This morning's game will be broadcast on WSCR (670 AM) in Chicago with Ron Gleason (play-by-play) and former DePaul star Dave Corzine (color commentary) handling the announcing chores.
