Men's Basketball Hosts Eastern Illinois Tuesday

Complete Game Notes

DePaul (1-0) hosts Eastern Illinois (0-0)

Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Allstate Arena

Rosemont, Ill.  - 7:30 p.m. (CST)

Records

DePaul is 1-0 after beating Bowling Green State 69-59 on Saturday at the Allstate Arena. This is the first game of the 2004-05 season for Eastern Illinois.

Polls

DePaul is receiving votes in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Polls. Eastern Illinois is not mentioned in either poll.

Series

DePaul leads the series 6-0. The last meeting came on November 23, 1996, an 84-58 Blue Demon victory at DePaul's Alumni Hall. The last time the Panthers played in Rosemont was November 26, 1994, a 96-73 Blue Demon win. DePaul has won all five meetings at home in the series.

Coaches

DePaul’s Dave Leitao is in his third season with the Blue Demons and his fifth as a head coach. He is 61-58 overall and 39-23 at DePaul. He has never faced Eastern Illinois. Rick Samuels is beginning his 25th season as a head coach, all at Eastern Illinois. He is 348-344 and 0-4 against the Blue Demons.

Television

The game will be televised by Comcast SportsNet with Eric Collins handling the play-by-play and Stacey King doing color commentary.

Radio

The game will be broadcast on WSCR (670 AM) in Chicago with Ron Gleason (play-by-play) and Dave Corzine (color commentary) mikeside.

Up Next

DePaul: hosts Northern Illinois, Saturday (Nov. 27)

EIU: hosts Evansville, Sunday (Nov. 28)

Men's Basketball Hosts Eastern Illinois Tuesday

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