Men's Basketball Hosts Northern Illinois on Saturday
11/26/2004 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
Complete Game Notes
DePaul (2-0) hosts Northern Illinois (0-2)
Saturday, November 27, 2004
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, Ill. - 1:00 p.m. (CST)
Records
DePaul is 2-0 after beating Eastern Illinois 53-51 on Tuesday at the Allstate Arena. Northern Illinois is 0-2 after falling to SMS 65-63 on Wednesday in DeKalb.
Polls
DePaul is receiving votes in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Polls. Northern Illinois is not mentioned in either poll.
Series
DePaul leads the all-time series 22-4 and has won four straight. The Blue Demons won the last meeting 63-48 on November 23, 2002 – DePaul coach Dave Leitao’s first game with the Blue Demons and the opening game at Northern Illinois’ Convocation Center. The last meeting in Rosemont was a 78-67 DePaul victory on December 23, 2000 and the last Huskie victory in the series was a 70-61 triumph on January 15, 1991 in DeKalb. The Blue Demons have won all seven meetings between the two in Rosemont.
Coaches
DePaul’s Dave Leitao is in his third season with the Blue Demons and his fifth as a head coach. He is 62-58 overall and 40-23 at DePaul. He is 1-0 against Northern Illinois. Rob Judson is in his fourth season as a head coach all at Northern Illinois. He is 39-52 and 0-1 against DePaul.
Television
Today's game will be televised by Comcast SportsNet with David Kaplan handling the play-by-play and Stacey King doing color commentary.
Radio
There is no live radio in Chicago for today's game.
Up Next
DePaul: hosts Dayton, Wednesday (Dec. 1)
NIU: hosts Bradley, Wednesday (Dec. 1)