DePaul Visits Notre Dame Saturday
12/9/2004 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
Complete Game Notes
DePaul (4-2) at Notre Dame (4-1)
Saturday, December 11, 2004
Joyce Center (8,261)
Notre Dame, Ind. - 4:00 p.m. (CST)
Records
DePaul is 4-2 after beating IUPUI 88-67 on Monday at the Allstate Arena. Notre Dame is 4-1 after beating Indiana 55-45 on Wednesday in Bloomington.
Polls
Notre Dame is receiving votes in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Polls. DePaul is not mentioned in either poll.
Series
Notre Dame leads the series 50-41 and has won three straight. The Fighting Irish won last season (82-69) at the Allstate Arena on December 14, 2003. The last DePaul win in the series came on December 10, 1994 at the United Center. The last Blue Demons win at the Joyce Center was a 73-63 triumph on February 20, 1994.
Coaches
DePaul’s Dave Leitao is in his third season with the Blue Demons and his fifth as a head coach. He is 64-60 overall and 42-25 at DePaul. He is 0-2 against Notre Dame. Mike Brey is in his 10th season as a head coach, spending the last five at Notre Dame. He is 188-97 overall and 89-45 with the Fighting Irish. He is 3-0 against the Blue Demons.
Television
Today's game will be televised by ESPN2 with Brad Nessler (play-by-play) and Rick Majerus (color commentary) handling the announcing duties.
Radio
Today's 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: at Northwestern, Wednesday (Dec. 15)
Notre Dame: Army, Sunday (Dec. 19)