Blue Demons Welcome Cal to Rosemont Saturday

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DePaul (7-5) hosts Cal (8-3)

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Allstate Arena (18,500)

Rosemont, Ill. - 1:00 p.m. (CST)

The Records

DePaul is 7-5 after beating UC Irvine, 65-53, on Wednesday at the Allstate Arena. Cal is 8-3 after beating Furman, 84-50, on Tuesday in Berkeley, Calif.

The Series

The two teams have split the previous four meetings. DePaul won last season, 68-65, on December 21 in Oakland at the Pete Newell Challenge. The Golden Bears won the last meeting, 58-57, in Rosemont in the second round of the NIT on March 16, 1999. Current streak: DePaul won 1.

The Last Meeting

Draelon Burns scored four points in the final 2:35 and DePaul posted a 68-65 victory in the Pete Newell Challenge when Cal’s Leon Powe missed two free throws with 2.8 seconds left in a two-point game. Sammy Mejia led the Blue Demons with 20 points while Ayinde Ubaka had 16 for Cal.

The Coaches

Jerry Wainwright is in his second season at DePaul and his 13th as a head coach. He is 205-164 overall and 19-20 with the Blue Demons. Wainwright is 1-0 against the Golden Bears. Ben Braun is in his 30th season as a head coach and his 11th at Cal. He is 527-359 overall and 194-124 with the Golden Bears. Braun is 1-2 against the Blue Demons.

Television

Today's game will be televised by Comcast SportsNet (shown on tape delay in Chicago at 4:30 p.m.) with Barry Tompkins (play-by-play) and Don Belluomini (color commentary) doing the announcing.

Radio

Today's game will be on WSCR (670 AM) in Chicago with Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and Laurence Holmes (color commentary) announcing. Dave Corzine will not be able to do the game due to illness.

Up Next

DePaul hosts Northwestern State, Dec. 29

Cal at Arizona, Dec. 28

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