DePaul University Athletics
Men's Basketball Wins Rosemont Opener
11/27/2008 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
DePaul 71, Detroit 62
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Dar Tucker scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to lead DePaul to a 71-62 win over Detroit on Wednesday night.
Tucker kept DePaul (3-0) ahead by scoring 10 straight points during a stretch in the second half.
With DePaul leading 48-44, Tucker hit a 3-pointer to start a 7-0 run. After Matija Poscic's free throw, Mac Koshwal had a three-point play to give the Blue Demons a 55-44 lead with 6:07 left.
Koshwal finished with 18 points and nine rebounds. He led DePaul with 11 points in the first half, and the Blue Demons led 27-25 at halftime.
DePaul raised its field-goal shooting after the break, rising to 61 percent from 32 percent in the first half.
Xavier Keeling and Donavan Foster each led Detroit (1-3) with 15 points.
Notable
- DePaul is 23-6 all-time in the Rosemont openers and has won 10 of its last 11.
- The win, snapped a three game Allstate Arena loosing streak. The last Blue Demon win in Rosemont, came on Feb. 9, 2008 against South Florida, 69-61.
- DePaul is 3-0 for the first time since 2003-04.
- With 22 points, Dar Tucker led the Blue Demons for the second time in the young season. The sophomore has led the Blue Demons in scoring 11 times in his career.
- Dating back to last season, Tucker has scored 20+ points in four of his last six games. This season, Tucker has scored 20+ against Albany (23) and tonight. It is Tucker’s 23rd career game in double-figures.
- Matija Poscic posted a career-high nine rebounds.
Quoteable
“I was happy with the way we played tonight since this was the first time we’ve been on this floor this season. Dar and Mac really stepped up and I thought Matija brought a lot of energy and it showed in his stats.” DePaul head coach Jerry Wainwright.
Series Notes
DePaul is 28-7 all-time against Detroit. DePaul has won 16 of its last 18 meetings including the last three.
Up Next
DePaul hosts Indiana State on Saturday in Rosemont. Game time is 1 p.m. (CST).