DePaul University Athletics
Men's Basketball Travels to Northwestern on Saturday
12/5/2008 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
DePaul (4-1) at Northwestern (5-1)
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, Ill. 2:30 p.m. (CST)
The Records
DePaul is 4-1 after losing to California, 77-67, on Wednesday in Berkeley, Calif. Northwestern is 5-1 after beating Florida State, 73-59, on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.
The Series
DePaul leads the all-time series 19-9. The Blue Demons won the last meeting, 54-53, on November 17, 2007 at the Allstate Arena. Northwestern won the last meeting in Evanston, 49-39, on November 14, 2006. The teams have split the last five meetings with each team winning at home. Current streak: DePaul - 1.
The Last Meeting
Draelon Burns hit a leaner with 6.4 seconds to play and Karron Clarke blocked a last-second shot attempt as the Blue Demons beat Northwestern, 54-53, on November 17, 2007 at the Allstate Arena. Will Walker led DePaul with 13 points while Northwestern's Michael Thompson had a game-high 24.
The Coaches
Jerry Wainwright is in his 15th season as a collegiate head coach and his fourth at DePaul. He is 233-193 overall and 47-49 with the Blue Demons. Wainwright is 2-1 against the Wildcats. Bill Carmody is in his 13th season as a head coach and his ninth at Northwestern. He is 200-161 overall and 108-136 with the Wildcats. Carmody is 2-4 against the Blue Demons.
Television
Today's game will be televised by the Big Ten Network with Craig Coshun (play-by-play), Shon Morris (color commentary) and Ann Kreiter (sideline) announcing.
Radio
There will be no DePaul radio broadcast of today's game. The contest will be broadcast on WGN (720 AM) in Chicago.
Up Next
DePaul: host Morgan State, Dec. 10
Northwestern: host UMKC, Dec. 15