DePaul Closes Diamond Head Classic Against Loyola Marymount
12/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
Dec. 24, 2014
HONOLULU - DePaul concludes the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic with a Thursday game against Loyola Marymount. The Blue Demons and Lions are both looking for their first wins in Honolulu with DePaul falling to Colorado and Ohio while Loyola Marymount dropped games against Wichita State and Nebraska.
The Christmas Day game will be televised on ESPN3 with Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Cory Alexander (analyst) handling the television duties. Live stats can be found on GameTracker at www.depaulbluedemons.com while in-game scoring updates and notes can be followed at www.twitter.com/depaulsid.
DePaul stands at 6-6 this season while Loyola Marymount enters the game with a 3-8 record. Head coach Oliver Purnell is in his fifth season at DePaul and his 27th as a head coach at the collegiate level. Loyola Marymount is led by Mike Dunlap who is in his first season leading the Lions. Thursday's game is the eighth meeting between the two programs.
Following the Loyola Marymount game, DePaul opens the BIG EAST schedule against Marquette on New Year's Eve. The Blue Demons and Golden Eagles meet for the 115th time. Start time is 4 p.m. CT at Allstate Arena on FOX Sports 1 and WSCR 670 AM.
DePaul in Hawaii: The Blue Demons are making their first appearance in the Diamond Head Classic after playing in the Maui Invitational four times. DePaul competed in the Maui Invitational in 1988, 1992, 1997 and 2006. In the 2006 event, DePaul lost to Kentucky, defeated Chaminade and lost to Purdue.
Noting the Blue Demons: The men's basketball program is 1,413-928 (.604) all-time... the 81-70 win over Florida Atlantic on Dec. 12, 2013 was win No. 1,400 since start of 1923-24 season... the Blue Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 656 straight games... DePaul's last game without a three was Feb. 16, 1993 against UAB at Allstate Arena... the Blue Demons are 328-162 (.669) all-time at Allstate Arena... DePaul is 9-1 (.900) all-time in games at McGrath-Phillips Arena... in Oliver Purnell's five seasons at DePaul, the Blue Demons are 13-1 against Chicagoland opponents (Chicago State, UIC, Loyola-Chicago, Northern Illinois, Northwestern)... DePaul posted a 3-0 record this season with wins over UIC, Northern Illinois and Chicago State... in the Purnell era, the Blue Demons are 25-4 (4-0 in 2014-15/6-1 in 2013-14) when scoring 80 or more points... DePaul's 2014-15 roster includes nine players from the Chicagoland area.
The Opponent: Loyola Marymount is 3-8 following a 50-42 overtime loss to Nebraksa on Tuesday... the Lions opened the tournament with an 80-53 defeat against Wichita State... the Lions have dropped six straight games... Evan Payne leads the team with 19.7 points per game and is the only player averaging in double-figures... he accounts for nearly 32 percent of the scoring for Loyola Marymount this season... head coach Mike Dunlap is in his first season at Loyola Marymount... DePaul head coach Oliver Purnell is facing Loyola Marymount for the first time.
The Series: Thursday is the eighth all-time meeting between the two programs... DePaul leads the series, 5-2... the Blue Demons won the last meeting, 71-70, at Loyola Marymount on Jan. 2, 1993... some of the highest-scoring games in DePaul history features LMU... DePaul won, 115-111, on Dec. 23, 1988 and 122-108 on Jan. 14, 1989... the Blue Demons also tallied a 125-93 victory on Jan. 5, 1992.
Against the West Coast Conference: DePaul is 32-10 all-time against the current membership of the West Coast Conference... the Blue Demons have played five of the WCC programs at least five times.
It Could Happen: A win snaps a five-game losing streak... Tommy Hamilton IV is playing in his 45th career game... Durrell McDonald needs three assists for 100 in his career.
Trendy: After going 12-for-24 from the free throw line in the season opener, DePaul is 199-of-262 (.760) in the last 11 games... the Milwaukee game on Dec. 7 featured a team effort of 21-for-23 (.913) that included 11-of-11 from Billy Garrett Jr. and 7-for-7 from Tommy Hamilton IV... the Blue Demons pulled off an almost identical performance against Colorado by combining to go 20-for-22 (.909) from the line... Garrett duplicated the 11-of-11 performance against Colorado at the Diamond Head Classic.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 99-78 loss against Ohio on Dec. 23:
- DePaul had at least four players in double-figures for the eighth time in 12 games this season.
- The 99 points allowed are the most since a 99-78 loss at Connecticut on Jan. 8, 2013.
- Jamee Crockett took sole possession of 19th place on DePaul's all-time three-point field goal list... the senior has 93 three's.
- Billy Garrett Jr. made 21 straight free throws before missing at the end of the first half.
- Darrick Wood posted his first career game in double-figures.
- DePaul leads the series, 6-3... the Blue Demons are 79-35 against the current line-up of Mid-American Conference programs.
On Deck: DePaul hosts Marquette in the BIG EAST opener on Dec. 31... the game is the 115th in the series... the Golden Eagles hold a 70-44 advantage in the series... Marquette has won the last six meetings and nine of the last 10... the Golden Eagles are 7-4 and host Morgan State on Dec. 28 before the short trip to Rosemont... the game will be televised on FOX Sports 1 and on the radio at WSCR 670 AM.
DePaul vs. Loyola Marymount
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic
Thursday, Dec. 25 | 8:30 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m. CT
Online Video/App: ESPN3/WatchESPN
Game Notes: DePaul 
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| Loyola MarymountHONOLULU - DePaul concludes the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic with a Thursday game against Loyola Marymount. The Blue Demons and Lions are both looking for their first wins in Honolulu with DePaul falling to Colorado and Ohio while Loyola Marymount dropped games against Wichita State and Nebraska.
The Christmas Day game will be televised on ESPN3 with Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Cory Alexander (analyst) handling the television duties. Live stats can be found on GameTracker at www.depaulbluedemons.com while in-game scoring updates and notes can be followed at www.twitter.com/depaulsid.
DePaul stands at 6-6 this season while Loyola Marymount enters the game with a 3-8 record. Head coach Oliver Purnell is in his fifth season at DePaul and his 27th as a head coach at the collegiate level. Loyola Marymount is led by Mike Dunlap who is in his first season leading the Lions. Thursday's game is the eighth meeting between the two programs.
Following the Loyola Marymount game, DePaul opens the BIG EAST schedule against Marquette on New Year's Eve. The Blue Demons and Golden Eagles meet for the 115th time. Start time is 4 p.m. CT at Allstate Arena on FOX Sports 1 and WSCR 670 AM.
DePaul in Hawaii: The Blue Demons are making their first appearance in the Diamond Head Classic after playing in the Maui Invitational four times. DePaul competed in the Maui Invitational in 1988, 1992, 1997 and 2006. In the 2006 event, DePaul lost to Kentucky, defeated Chaminade and lost to Purdue.
Noting the Blue Demons: The men's basketball program is 1,413-928 (.604) all-time... the 81-70 win over Florida Atlantic on Dec. 12, 2013 was win No. 1,400 since start of 1923-24 season... the Blue Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 656 straight games... DePaul's last game without a three was Feb. 16, 1993 against UAB at Allstate Arena... the Blue Demons are 328-162 (.669) all-time at Allstate Arena... DePaul is 9-1 (.900) all-time in games at McGrath-Phillips Arena... in Oliver Purnell's five seasons at DePaul, the Blue Demons are 13-1 against Chicagoland opponents (Chicago State, UIC, Loyola-Chicago, Northern Illinois, Northwestern)... DePaul posted a 3-0 record this season with wins over UIC, Northern Illinois and Chicago State... in the Purnell era, the Blue Demons are 25-4 (4-0 in 2014-15/6-1 in 2013-14) when scoring 80 or more points... DePaul's 2014-15 roster includes nine players from the Chicagoland area.
The Opponent: Loyola Marymount is 3-8 following a 50-42 overtime loss to Nebraksa on Tuesday... the Lions opened the tournament with an 80-53 defeat against Wichita State... the Lions have dropped six straight games... Evan Payne leads the team with 19.7 points per game and is the only player averaging in double-figures... he accounts for nearly 32 percent of the scoring for Loyola Marymount this season... head coach Mike Dunlap is in his first season at Loyola Marymount... DePaul head coach Oliver Purnell is facing Loyola Marymount for the first time.
The Series: Thursday is the eighth all-time meeting between the two programs... DePaul leads the series, 5-2... the Blue Demons won the last meeting, 71-70, at Loyola Marymount on Jan. 2, 1993... some of the highest-scoring games in DePaul history features LMU... DePaul won, 115-111, on Dec. 23, 1988 and 122-108 on Jan. 14, 1989... the Blue Demons also tallied a 125-93 victory on Jan. 5, 1992.
Against the West Coast Conference: DePaul is 32-10 all-time against the current membership of the West Coast Conference... the Blue Demons have played five of the WCC programs at least five times.
It Could Happen: A win snaps a five-game losing streak... Tommy Hamilton IV is playing in his 45th career game... Durrell McDonald needs three assists for 100 in his career.
Trendy: After going 12-for-24 from the free throw line in the season opener, DePaul is 199-of-262 (.760) in the last 11 games... the Milwaukee game on Dec. 7 featured a team effort of 21-for-23 (.913) that included 11-of-11 from Billy Garrett Jr. and 7-for-7 from Tommy Hamilton IV... the Blue Demons pulled off an almost identical performance against Colorado by combining to go 20-for-22 (.909) from the line... Garrett duplicated the 11-of-11 performance against Colorado at the Diamond Head Classic.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 99-78 loss against Ohio on Dec. 23:
- DePaul had at least four players in double-figures for the eighth time in 12 games this season.
- The 99 points allowed are the most since a 99-78 loss at Connecticut on Jan. 8, 2013.
- Jamee Crockett took sole possession of 19th place on DePaul's all-time three-point field goal list... the senior has 93 three's.
- Billy Garrett Jr. made 21 straight free throws before missing at the end of the first half.
- Darrick Wood posted his first career game in double-figures.
- DePaul leads the series, 6-3... the Blue Demons are 79-35 against the current line-up of Mid-American Conference programs.
On Deck: DePaul hosts Marquette in the BIG EAST opener on Dec. 31... the game is the 115th in the series... the Golden Eagles hold a 70-44 advantage in the series... Marquette has won the last six meetings and nine of the last 10... the Golden Eagles are 7-4 and host Morgan State on Dec. 28 before the short trip to Rosemont... the game will be televised on FOX Sports 1 and on the radio at WSCR 670 AM.
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