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DePaul Drops Road Contest to Northwestern
12/3/2016 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
Box Score: Northwestern 80, DePaul 64 
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Playing in its first road game of the 2016-17 season, DePaul fell to Northwestern Saturday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena, 80-64. The loss snaps a three-game winning streak for the Blue Demons.
Darrick Wood led the Blue Demons with 15 points on 6-12 shooting from the field. Wood added a team-high eight rebounds and two assists. Billy Garrett Jr. and Joe Hanel also reached double-digit scores with 11 points each.
Eli Cain had two early baskets in the game and DePaul trailed by just one at the 16:07 mark in the first half. Northwestern went on a large run midway through the first half that held the Blue Demons scoreless for almost four minutes. Cain had nine points at the half and DePaul was down going into halftime.
The Blue Demons opened the second with a steal from Devin Gage. Gage was fouled on the other end and made both free throws. Northwestern sunk a three-point shot at 15:51 and that was the last field goal the Wildcats would have until the 10:17 mark.
During that span, DePaul went on a 14-3 run. Chris Harrison-Docks hit DePaul's first three pointer of the game with 10:49 left in the second half to cap that run.
Another run of 13-3 by DePaul later in the half cut the Northwestern lead to 24. The Blue Demons took the Northwestern advantage to as low as 16 before suffering the first road loss of the season. DePaul outscored the Wildcats 46-26 in the second half.
DePaul returns home in its next game against Lamar at Allstate Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The home game is set to begin at 8 p.m. CT and broadcast on FSN and UToo.
Postgame Notes
- DePaul leads the all-time series against Northwestern 20-12.
- Over the last six seasons (since start of 2010-11), DePaul is 15-3 against Chicagoland opponents (Chicago State, UIC, Loyola-Chicago, Northern Illinois and Northwestern).
- In the last 16 seasons (since the start of 2000-01), the record against locals is 29-9.
- Billy Garrett Jr. moved up one spot to 27th on DePaul's all-time scoring list, passing Ron Sobiesczcyk (1953-56).
- After Harrison-Docks made his three-point field goal in the second half, DePaul extended its streak of games with at least one three-pointer to 713 straight games.
- DePaul's 18 first half points are the fewest points in a half since the Blue Demons scored 18 versus Villanova in the second half on Jan. 31, 2015.
- The 54 Northwestern first half points are the most allowed in a half by DePaul since 55 against Ohio in the second half on Dec. 23, 2014 at the Diamond Head Classic.
- Billy Garrett Jr.'s free throws made streak of 21 ended after the senior missed a free throw in the first half.
