DePaul University Athletics
Saturday, January 12
Queens, N.Y.
5:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
at
St. John's
Blue Demons and Red Storm Meet Saturday in Queens
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DePaul and St. John's set for 6 p.m. ET start on CBS Sports Network
CHICAGO - DePaul travels to Carnesecca Arena for a Saturday evening BIG EAST game against the St. John's Red Storm. Start time on between the Blue Demons and Red Storm is set for 6 p.m. ET as DePaul looks for its second straight conference win.
Saturday's game will be televised on CBS Sports Network with Tom McCarthy (play-by-play) and Jim Spanarkel (analyst) handling the television duties. DePaul's radio tandem of Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and Dave Corzine (analyst) can be heard on WIND 560 AM as well as online on DePaul All-Access at www.depaulbluedemons.com. Live stats can also be found at www.depaulbluedemons.com while in-game scoring updates can be followed on Twitter at @DePaulHoops.
St. John's - ranked No. 24 in this week's AP poll and No. 23 in the Coaches Top 25 - is 14-2 overall this season and 2-2 in BIG EAST play. The Red Storm enters Saturday's contest following a 76-71 loss at Villanova on Tuesday. The Blue Demons are 9-5 and 1-2 in the BIG EAST after the 75-74 win against Seton Hall on Sunday. DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is in his seventh season at DePaul and his fourth since returning to the program after leading the Blue Demons three postseasons in three years from 2002-05. Overall, the 2018-19 campaign is Leitao's 13th as a head coach at the collegiate level. St. John's is led by Chris Mullin who is in his fourth season leading the Red Storm and fourth season overall as a head coach at the collegiate level.
Blue Demons vs. Top 25: St. John's is DePaul's first ranked opponent of the season and the first since a 65-62 loss against No. 3/4 Xavier on March 3, 2018. A year ago, the Blue Demons played seven ranked opponents that included five games with the opponent ranked in the top five nationally. DePaul's last win over a ranked opponent was a 77-70 victory against No. 11/11 Providence on Feb. 2, 2016 at Allstate Arena. The last road win against a ranked opponent was a 64-60 win at No. 24/24 Seton Hall on Jan. 22, 2015.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 75-74 win against Seton Hall on Jan. 6:
Trendy: DePaul is 8-1 combined on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, but 1-4 on Saturday and Sunday... the Blue Demons are ranked third in the BIG EAST in both field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense... interestingly, St. John's is second in both categories among the league's 10 programs... Jaylen Butz is shooting .678 (40-59) from the field over the last 12 games... Eli Cain has scored in double figures in nine of the last 11 games with a nine-point game... Devin Gage is averaging 10.4 points, 4.2 assists and 4.0 rebounds over the last nine games... Femi Olujobi is shooting .656 (42-64) over the last 10 games... Paul Reed is averaging 11.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in his six starts... Max Strus ranked among the top six in the BIG EAST in minutes per game (first), three-pointers per game (second), defensive rebounds (fourth), scoring (fifth) and rebounding (sixth).
The Opponent - St. John's Red Storm: St. John's stands at 14-2 overall and 2-2 in the BIG EAST following a 76-71 loss at Villanova on Tuesday... the Red Storm is ranked No. 24 in this week's AP poll and No. 23 in the Coaches Top 25... Shamorie Ponds leads the team with a scoring average of 20.6 points per game and 96 assists... five players are averaging in double-figures and four have made at least 26 three-pointers this season... following Ponds are Mustapha Heron (15.1 ppg), L.J. Figueroa (14.3 ppg), Marvin Clark II (12.8 ppg) and Justin Simon (10.4 ppg)... Figueroa also leads the team with 6.9 rebounds per game... head coach Chris Mullin is in his fouth season at St. John's... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 2-4 all-time against the Red Storm.
The Series: Saturday is the 42nd all-time meeting between the two programs... the Red Storm holds a 23-18 advantage in the series... DePaul claimed the first meeting last season, 91-74, on Jan. 6 at Carnesecca Arena... the Red Storm posted a 77-76 decision at Wintrust Arena on Feb. 14... 12 of the last 17 meetings have been decided by nine points or less including three overtime games.
Up Next: Jan. 16 vs. Butler
Saturday's game will be televised on CBS Sports Network with Tom McCarthy (play-by-play) and Jim Spanarkel (analyst) handling the television duties. DePaul's radio tandem of Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and Dave Corzine (analyst) can be heard on WIND 560 AM as well as online on DePaul All-Access at www.depaulbluedemons.com. Live stats can also be found at www.depaulbluedemons.com while in-game scoring updates can be followed on Twitter at @DePaulHoops.
St. John's - ranked No. 24 in this week's AP poll and No. 23 in the Coaches Top 25 - is 14-2 overall this season and 2-2 in BIG EAST play. The Red Storm enters Saturday's contest following a 76-71 loss at Villanova on Tuesday. The Blue Demons are 9-5 and 1-2 in the BIG EAST after the 75-74 win against Seton Hall on Sunday. DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is in his seventh season at DePaul and his fourth since returning to the program after leading the Blue Demons three postseasons in three years from 2002-05. Overall, the 2018-19 campaign is Leitao's 13th as a head coach at the collegiate level. St. John's is led by Chris Mullin who is in his fourth season leading the Red Storm and fourth season overall as a head coach at the collegiate level.
Blue Demons vs. Top 25: St. John's is DePaul's first ranked opponent of the season and the first since a 65-62 loss against No. 3/4 Xavier on March 3, 2018. A year ago, the Blue Demons played seven ranked opponents that included five games with the opponent ranked in the top five nationally. DePaul's last win over a ranked opponent was a 77-70 victory against No. 11/11 Providence on Feb. 2, 2016 at Allstate Arena. The last road win against a ranked opponent was a 64-60 win at No. 24/24 Seton Hall on Jan. 22, 2015.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 75-74 win against Seton Hall on Jan. 6:
- The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Blue Demons... the win improved DePaul's record at Wintrust Arena to 9-2... the start is the best at home since the 2006-07 team won nine of its first 11 home games.
- Five players finished in double figures for the fifth time... DePaul is 5-0 in those games.
- Jaylen Butz and Paul Reed both just missed their first career double-doubles... each player finished with 12 points and nine rebounds.
- Devin Gage tallied his second consecutive game with five or more assists... he dished out at least five assists in four of the last six games.
- Max Strus' 21 points marked his 37th career game in double figures at DePaul and 18th game of 20 or more points... he made at least five three's for the 10th time in 44 games at DePaul.
- Eli Cain moved into 19th place on DePaul's all-time scoring list... he passed Stanley Brundy (1985-89, 1,375 pts.).
- Strus moved from being tied for 13th place to 11th place on the three-point field goal chart... he passed Bobby Simmons (1998-01, 121 3FG) and Jamee Crockett (2001-15, 122 3FG).
- Seton Hall holds a 16-7 advantage in the series... the win for DePaul snapped a six-game losing streak against the Pirates.
Trendy: DePaul is 8-1 combined on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, but 1-4 on Saturday and Sunday... the Blue Demons are ranked third in the BIG EAST in both field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense... interestingly, St. John's is second in both categories among the league's 10 programs... Jaylen Butz is shooting .678 (40-59) from the field over the last 12 games... Eli Cain has scored in double figures in nine of the last 11 games with a nine-point game... Devin Gage is averaging 10.4 points, 4.2 assists and 4.0 rebounds over the last nine games... Femi Olujobi is shooting .656 (42-64) over the last 10 games... Paul Reed is averaging 11.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in his six starts... Max Strus ranked among the top six in the BIG EAST in minutes per game (first), three-pointers per game (second), defensive rebounds (fourth), scoring (fifth) and rebounding (sixth).
The Opponent - St. John's Red Storm: St. John's stands at 14-2 overall and 2-2 in the BIG EAST following a 76-71 loss at Villanova on Tuesday... the Red Storm is ranked No. 24 in this week's AP poll and No. 23 in the Coaches Top 25... Shamorie Ponds leads the team with a scoring average of 20.6 points per game and 96 assists... five players are averaging in double-figures and four have made at least 26 three-pointers this season... following Ponds are Mustapha Heron (15.1 ppg), L.J. Figueroa (14.3 ppg), Marvin Clark II (12.8 ppg) and Justin Simon (10.4 ppg)... Figueroa also leads the team with 6.9 rebounds per game... head coach Chris Mullin is in his fouth season at St. John's... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 2-4 all-time against the Red Storm.
The Series: Saturday is the 42nd all-time meeting between the two programs... the Red Storm holds a 23-18 advantage in the series... DePaul claimed the first meeting last season, 91-74, on Jan. 6 at Carnesecca Arena... the Red Storm posted a 77-76 decision at Wintrust Arena on Feb. 14... 12 of the last 17 meetings have been decided by nine points or less including three overtime games.
Up Next: Jan. 16 vs. Butler
- The game will be televised nationally on FS1 and can be heard in Chicago on WIND (560 AM) at 7:30 p.m. CT.
- Butler is 10-6 overall this season and 1-2 in BIG EAST games... the Bulldogs play at Xavier on Sunday before traveling to Chicago.
- Next Wednesday's game is the 17th all-time meeting between the two programs... Butler leads the series, 10-6... Butler has won nine straight in the series.
- The Bulldogs won both games a year ago... Butler won, 79-67, at Wintrust Arena on Jan. 20... the Bulldogs followed that with an 80-57 decision at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Feb. 3.
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