DePaul Meets Seton Hall Saturday in Newark

CHICAGO - DePaul travels to Newark for a Saturday night BIG EAST game against the Seton Hall Pirates. Start time on between the Blue Demons and Pirates is set for 8 p.m. ET as DePaul looks to bounce back from an 87-69 loss against Butler on Wednesday. The Blue Demons are looking for a season sweep of Seton Hall following a 75-74 win on Jan. 6 at Wintrust Arena.

Saturday's game will be televised on FS1 with Dave Sims (play-by-play) and Sarah Kustok (analyst) handling the television duties. The game can also be seen online at foxsportsgo.com or the FOX Sports Go app. 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.

Seton Hall is 12-6 overall this season and 3-3 in BIG EAST play. The Pirates enter Saturday's contest following a 72-63 loss at Providence on Tuesday. The Blue Demons are 10-6 and 2-3 in the BIG EAST after the loss against Butler snapped a two-game win streak. 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. Seton Hall is led by Kevin Willard who is in his ninth season leading the Pirates.

Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 87-69 loss against Butler on Jan. 16:

The Blue Demons are 10-4 this season when leading at halftime.
Eli Cain played in his 110th career game... Cain passed Quemont Greer (2001-05, 1,397 pts.) and moved into a tie for 16th with Terry Cummings (1979-82, 1,398 pts.) on DePaul's all-time scoring list.
Femi Olujobi recorded his first game of the season with two or more three-pointers… he tallied at least two three's in four games last season at North Carolina A&T.
Olujobi notched his second straight game of 20 or more points… third overall this season and 14th of career.
Paul Reed recorded his second straight double-double… it was also his first career game of 20 or more points.
The Bulldogs hold a 11-6 advantage in the series.

It Could Happen: With two points, Eli Cain becomes the first player in program history with 1,400 points, 350 assists and 150 three-pointers... Cain is playing in his 60th BIG EAST game... Cain needs three three-pointers to move into DePaul's top five all-time... Femi Olujboi is playing in his 105th collegiate game (56 at Oakland, 32 at North Carolina A&T, 17 at DePaul)... Paul Reed his playing in his 45th career game... Max Strus needs eight points for 800 in his DePaul career... he's playing in his 47th game on Saturday... with three three-pointers, Strus moves into the top 10 at DePaul passing Brandon Young (2010-14, 130 3FG).

Trendy: DePaul has outrebounded the opponent in 12 of 16 games... the Blue Demons are 10-2 in those games and 0-4 when getting outrebounded... the Blue Demons are ranked second in steals and third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage... on the boards, DePaul is first in defensive rebound percentage, second in rebounding defense and offensive rebounds, and third in rebounding offense, defensive rebounds and offensive rebound percentage... Jaylen Butz is shooting .661 (41-62) from the field over his last 13 games... over the last four games, Femi Olujobi is averaging 18.0 points per game while shooting .644 (29-45) from the field... over the last three games, Paul Reed is averaging 16.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while shooting .600 (21-35) from the field... Max Strus ranked among the top six in the BIG EAST in minutes (first), three-pointers (third), defensive rebounds (fourth), rebounding (sixth) and scoring (sixth).

Gordon Joins Roster: Carte'Are Gordon transferred to DePaul from Saint Louis and is enrolled in Winter quarter. He will be eligible to compete following the conclusion of the 2019 Autumn academic quarter in November.

The St. Louis native appeared in 13 games for the Billikens this season with nine starts. He averaged 8.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 24.5 minutes per game. He recorded seven games in double-figures that included a season-high 14 points in games against Seton Hall and Florida State.

The 6-9 power forward was a consensus four-star recruit and ranked No. 75 in the ESPN Top 100 rankings for 2018 coming out of Webster Groves High School in St. Louis. Gordon led the Statesmen to back-to-back state titles and averaged 18.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game as a senior. Gordon has also played with USA Basketball as a member of the United States' U-17 championship team.

The Opponent - Seton Hall Pirates: Seton Hall is 12-6 overall and 3-3 in BIG EAST action... the Pirates have dropped two straight and three of their last four games... most recently, Seton Hall fell, 72-63, at Providence on Tuesday... Myles Powell leads the team with 22.1 points per game and 52 three-pointers... Sandro Mamukelashvili averages 9.3 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game... Quincy McKnight averages 9.5 points per game with a team-best 64 assists... head coach Kevin Willard is in his ninth season leading the Pirates... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 2-8 all-time against Seton Hall.

The Series: Saturday is the 24th all-time meeting between the two programs and the second of this season... DePaul posted a 75-74 win at Wintrust Arena on Jan. 6... the Pirates hold a 16-7 advantage in the series... the Jan. 6 victory snapped a six-game losing streak in the series for the Blue Demons... Seton Hall won both meetings last season with an 86-70 decision at Wintrust Arena followed by an 82-77 score at Prudential Center.

Up Next: Jan. 23 at Marquette

The game will be televised nationally on FS1 and can be heard in Chicago on WIND (560 AM) at 7 p.m.
Marquette - ranked No. 15/13 this week - is 15-3 overall this season and 4-1 in BIG EAST games... the Golden Eagles host Providence on Sunday before the Blue Demons.
Wednesday's game is the 124th all-time meeting between the two programs... Marquette leads the series, 76-47.
Marquette knocked off DePaul, 72-69, in the BIG EAST Tournament last March after the two sides split the season series.

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Players Mentioned

Jaylen Butz

Eli Cain

Carte'Are Gordon

Femi Olujobi

Paul Reed

Max Strus

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