Wednesday, January 30
Wintrust Arena
7:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
vs
Villanova
Blue Demons Meet Villanova Wednesday at Wintrust Arena
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DePaul takes on No. 14/14 Wildcats at 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network
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CHICAGO - DePaul returns to Wintrust Arena for a Wednesday night game against No. 14/14 Villanova. The Blue Demons are playing just their third home game this month that featured five BIG EAST road games. The first of the five league road trips was a Jan. 2 date at Villanova that saw the Blue Demons take a 30-16 lead midway through the first half before the Wildcats methodically erased the lead and posted a 73-68 win at Finneran Pavilion. Start time at Wintrust Arena between the Blue Demons and Wildcats is set for 7 p.m.
Wednesday's game will be televised on CBS Sports Network with Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Pete Gillen (analyst) and Cassie McKinney (reporter) 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.
Villanova - ranked No. 14 in both of this week's national polls - is 16-4 overall this season and 7-0 in BIG EAST play. The Wildcats enter Wednesday's contest following an 80-52 win against Seton Hall on Sunday. The Blue Demons are 11-8 and 3-5 in the BIG EAST after Sunday's 70-67 loss at Providence. 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. Villanova is led by Jay Wright who is in his 18th season leading the Wildcats and 25th season overall as a head coach at the collegiate level.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 70-67 loss at Providence on Sunday:
- The loss drops DePaul to 11-8 and 3-5 in BIG EAST games… Providence improves to 13-7 and 3-4 in league play.
- DePaul has made a three-pointer in 789 consecutive games.
- DePaul was outrebounded for just the fifth time this season… the Blue Demons are 0-5 in games they are outrebounded.
- Devin Gage scored 11 points for the second straight game.Â
- Femi Olujobi posted his seventh game in a row in double figures.
- Paul Reed recorded his sixth straight game in double figures… he scored at least 20 points for the third time in the last four games.
- Lyrik Shreiner played in his 70th career game (22 at TCU/30 at Cal State Northridge/18 at DePaul).
- Max Strus has scored at least 10 points in 12 consecutive games.
- Providence leads the series, 30-11… the two teams meet again on Saturday, Feb. 2 at Wintrust Arena.
Trendy: DePaul has outrebounded the opponent in 14 of 19 games... the Blue Demons are 11-3 in those games and 0-5 when getting outrebounded... over the last five games, Femi Olujobi and Paul Reed have combined to average 39.6 points and 18.4 rebounds per game... Jaylen Butz is shooting .647 (44-68) from the field over his last 16 games... prior to his injury, Jalen Coleman-Lands was averaging 12.0 points and 3.5 rebounds over his last six games... Coleman-Lands has missed the last 10 games... over the last seven games (all in double figures), Olujobi is averaging 17.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game... over the last six games, Reed is averaging 18.2 points and 10.2 rebounds while shooting .587 (44-75) from the field, .941 (16-17) from the free throw line and .714 (5-7) from three-point range... in the last eight games, Reed is 25-of-27 (.926) at the free throw line... in BIG EAST games only, Reed is the only player ranked in the top 10 in scoring (9th), rebounding (2nd) and field goal percentage (8th)... he's also in the top 10 in offensive rebounds (3rd), free throw percentage (3rd), defensive rebounds (4th) and blocked shots (t7th).
The Opponent - Villanova Wildcats: Villanova is 16-4 overall and 7-0 in BIG EAST play... the Wildcats have won eight straight including their first seven conference games... Phil Booth leads three players averaging in double figures with 18.7 points per game... he also leads the team with 78 assists and 61 three-pointers... others averaging in double figures include Eric Paschall (16.9 ppg) and Collin Gillespie (11.2 ppg)... head coach Jay Wright is in his 18th season leading the Wildcats... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 0-7 all-time against Villanova.
The Series: Wednesday is the 36th all-time meeting between the two programs... Villanova holds a 27-8 advantage in the series... the Wildcats have won the last 17 meetings including both games last season and the first meeting of this season four weeks ago... Villanova recorded a 73-68 win at Finneran Pavilion on Jan. 2... DePaul's last win in the series was an 84-76 victory on Jan. 3, 2008 at Allstate Arena.
Up Next: Feb. 2 vs. Providence
- The game will be televised on FS1 and can be heard in Chicago on WYLL (1160 AM) at 1:30 p.m.
- Providence is 13-7 overall this season and 3-4 in BIG EAST games... the Friars play at Seton Hall on Wednesday before traveling to Chicago.
- Saturday's game is the second in seven days as the Friars held off the Blue Demons, 70-67, in Providence on Sunday.
- Providence leads the series, 30-11.
- A year ago, the two teams split the season series with the road team winning each contest.
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