Blue Demons Welcome Cornell for Saturday Matinee at Wintrust Arena

CHICAGO - The Blue Demons look for their fifth straight win to open the 2019-20 season as Cornell visits Wintrust Arena on Saturday. Start time is set for Noon as DePaul plays for the first time since Monday night at Iowa.

Saturday's game can be seen on FOX Sports Networks (FSN) with Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can be seen in Chicago on The U and on FOX regional networks around the country. DePaul's radio tandem of Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and Dave Corzine (analyst) can be heard on WSCR (670 AM) and online on DePaul All-Access at depaulbluedemons.com/live. In-game updates can be followed on Twitter at @DePaulHoops and live stats are available at depaulbluedemons.com.

Cornell is 1-2 this season following a 59-58 loss against NJIT on Wednesday night. DePaul stands at 4-0 following Monday's 93-78 win at Iowa in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.

FSN Games Locally on The U: DePaul five games on FSN this season can all be seen locally in Chicago on The U. The U can be found at: DISH - Ch. 48; Digital - Ch. 26.2/48.1HD; Xfinity - Ch. 360; RCN - Ch. 35; and WOW - Ch. 170.

In addition to Saturday's game against Cornell, conference games on FSN at St. John's (Jan. 11), against Butler (Jan. 18), at Marquette (Feb. 1) and at Georgetown (Feb. 8) can all be found on The U in Chicago.

Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 93-78 win at Iowa on Monday.

DePaul is 4-0 to start the season for the first time since the 2008-09 campaign.
The Blue Demons are scheduled to play eight games in November marking the busiest opening month of the season in program history.
DePaul is now 2-3 all-time in the Gavitt Tipoff Games… the Blue Demons have won two straight in the event... the game was the first road win for the Blue Demons in the series.
Jalen Coleman-Lands' 17 points are the most in a DePaul uniform… career high is 26 at Rutgers as a sophomore at Illinois… 35th career game in double figures (6 at DePaul/29 at Illinois).
Devin Gage went 6-for-6 from the field… he is the third DePaul player this season to not miss a shot in a game with at least six attempts... Gage is the 14th player in program history to not miss a shot in a game with at least six attempts.
Paul Reed's 25 points and 12 rebounds marked his third double-double in four games this season… 25th career game in double figures… seventh career 20-point game… 17th career game with 10 or more rebounds… 11th career double-double.
The series is tied, 2-2… first meeting since the first round of the 1995 NIT and DePaul's first game in Iowa City.

It Could Happen: A win makes DePaul 5-0 for the first time since the start of the 1986-87 season... that team opened the schedule with 16 consecutive victories... since that season, three teams (1990-91, 2002-03, 2008-09) have started with a 4-0 record before dropping the fifth game of the season... a loss makes DePaul 4-1 for the 14th time in the last 33 seasons.

Noting the Blue Demons: The men's basketball program is 1,471-1,024 (.590) all-time... the Blue Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 810 straight games... DePaul's last game without a three was over 25 years ago on Feb. 16, 1993 against UAB at Allstate Arena... the current streak started against Notre Dame on Feb. 21, 1993... over the last nine seasons (since start of 2010-11 season), DePaul is 19-6 against Chicagoland opponents (Chicago State, UIC, Loyola-Chicago, Northern Illinois, Northwestern)... in the last 19 seasons (since the start of 2000-01 season), the record against locals is 33-12... the Blue Demons face UIC (Dec. 14) and Northwestern (Dec. 21) this season.

The Opponent - Cornell Big Red: Cornell is 1-2 entering Saturday's action... the Big Red opened the season with an 84-64 win over Binghamton before dropping two straight one-point decisions to Bryant and NJIT... the Big Red went 15-16 overall last season and 7-7 in Ivy League play with an appearance in the CIT... Jimmy Boeheim is the leading scorer at 16.3 points per game... Josh Warren averages 14.0 points and a team-high 8.7 rebounds per game while Terrance McBride adds a scoring average of 15.0... head coach Brian Earl is in his fourth season at Cornell.

The Series: First meeting between the programs.

Against the Ivy League: DePaul is 8-2 all-time against teams from the Ivy League... the Blue Demons are 3-0 against Princeton and 1-1 against Pennsylvania... DePaul holds single victories against Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth and Yale... the Blue Demons are also 0-1 against Harvard... Cornell is the final member of the "Ancient Eight" for DePaul to play.

Up Next - Nov. 23 at Boston College: The Blue Demons travel to Conte Forum to face the Eagles.

The game will be televised on ACC Network Extra at Noon ET... radio coverage will be on WSCR (670 AM).
Boston College enters this weekend with a 3-0 record... the Eagles host Belmont (Nov. 16) and Eastern Washington (Nov. 20) before DePaul travels to Chestnut Hill.
Boston College went 14-17 overall and 5-13 in the ACC last season.
The Eagles hold a 2-1 advantage in the series... the two sides met at Wintrust Arena last season with Boston College escaping with a 65-62 win.

Blue Demons Welcome Cornell for Saturday Matinee at Wintrust Arena

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Players Mentioned

Jalen Coleman-Lands

Devin Gage

Paul Reed

Blue Demons Welcome Cornell for Saturday Matinee at Wintrust Arena

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Players Mentioned

Jalen Coleman-Lands

Devin Gage

Paul Reed

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