Saturday Night Live in the South Loop

CHICAGO - The Blue Demons play their final game of the non-conference schedule with a Saturday night contest against Northwestern. Start time at Wintrust Arena is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Saturday's game can be seen on CBS Sports Network with Ben Holden (play-by-play), Chris Walker (analyst) and Jon Rothstein (sideline) handling the broadcast duties. DePaul's radio tandem of Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and Dave Corzine (analyst) can be heard on WIND (560 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.

Northwestern is 5-5 overall and 0-2 in the Big Ten this season following a 77-72 loss against Michigan State on Wednesday. DePaul stands at 11-1 and is receiving votes in the national polls. The Blue Demons knocked off Cleveland State, 73-65, on Wednesday and open the BIG EAST schedule on Dec. 30 against Seton Hall.

Waldo Fisher-Frank McGrath Award: The Waldo Fisher-Frank McGrath Award is awarded to the most valuable player of the DePaul-Northwestern game. DePaul's Dave Corzine was the first winner on Dec. 30, 1974 at Alumni Hall.

Last season saw Northwestern's A.J. Turner earn the award while the last DePaul winner was Max Strus on Dec. 16, 2017 at Wintrust Arena.

Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 73-65 win at Cleveland State on Wednesday.

The Blue Demons recorded their fourth road win in non-conference play… the last time DePaul won four non-conference games on the road was the 1993-94 season.
DePaul's streak with a three-pointer was extended to 818 games.
Paul Reed notched his ninth double-double of the season… at the conclusion of today's game, he is tied for the nation's lead with nine double-doubles… Reed has blocked at least two shots in 10 of 12 games... Reed took sole possession of eighth place on DePaul's all-time blocked shots list.
Romeo Weems recorded his fifth game in double figures.
Wednesday was the third meeting between the programs… DePaul leads the series, 2-1.
The Blue Demons are 65-14 all-time against the current lineup of Horizon League programs… DePaul won games against Cleveland State and UIC this season.

Trendy: The Blue Demons have blocked at least seven shots in five of the last nine games... the team has at least five blocks in 10 of 12 games... over the three previous seasons (2017-19 - 99 games), the team blocked at least seven shots in three total games... in that same period, DePaul blocked at least five shots in a game a total of 23 times... Jalen Coleman-Lands is 19-for-46 (.413) from behind the arc in the last six games... Paul Reed's nine double-doubles lead the BIG EAST and is tied for first nationally entering Friday's schedule... three players have not missed a shot this season with at least six attempts... Butz went 7-for-7 against Chicago, Reed went 6-of-6 against Alcorn State and Devin Gage went 6-for-6 at Iowa... prior to this season, at least six attempts without a miss occurred just 11 times in program history... Butz is the only player in program history with three games of five or more attempts without a miss.

It Could Happen: A win would be DePaul's eighth at Wintrust Arena this season... a year ago, the Blue Demons totaled 12 wins in the facility... Jalen Coleman-Lands need one three-pointer for 200 in his career (158 at Illinois/41 at DePaul).

Noting the Blue Demons: The men's basketball program is 1,478-1,025 (.590) all-time... the Blue Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 818 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... DePaul's eight games from Nov. 5-29 were the most in program history for the month of November... the Blue Demons played seven games in November 2012 and six each in November 2013 and 2006... over the last nine-plus seasons (since start of 2010-11 season), DePaul is 20-6 against Chicagoland opponents (Chicago State, UIC, Loyola-Chicago, Northern Illinois, Northwestern)... in the last 19-plus seasons (since the start of 2000-01 season), the record against locals is 34-12... the Blue Demons face UIC (Dec. 14) and Northwestern (Dec. 21) this season.

The Opponent - Northwestern Wildcats: Northwestern is 5-5 overall this season and 0-2 in Big Ten play... the Wildcats have alternated wins and losses in their last six games including a 77-72 loss against Michigan State on Wednesday... Pete Nance leads the team with 12.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in nine games... Miller Kopp averages 10.6 points with a team-high 16 three-pointers... Ryan Young chips in 10.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game... head coach Chris Collins is in his seventh season at Northwestern... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 3-5 all-time against the Wildcats.

The Series: Saturday is the 35th all-time meeting between the programs... DePaul holds a 20-14 advantage in the series... Northwestern has won the last four meetings and seven of the last 11 games... last season saw the Wildcats post a 75-68 come-from-behind win in Evanston.

Against the Big Ten Conference: DePaul is 87-82 all-time against the current lineup of Big Ten Conference programs... Northwestern is one of three Big Ten opponents on the 2019-20 schedule... the Blue Demons won at Iowa, 93-78, on Nov. 11 and at Minnesota, 73-68, on Nov. 29... Northwestern is DePaul's most common Big Ten opponent.

Up Next - Dec. 30 vs. Seton Hall: DePaul opens the BIG EAST schedule at Wintrust Arena against the Pirates.

The game will be televised on FS1 at 7:30 p.m... radio coverage will be on WIND (560 AM).
Seton Hall holds a 7-4 record... the Pirates host Prairie View A&M on Dec. 22 in their final non-conference games before traveling to Chicago.
Seton Hall leads the series by a 16-8 margin.
DePaul sept the season series a season ago... the Blue Demons were the only BIG EAST team to win both regular-season matchups with the Pirates.
The Blue Demons won, 75-74, at Wintrust Arena on Jan. 6 and, 97-93, on Jan. 19 at Prudential Center.

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Players Mentioned

Jalen Coleman-Lands

Devin Gage

Paul Reed

Max Strus

Romeo Weems

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