DePaul Hosts Texas Tech in BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle

CHICAGO – The Blue Demons look for their ninth straight win to open the 2019-20 season as DePaul hosts Texas Tech on Wednesday as part of the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle. Start time at Wintrust Arena is set for 7:30 p.m. A win would give DePaul just the eighth start of 9-0 in program history.

Wednesday's game can be seen on FS1 with Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Bill Raftery (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can be seen online through the FOX Sports app and website. DePaul's radio tandem of Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and Jeff Blanzy (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.

Texas Tech is 5-2 overall this season and receiving votes in both national polls following an 83-76 loss against Creighton at the Las Vegas Invitational on Friday. DePaul stands at 8-0 and is also receiving votes in the top 25s following Friday's 73-68 win at Minnesota.

First Edition of the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle: In a scheduling agreement between the BIG EAST and Big 12 Conferences, 10 games will be played from Dec. 4-22 between programs from both leagues.

The matchups were jointly determined and include four games that were previously scheduled. The home school will have the right to determine the venue of its game. Broadcast rights of the games will be determined by the conference national television rights agreement of the home team. The Big 12 television rights are controlled by ESPN and the BIG EAST's men's basketball television rights are controlled by FOX Sports.

The four-year agreement will continue through 2022-23 with an equal number of games played in each conference's home market each year.

Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 73-68 win at Minnesota.

DePaul is 8-0 to start the season for the first time since the 1986-87 campaign… that team won its first 16 games of the season.
The Blue Demons have won eight straight games for the first time since a nine-game streak during the 1993-94 season.
The Blue Demons played eight games in November marking the busiest opening month of the season in program history.
The win was No. 1,475 in program history… DePaul extended its streak to 814 straight games with a three-pointer.
Jalen Coleman-Lands tallied his 33rd career game (4th at DePaul) with three or more three-pointers… he has nine three's in the last two games.
Charlie Moore recorded his second straight double-double with 21 points and 12 assists… he also set a career high with five steals.
Paul Reed's eight blocked shots are a career high... Reed's eight blocked shots are tied for second on the program's single game list… he is the fifth player in program history to block at least eight shots in a game.
DePaul leads the series, 10-8… the Blue Demons are 87-82 all-time against the current lineup of Big Ten Conference programs… DePaul won at Iowa on Nov. 11 and host Northwestern on Dec. 21.

Trendy: The Blue Demons have blocked at least seven shots in four of the last five games... the team has at least five blocks in seven of eight 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 has scored in double figures in four of the last five games... averaging 13.4 points per game in that span while shooting .405 (15-37) from three-point range... in the last three games, Charlie Moore is averaging 21.0 points, 11.0 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game... Paul Reed's six double-doubles leads the BIG EAST and is tied for first nationally entering Monday's schedule... three players have not missed a shot this season with at least six attempts... Jaylen 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 makes DePaul 9-0 for the first time since the start of the 1986-87 season... that team opened the schedule with 16 consecutive victories... since that season, only the 2019-20 squad has started with seven straight wins to the season... a potential nine-game win streak would be the longest for the Blue Demons since a nine-game run from Dec. 7, 1993-Jan. 8, 1994... a loss makes DePaul 8-1 after nine games for the best nine-game record since the 1993-94 squad started the season by winning 10 of its first 11 games... Devin Gage needs 12 points for 500 in his career.

Noting the Blue Demons: The men's basketball program is 1,475-1,024 (.590) all-time... the Blue Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 814 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 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 - Texas Tech Red Raiders: Texas Tech is 5-2 overall this season and receiving votes in both national polls... the Red Raiders have dropped their last two games after opening the season with five straight wins... BIG EAST member Creighton knocked off Texas Tech, 83-76, in the conslation game of the Las Vegas Invitational on Friday... Jahmi'us Ramsey leads the team with 17.3 points per game... others averaging in double figures include Davide Moretti (14.3 ppg), TJ Holyfield (11.6 ppg) and Kyler Edwards (10.6 ppg)... Chris Clarke leads the team with 8.0 rebounds and 6.1 assists with a scoring average of 6.3 points per game... head coach Chris Beard is in his fourth season at Texas Tech.

The Series: Wednesday is the third meeting between the programs... DePaul holds a 2-0 advantage in the series... this season's meeting in the first on a home court in the series... the last meeting occured in Orlando at the 2011 Old Spice Classic... the Blue Demons posted a 76-70 win over the Red Raiders... the first meeting was in Toyko, Japan in December 1983 as part of the Suntory Ball... DePaul won that game, 50-47.

Against the Big 12 Conference: DePaul is 31-39 all-time against the current lineup of Big 12 Conference programs... Oklahoma State is DePaul's most common Big 12 opponent... the Blue Demons are 8-12 against the Cowboys... Texas Tech is one of three teams in the Big 12 that DePaul has played three times or less... DePaul is also 2-0 against Baylor and 1-0 against Iowa State... the last game against a Big 12 member was on Nov. 26, 2013 against Texas at the CBE Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City... the Longhorns won that game, 77-59.

Up Next - Dec. 8 vs. Buffalo: The Blue Demons host the Bulls at Wintrust Arena.

The game will be televised on FS1 at 4 p.m... radio coverage will be on WYLL (1160 AM).
Buffalo holds a 5-2 record... the Bulls play at Vanderbilt on Tuesday night before traveling to Chicago.
Buffalo posted a 32-4 record a season ago and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Sunday is the first meeting between the programs.

DePaul Hosts Texas Tech in BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle

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Jalen Coleman-Lands

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Paul Reed

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DePaul Hosts Texas Tech in BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle

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Players Mentioned

Jaylen Butz

Jalen Coleman-Lands

Devin Gage

Charlie Moore

Paul Reed

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