Men's Basketball Meets Villanova Tuesday Night

CHICAGO - The Blue Demons continue their two-game road trip on Tuesday night at No. 14/15 Villanova. DePaul started the trip with a 74-67 loss at St. John's on Saturday. Start time at Finneran Pavilion is set for 8:30 p.m. ET.

Tuesday's game can be seen on FS1 with Brian Custer (play-by-play) and Bill Raftery (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can be seen online at foxsports.com and via the FOX Sport app. 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.

Villanova - No. 14 in the AP poll and 15 in the coaches top 25 - is 12-3 overall and 3-1 in the BIG EAST following an 80-66 win against Georgetown on Saturday. DePaul stands at 12-4 and 0-3 in league play after dropping Saturday's game against the Red Storm.

Blue Demons vs. Top 25: Villanova is DePaul's first ranked opponent of the season and the first since a 92-73 loss against No. 10/10 Marquette on Feb. 12, 2019. A year ago, the Blue Demons played four ranked opponents that included a 79-71 win at No. 24/23 St. John's. Following that win, DePaul dropped ranked opponent games against Marquette (twice) and Villanova.

Following Tuesday's game, the Blue Demons host No. 5/5 Butler on Saturday and next Wednesday's opponent, Creighton, is ranked 25th in this week's AP top 25.

Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 74-67 loss at St. John's on Saturday.

The Blue Demons are 3-2 when trailing at halftime this season.
Jaylen Butz recorded his eighth game of the season (21st career) in double figures... Butz reached 200 career field goal to qualify for the career field goal percentage list... he is now third in program history with a .604 (203-336) field goal percentage... Butz recorded his fourth career game of at least five attempts without a miss... he is the only player in program history with at least three games without a miss.
Jalen Coleman-Lands has scored in double figures in eight of the last nine games.
Darious Hall notched his first game in double figures in a DePaul uniform... he has grabbed at least five rebounds in nine games.
Charlie Moore recorded his fifth game of the season with at least 10 assists... the double-double was his fourth of the season and career... he scored in double figures for the 35th time in his career.
Paul Reed grabbed at least 10 rebounds for the 12th time this season (26th career)... his streak of games in double figures ended at 13 games... Reed moved into a tie for sixth place on the career blocked shots list… he has 118 blocked shots and tied with Stanley Brundy (1985-89).
Saturday was the 45th meeting between the programs... St. John's leads the series, 25-20.

Trendy: DePaul is 13-for-57 (.228) from three-point range in three BIG EAST games... the Blue Demons have blocked at least five shots 13 of 16 games including six games with at least seven rejections... 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... the Blue Demons have posted 8-1 records at Wintrust Arena in non-conference games in each of the last two seasons... in three total seasons at the facility, DePaul is 21-4 in non-conference games... Paul Reed's 11 double-doubles lead the BIG EAST and are tied for third 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 and 6-for-6 at St. John's, 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: Jaylen Butz needs one point for 500 career and five rebounds put him at the 400-rebound plateau... Jalen Coleman-Lands needs two points for 900 career (630 at Illinois/268 at DePaul)... Devin Gage needs three assists for 200 career... Paul Reed needs 10 points to reach 800 career... with four blocked shots, Reed (118 blocks) moves into fifth on the career list.

Noting the Blue Demons: The men's basketball program is 1,479-1,028 (.590) all-time... the Blue Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 822 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 21-6 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 35-12... the Blue Demons defeated UIC and Northwestern this season.

The Opponent - Villanova Wildcats: Villanova is 12-3 overall and 3-1 in BIG EAST play... the Wildcats have won two straight with wins at Creighton and against Georgetown...Saddiq Bey leads five players averaging in double figures with 15.3 points per game... others averaging in double figures include Collin Gillespie (14.7 ppg), Justin Moore (11.5 ppg), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (10.6 ppg) and Jermaine Samuels (10.1 ppg)... Robinson-Earl also averages a team-high 9.5 rebounds per game while Gillespie leads the club with 4.6 assists per game... head coach Jay Wright is in his 19th season leading the Wildcats... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 0-8 all-time against Villanova.

The Series: Tuesday is the 37th all-time meeting between the two programs... Villanova holds a 28-8 advantage in the series... the Wildcats have won the last 18 meetings including both games last season... Villanova recorded a 73-68 win at Finneran Pavilion on Jan. 2 and an 86-74 decision at Wintrust Arena on Jan. 30... DePaul's last win in the series was an 84-76 victory on Jan. 3, 2008 at Allstate Arena.

Up Next - Jan. 18 vs. Butler: The Blue Demons host the Bulldogs at Wintrust Arena on Saturday.

The game will be televised on FOX Sports Networks at Noon... in Chicago, the game can be seen on WCIU The U... radio coverage will be on WSCR (670 AM).
Butler holds a 15-1 overall record and 3-0 mark in the BIG EAST... the Bulldogs are ranked No. 6 in last week's national polls and host Seton Hall on Wednesday night before traveling to Chicago.
The game is the 19th meeting between the programs... Butler leads the series, 12-6.
The Bulldogs won both meetings last season... overall, Butler has won 11 straight in the series.

Men's Basketball Meets Villanova Tuesday Night

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Players Mentioned

Jaylen Butz

Jalen Coleman-Lands

Devin Gage

Darious Hall

Charlie Moore

Paul Reed

Men's Basketball Meets Villanova Tuesday Night

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Jaylen Butz

Jalen Coleman-Lands

Devin Gage

Darious Hall

Charlie Moore

Paul Reed

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