DePaul Welcomes Creighton to the South Loop

CHICAGO – DePaul continues its three-game homestand over an eight-day stretch with a Wednesday night game against Creighton. Start time at Wintrust Arena is set for 8 p.m. The homestand opened last Saturday with a 79-66 win over No. 5/5 Butler. A Saturday afternoon game against St. John's this weekend concludes the three-game run in the South Loop.

Wednesday's game can be seen on CBS Sports Network with Dave Ryan (play-by-play) and Steve Wolff (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online at cbssports.com. 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.

Creighton is 14-5 overall and 3-3 in the BIG EAST following a 78-74 win against Providence on Saturday. DePaul stands at 13-5 and 1-4 in league play after the 13-point win over fifth-ranked Butler on Saturday.

Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 79-66 win against No. 5/5 Butler on Saturday.

DePaul's last win over a top five team was on Dec. 2, 2006 when the Blue Demons defeated No. 5/5 Kansas, 64-57, at Allstate Arena... the win was also the first for DePaul at Wintrust Arena over a ranked opponent.
The 44 points in the first half are the most in the first half since scoring 53 at Iowa on Nov. 11.
Paul Reed recorded his fourth 20-point game of the season (10th career)... Reed moved into a tie for fifth on the program's all-time blocked shots list... his 121 career rejections are tied with Jeff Stern (1990-92).
Romeo Weems notched his first game in double figures in BIG EAST play (sixth of season).
Saturday was the 19th meeting between the programs... Butler leads the series, 12-7... the win for DePaul snapped an 11-game Butler win streak in the series... the two teams meet again on Feb. 29 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Trendy: DePaul's 13-5 record through the first 18 games of the season is best mark since the 2004-05 team started with the same 18-game record... entering Tuesday's schedule, Big Ten home teams are 41-7 in conference play with Wisconsin as the only league team with two road wins... DePaul also recorded two Big Ten road wins this season at Iowa (93-78 on Nov. 11) and Minnesota (73-68 on Nov. 29)... the losses to the Blue Demons are the single home defeats this season for both Iowa (8-1 at home) and Minnesota (9-1 at home)... the Blue Demons are 3-1 against the current (as of Jan. 21) KenPom.com top 20 with wins over No. 11 Butler, at No. 15 Iowa and against No. 19 Texas Tech... DePaul's four BIG EAST losses are by a combined total of just 20 points... the Blue Demons have blocked at least five shots 14 of 18 games including seven 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 12 double-doubles lead the BIG EAST and are fourth nationally entering Tuesday'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 at least three games of five or more attempts without a miss.

It Could Happen: A three-pointer extends DePaul's streak to 825 consecutive games... Devin Gage needs one assist for 200 career... Charlie Moore needs 14 assists for 300 in his collegiate career and two three-pointers for 100 in his collegiate career... Paul Reed (593 rebs.) needs four rebounds to pass Sammy Mejia (596 rebs., 2003-07) for 27th on the all-time list.

The Opponent – Creighton Bluejays: Creighton stands at 14-5 overall and 3-3 in the BIG EAST... the Bluejays have dopped three of their last five games, but knocked off Providence, 78-74, on Saturday... Marcus Zegarowski leads the team with 16.7 points per game and 91 three-pointers... Ty-Shon Alexander adds a scoring average of 16.3 with a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game... head coach Greg McDermott is in his 10th season at Creighton... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 0-8 all-time against Creighton.

The Series: Wednesday is the 37th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Bluejays leads the series, 20-16... Creighton has won 10 straight games including both matchups as season ago... the Bluejays posted a 79-67 decision in Chicago before a 91-78 win in Omaha... DePaul's last win the series was a 70-60 victory on Jan. 7, 2015 in Omaha.

Up Next - Jan. 25 vs. St. John's: The Blue Demons host the Red Storm in the second regular-season meeting.

The game will be televised on FS1 at 1 p.m... radio coverage will be on WSCR (670 AM).
St. John's holds a 12-7 overall record and 1-5 mark in the BIG EAST... the Red Storm plays at Marquette on Tuesday before traveling to Chicago this weekend.
The game is the 46th meeting between the programs... St. John's leads the series, 25-20... the Red Storm won the first meeting this season, 74-67, on Jan. 11 at Madison Square Garden.

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Players Mentioned

Jaylen Butz

Devin Gage

Charlie Moore

Paul Reed

Romeo Weems