DePaul University Athletics
Saturday, January 25
Wintrust Arena
1:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
vs
St. John's
Blue Meets Red at Wintrust Arena on Saturday
1/24/2020 12:31:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
DePaul and St. John's face off at 1 p.m.
CHICAGO – DePaul concludes its three-game homestand over an eight-day stretch with a Saturday afternoon game against St. John's. Start time at Wintrust Arena is set for 1 p.m. The Blue Demons have split the first two games of the homestand with a 79-66 win over No. 5/5 Butler last Saturday followed by an 83-68 loss against Creighton on Wednesday.
Saturday's game can be seen on FS1 with Vince Welch (play-by-play) and Tim Miles (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online at foxports.com or the FOX Sports 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.
St. John's is 12-8 overall and 1-6 in the BIG EAST following an 82-68 loss at Marquette on Tuesday. DePaul stands at 13-6 and 1-5 in league play after the loss to the Bluejays on Wednesday.
DePaul-St. John's Share Common Mission: DePaul and St. John's are two of four universities in the world founded by the Vincentians. DePaul, St. John's and Niagara were founded in the 19th century in the United States and Adamson University, located in Manila, Philippines, was acquired by the Vincentians in 1964.
All four schools are based on the Vincentian values of service, justice, charity and advocacy and provide a college education to many first-generation college students.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 83-68 loss against Creighton on Wednesday:
The Opponent – St. John's Red Storm: St. John's stands at 12-8 overall and 1-6 in the BIG EAST following an 82-68 loss at Marquette on Tuesday... the Red Storm has dropped three straight since knocking off DePaul on Jan. 11... LJ Figueroa leads the team with a scoring average of 14.6 points per game along with a team-high 40 three-pointers... Mustapha Heron adds 14.0 points per game... Rasheem Dunn averages 11.9 points per game with a team-best 54 assists... head coach Mike Anderson is in his first season at St. John's... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 4-6 all-time against the Red Storm.
The Series: Saturday is the 46th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Red Storm holds a 25-20 advantage in the series... DePaul won both regular season meetings a season ago before St. John's posted a victory in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament... St. John's won the first meeting this season, 74-67, on Jan. 11 in New York.
Up Next - Jan. 29 at Seton Hall: DePaul travels to Newark for a mid-week game against the Pirates.
Saturday's game can be seen on FS1 with Vince Welch (play-by-play) and Tim Miles (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online at foxports.com or the FOX Sports 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.
St. John's is 12-8 overall and 1-6 in the BIG EAST following an 82-68 loss at Marquette on Tuesday. DePaul stands at 13-6 and 1-5 in league play after the loss to the Bluejays on Wednesday.
DePaul-St. John's Share Common Mission: DePaul and St. John's are two of four universities in the world founded by the Vincentians. DePaul, St. John's and Niagara were founded in the 19th century in the United States and Adamson University, located in Manila, Philippines, was acquired by the Vincentians in 1964.
All four schools are based on the Vincentian values of service, justice, charity and advocacy and provide a college education to many first-generation college students.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 83-68 loss against Creighton on Wednesday:
- The loss was DePaul's first by more than eight points this season.
- DePaul extended its streak to 825 games with a three-pointer.
- The Blue Demons shot a season-low .188 (3-16) from three-point range... it was the lowest mark since shooting .136 (3-22) against Penn State on Nov. 15, 2018.
- Charlie Moore scored in double figures for the 14th time this season (37 career).
- Nick Ongenda made his first career start... tonight's lineup was the second different lineup of the season.
- Paul Reed recorded his 13th double-double of the season (22nd career)... Reed moved into 27th on DePaul's all-time rebounding list... he has 605 career rebounds.
- Romeo Weems scored in double figures for the second straight game (7th season/career).
- Wednesday was the 37th meeting between the programs... Creighton leads the series, 21-16.
The Opponent – St. John's Red Storm: St. John's stands at 12-8 overall and 1-6 in the BIG EAST following an 82-68 loss at Marquette on Tuesday... the Red Storm has dropped three straight since knocking off DePaul on Jan. 11... LJ Figueroa leads the team with a scoring average of 14.6 points per game along with a team-high 40 three-pointers... Mustapha Heron adds 14.0 points per game... Rasheem Dunn averages 11.9 points per game with a team-best 54 assists... head coach Mike Anderson is in his first season at St. John's... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 4-6 all-time against the Red Storm.
The Series: Saturday is the 46th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Red Storm holds a 25-20 advantage in the series... DePaul won both regular season meetings a season ago before St. John's posted a victory in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament... St. John's won the first meeting this season, 74-67, on Jan. 11 in New York.
Up Next - Jan. 29 at Seton Hall: DePaul travels to Newark for a mid-week game against the Pirates.
- The game will be televised on FS1 at 6:30 p.m. ET... radio coverage will be on WYLL (1160 AM).
- Seton Hall - ranked No. 10 in both of this week's top 25s - holds a 15-4 overall record and 7-0 mark in the BIG EAST... the Pirates are off this weekend before hosting the Blue Demons on Wednesday.
- The game is the 26th meeting between the programs... Seton Hall leads the series, 17-8... the Pirates won the first meeting this season, 74-66, on Dec. 30 at Wintrust Arena.
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