DePaul Drops Road Game at Connecticut

Wednesday, December 30

Storrs, Conn.

8:00 P.M. CT

DePaul University

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Connecticut

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DePaul

UConn

12/30/2020 10:55:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL

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Blue Demons unable to recover from slow start in loss to Huskies

STORRS, Conn. – DePaul started out cold from the field and couldn't recover in an 82-61 decision on the road Wednesday night at Connecticut. Darious Hall led the Blue Demons with 14 points and Nick Ongenda added 13 as both grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

The Blue Demons made just six of their first 20 attempts (.300) and trailed 22-13 with 7:27 left in the first half. After Charlie Moore tied the game at 10-10, the Huskies scored 12 of the game's next 15 points to build the nine-point advantage.

Connecticut led by 13 with just over five minutes left before a DePaul flurry cut the deficit to seven on steal by Darious Hall who found Moore on a lay-up to make the score 31-24.

Following Moore's bucket, the Huskies scored 10 straight points before Hall drilled a three-pointer from the corner just before the buzzer to make the score 41-27 at the break.

Connecticut opened up the game in the first seven minutes of the second half as Tyrese Martin gave the Huskies a 59-38 lead. The lead grew as high as 26 points midway through the final period.

Javon Freeman-Liberty scored nine second-half points and added five rebounds for the Blue Demons. Connecticut was led by 22 points from Tyrese Martin and James Bouknight finished with 20 points.

DePaul continues its road trip on Saturday at St. John's. Start time at Carnesecca Arena is set for Noon ET on FS1 and 670 The Score.