Saturday Night in the South Loop

CHICAGO – DePaul hosts Georgetown in a Saturday night game at Wintrust Arena. The game is the second meeting in two weeks as the Hoyas defeated the Blue Demons, 76-72, on Feb. 8 in Washington, D.C. Start time Saturday is scheduled for 8 p.m.

Saturday's game can be seen on FS1 with Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online at www.foxsports.com/live and the FOX Sports app. DePaul's radio tandem of Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and Dave Corzine (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.

Georgetown is 15-11 overall and 5-8 in the BIG EAST following a 73-63 loss against Providence on Wednesday. DePaul stands at 13-13 and 1-12 in league play after a 91-71 loss against No. 12/13 Villanova on Wednesday.

Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 91-71 loss against No. 12/13 Villanova on Wednesday.

DePaul is 1-4 this season against ranked opponents.
Jalen Coleman-Lands scored in double figures for the 19th time this season and 53rd time of his career.
Paul Reed scored at least 10 points for the 23rd time this season and 44th career time.
Villanova set a new Wintrust Arena record for three-pointers… the Wildcats held the previous mark of 15 set twice.
Wednesday was the 38th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Wildcats hold a 30-8 advantage in the series with 20 consecutive wins.

400 + 200 = 2: Through 26 games, junior guard Charlie Moore has totaled 410 points and 170 assists. With a BIG EAST-best assist average of 6.5 per game, Moore is on pace to eclipse 200 assists this season.

Only Rod Strickland has totaled at least 400 points and 200 assists in program history as he finished the 1987-88 season with 521 points and 202 assists in 26 games. Most recently in the BIG EAST, Kris Dunn (Providence) totaled 542 points and 206 assists in 33 games and Mo Watson (Creighton) totaled 492 points and 229 assists in 35 games during the 2015-16 campaign. Over the last 10 seasons (2009-19), only seven BIG EAST players (eight occasions) have totaled at least 400 points and 200 assists in a season. Dunn is the only player to accomplish the feat twice.

The Opponent – Georgetown Hoyas: Georgetown is 15-11 overall and 5-8 in the BIG EAST after a 73-63 loss against Providence on Wednesday... Omer Yurtseven leads the team with 16.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game in 24 games... Mac McClung averages 15.7 points per game in 21 games... Jahvon Blair adds a scoring average of 10.3 with a team-high 47 three-pointers... head coach Patrick Ewing is in his third season leading the Hoyas... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 3-6 all-time against Georgetown.

The Series: Saturday is the 43rd all-time meeting between the two programs... the Hoyas hold a 32-10 advantage in the series... the home team has won the last three meetings while the last six games are split with three wins for each side... Georgetown won the first game this season, 76-72, at Capital One Arena on Feb. 8... the two programs first played during the 1941-42 season with a 34-29 DePaul victory.

Up Next – Feb. 25 at Xavier: The Blue Demons travel to Cincinnati to face the Musketeers.

The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m. ET... radio coverage will be on WYLL (1160 AM).
Xavier holds a 17-9 overall record and 6-7 mark in the BIG EAST... the Musketeers host No. 12/13 Villanova on Saturday before the Blue Demons visit Cincinnati.
The Musketeers lead the series, 15-10... Xavier won the first meeting, 67-59, on Feb. 4 at Wintrust Arena.

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Players Mentioned

Jalen Coleman-Lands

Charlie Moore

Paul Reed