Blue Demons Visit Bulldogs Saturday Evening

CHICAGO – DePaul takes the trip down I-65 for a Saturday evening game at Butler. The game is starts an eight-day stretch to close the regular season with three games. Following Saturday's game, the Blue Demons host Marquette on Tuesday before the regular-season finale at Providence next Saturday.

Saturday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 6:30 p.m. ET with Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play) and Nick Bahe (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online at foxsports.com/live and via 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.

Butler is 19-9 overall and 7-8 in the BIG EAST following an 81-59 loss at No. 15/15 Creighton last Saturday. DePaul is at 14-14 and 2-13 in league play after a 78-67 loss at Xavier on Tuesday.

Leap Day Ledger: Since the 1945-46 season, DePaul is 2-1 on Leap Day... the Blue Demons won on Feb. 29 in 1964 (84-65 vs. Duquesne) and 1992 (88-71 at Saint Louis) and lost on the extra day in 1996 (81-69 at Charlotte).

Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 78-67 loss at Xavier on Tuesday.

DePaul's eight blocked shots mark the 18th game with at least five rejections… the Blue Demons have blocked at least seven shots in eight games.
The Blue Demons have lost seven straight games on the road.
Charlie Moore notched his 45th career game in double figures (22nd season).
Paul Reed recorded his 26th career double-double (17th season)... he also scored at least 10 points for the 25th time this season (46th career)... Reed moved into 56th on the all-time scoring list… he also moved into a tie for 19th on the career rebounds chart… Reed has 960 career points and 689 career rebounds.
Tuesday was the 26th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Musketeers hold a 16-10 advantage in the series... Xavier won both meetings this season.

Trendy: The Blue Demons have blocked at least five shots 18 of 27 games including eight 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... Charlie Moore's 178 assists are most by a DePaul player in a season since 179 by Imari Sawyer in 2000-01... Paul Reed's 17 double-doubles are second in the BIG EAST and seventh nationally entering Friday's schedule... three players have not missed a shot this season with at least six attempts... Jaylen Butz went 7-for-7 against Chicago, 6-for-6 at St. John's and 5-for-5 against Georgetown, 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.

The Opponent - Butler Bulldogs: Butler stands at 19-9 overall and 7-8 in the BIG EAST... the Bulldogs have dropped three straight and four of their last five games including an 81-59 loss at No. 15/15 Creighton on Feb. 23... Kamar Baldwin leads the team with 15.9 points per game... Sean McDermott adds 11.8 points per game with a team-high 59 three-pointers... Bryce Nze adds a scoring average of 9.3 with a team-high 6.5 rebounds per game... head coach LaVall Jordan is in his third season at Butler.

The Series: Saturday is the 20th all-time meeting between the two programs... Butler leads the series, 12-7... DePaul's 79-66 win on Jan. 18 snapped an 11-game win streak in the series for Butler... Butler won the first meeting during the 1938-39 season by a score of 39-29 at the Chicago Armory... the two sides met in the 1940-41 season, twice during the 1970's and twice in the 1980's... since Butler joined the BIG EAST, the Bulldogs have won 11 of 13 meetings... DePaul's win in that stretch was a 99-94 win in double overtime on Jan. 9, 2014 at Hinkle Fieldhouse... that game was the first BIG EAST meeting between the programs.

Up Next - March 3 vs. Marquette: DePaul hosts the Golden Eagles in final home game of regular season.

The game will be televised on FS1 at 7 p.m... radio coverage will be on WSCR (670 AM).
Marquette holds an 18-9 overall record and 8-7 mark in the BIG EAST... the Golden Eagles host Seton Hall on Saturday before making the trip to Chicago.
The game is the 127th meeting between the programs... Marquette holds a 79-47 advantage in the series... the Golden Eagles won the first meeting, 76-72, on Feb. 2 in Milwaukee.

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Players Mentioned

Jaylen Butz

Devin Gage

Charlie Moore

Paul Reed

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