Men's Basketball Meets Xavier Tuesday Night

CHICAGO – DePaul hosts Xavier in a Tuesday night clash at Wintrust Arena. The Blue Demons are in the midst of a five-game stretch that features four road games with the Xavier game as the lone home game between Jan. 25 and Feb. 19. Following Tuesday's game, DePaul travels to Georgetown on Saturday and Creighton on Feb. 15 to conclude the five-game stretch.

Tuesday's game can be seen on FS1 with Lisa Byington (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can be seen online via the FOX Sports website and app. DePaul's radio tandem of Zach Zaidman (play-by-play) and Jeff Blanzy (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.

Xavier is 14-8 overall and 3-6 in the BIG EAST following a 74-62 win at No. 10/10 Seton Hall on Saturday. DePaul stands at 13-9 and 1-8 in league play after a 76-72 loss at Marquette on Saturday.

Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 76-72 loss at Marquette on Saturday.

DePaul is now 4-4 on the road this season.
Jalen Coleman-Lands played in his 100th career game and recorded his 50th career game in double figures.
Charlie Moore recorded his 40th career game in double figures.
Paul Reed took sole possession of fourth place on the all-time blocked shots list… his 62 blocked shots this season are fourth on the season chart.
Saturday was the 126th meeting between the programs... Marquette leads the series, 79-47… the two teams meet again on March 3 at Wintrust Arena.

It Could Happen: A three-pointer extends DePaul streak to 829 straight games with a three... Jaylen Butz is playing in his 80th career game... Jalen Coleman-Lands needs 25 points for 1,000 in his career (345 at DePaul/630 at Illinois)... Charlie Moore needs 26 points for 900 career (358 at DePaul/102 at Kansas/414 at California)... one steal is career No. 100 for Moore... Paul Reed needs 12 points to reach the 900-point plateau and five steals for 100 career.

The Opponent – Xavier Musketeers: Xavier is 14-8 overall and 3-6 in BIG EAST play... the Musketeers split their last four conference games with a 74-62 win at No. 10/10 Seton Hall on Saturday... Naji Marshall leads the team with 16.8 points per game, 31 three-pointers and 75 assists... Tyrique Jones adds 13.5 points per game with 10.5 rebounds per contest... Paul Scruggs averages 13.4 points... head coach Travis Steele is in his second season leading the Musketeers.

The Series: Tuesday is the 25th meeting between the two programs and the 13th since Xavier joined the BIG EAST... Xavier leads the series, 14-10... the two sides split the season series a year ago... the visting team won both games... Xavier posted a 74-65 win at Wintrust Arena on Dec. 29, 2018... DePaul won at Cintas Center, 74-62, on Feb. 9, 2019... that win snapped a nine-game win streak in the series for Xavier... the first meeting was on Jan. 16, 1939 with DePaul taking a 38-30 decision on its home floor.

Up Next - Feb. 8 at Georgetown: Blue Demons and Hoyas meet for first time this season.

The game will be televised on FOX Sports Networks at Noon ET... radio coverage will be on WSCR (670 AM).
Georgetown holds a 13-9 overall record and 3-6 mark in the BIG EAST... the Hoyas host at No. 12/13 Seton Hall on Wednesday before the Blue Demons visit Washington, D.C.
The game is the 42nd meeting between the programs... Georgetown leads the series, 31-10... the two sides split the season series a year ago with each team winning on its home floor.

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Players Mentioned

Jaylen Butz

Jalen Coleman-Lands

Charlie Moore

Paul Reed