DePaul University Athletics
Saturday, February 8
Washington, D.C.
11:00 A.M. CT
DePaul University
at
Georgetown
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DePaul faces the Hoyas in Washington, D.C. on Saturday afternoon
CHICAGO – DePaul travels to Georgetown for a Saturday afternoon game at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The Blue Demons are in the midst of a five-game stretch that features four road games with a Feb. 15 game at Creighton concluding the stretch. Start time on Saturday is Noon ET.
Saturday's game can be seen on FOX Sports Networks with Scott Graham (play-by-play) and Tarik Turner (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can be seen around the country on various stations including WCIU in Chicago. 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.
Georgetown is 13-10 overall and 3-7 in the BIG EAST following a 78-71 loss against No. 12/13 Seton Hall on Wednesday. DePaul stands at 13-10 and 1-9 in league play after a 67-59 loss against Xavier on Tuesday.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 67-59 loss against Xavier on Tuesday.
The Opponent – Georgetown Hoyas: Georgetown is 13-10 overall and 3-7 in the BIG EAST after a 78-71 loss against No. 12/13 Seton Hall on Wednesday... Mac McClung leads the team with 16.4 points per game in 20 games... Omer Yurtseven averages 16.3 points per game with a team-high 10.2 rebounds per contest... head coach Patrick Ewing is in his third season leading the Hoyas... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 3-5 all-time against Georgetown.
The Series: Saturday is the 42nd all-time meeting between the two programs... the Hoyas hold a 31-10 advantage in the series... a season ago, the home team won each meeting... Georgetown posted an 82-73 decision on Feb. 27 at Capital One Arena... DePaul won, 101-69, at Wintrust Arena on March 6... the two programs first played during the 1941-42 season with a 34-29 DePaul victory.
Up Next - Feb. 15 vs. Creighton: Blue Demons and Bluejay meet on Saturday night in Omaha.
Saturday's game can be seen on FOX Sports Networks with Scott Graham (play-by-play) and Tarik Turner (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can be seen around the country on various stations including WCIU in Chicago. 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.
Georgetown is 13-10 overall and 3-7 in the BIG EAST following a 78-71 loss against No. 12/13 Seton Hall on Wednesday. DePaul stands at 13-10 and 1-9 in league play after a 67-59 loss against Xavier on Tuesday.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 67-59 loss against Xavier on Tuesday.
- DePaul extended its streak to 829 straight games with a three-pointer.
- The 16 first-half points were the fewest in a half since scoring 14 at Indiana State on Dec. 8, 2010.
- Jaylen Butz played in his 80th career game.
- Jalen Coleman-Lands tallied his 41st career game (11 at DePaul/30 at Illinois) with three or more three-pointers.
- Charlie Moore tallied his 100th career steal.
- Paul Reed reached 900 career points and 100 career steals... Reed's career-high seven steals are tied for sixth on the single-game list... it marks just the second game since February 1998 that a DePaul player registered seven or more steals... Reed also moved into third on the all-time blocked shots chart.
- Tuesday was the 25th meeting between the programs... Xavier leads the series, 15-10… the visiting team has won three straight games in the series… DePaul travels to Xavier on Feb. 25.
The Opponent – Georgetown Hoyas: Georgetown is 13-10 overall and 3-7 in the BIG EAST after a 78-71 loss against No. 12/13 Seton Hall on Wednesday... Mac McClung leads the team with 16.4 points per game in 20 games... Omer Yurtseven averages 16.3 points per game with a team-high 10.2 rebounds per contest... head coach Patrick Ewing is in his third season leading the Hoyas... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 3-5 all-time against Georgetown.
The Series: Saturday is the 42nd all-time meeting between the two programs... the Hoyas hold a 31-10 advantage in the series... a season ago, the home team won each meeting... Georgetown posted an 82-73 decision on Feb. 27 at Capital One Arena... DePaul won, 101-69, at Wintrust Arena on March 6... the two programs first played during the 1941-42 season with a 34-29 DePaul victory.
Up Next - Feb. 15 vs. Creighton: Blue Demons and Bluejay meet on Saturday night in Omaha.
- The game will be televised on FS1 at 6:30 p.m... radio coverage will be on WSCR (670 AM).
- Creighton - ranked No. 21 in this week's AP poll and No. 22 in the coaches top 25 - holds a 17-6 overall record and 6-4 mark in the BIG EAST... the Bluejays host St. John's on Saturday and travel to Seton Hall on Wednesday before DePaul visits Omaha, Neb.
- The Bluejays lead the series, 21-16... Creighton won the first meeting, 83-68, on Jan. 22 at Wintrust Arena.
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