Tuesday, March 3
Wintrust Arena
7:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
vs
Marquette
DePaul Hosts Marquette in Regular Season Home Finale
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Blue Demons and Golden Eagles meet for 127th time
CHICAGO – DePaul plays the final home game of the 2019-20 regular season on Tuesday night against the Marquette Golden Eagles. Prior to the game, DePaul will honor Lyrik Shreiner and D.J. Williams along with manager Sam Kayser for Senior Night. Following Tuesday's game, the Blue Demons close the regular-season slate at Providence on Saturday evening before next week's BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden.
Tuesday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 7 p.m. with Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Dickey Simpkins (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 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.
Marquette is 18-10 overall and 8-8 in the BIG EAST following an 88-79 loss against No. 13/13 Seton Hall on Saturday. DePaul is at 14-15 and 2-14 in league play after a 60-42 loss at Butler on Saturday.
DePaul-Marquette Meet for 127th Time: Tuesday is the 127th meeting between DePaul and Marquette... the Golden Eagles hold a 79-47 advantage in the series... it's DePaul's longest-running series... following Marquette is Notre Dame with 106 games between the two programs... in games at Marquette, DePaul is 14-45... in home games, the Blue Demons are 32-31... on neutral courts, the Golden Eagles have won three of four meetings... DePaul posted a 62-56 win in the NCAA Tournament in Provo, Utah on March 15, 1979... the Blue Demons advanced to the Final Four that season... DePaul's longest win streak in the series is eight victories from Feb. 1979-March 1985... Marquette's longest win streak is a 19-game run from Jan. 1968-Jan. 1977.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 60-42 loss at Butler on Saturday.
The Opponent – Marquette Golden Eagles: Marquette stands at 18-10 overall and 8-8 in BIG EAST play... the Golden Eagles have dropped four of their last five games including an 88-79 decision on Saturday against Seton Hall... Markus Howard leads the team with 27.6 points per game and 111 three-pointers... Sacar Anim averages 12.9 points per game and Koby McEwen holds a scoring average of 9.8... Steve Wojciechowski is in his sixth season at Marquette... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 3-12 all-time against Marquette.
The Series: Tuesday is the 127th all-time meeting between the two programs... the series is the longest in DePaul history... the Golden Eagles hold a 79-47 advantage in the series... Marquette won earlier this season, 76-72 on Feb. 1 in Milwaukee... DePaul's last win in the series was a 70-62 victory on Feb. 25, 2018 at Wintrust Arena... the last Blue Demon win in Milwaukee was a 57-56 decision on Jan. 20, 2016.
Up Next – March 7 at Providence: DePaul concludes the regular-season schedule on Saturday at Providence.
Tuesday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 7 p.m. with Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Dickey Simpkins (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 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.
Marquette is 18-10 overall and 8-8 in the BIG EAST following an 88-79 loss against No. 13/13 Seton Hall on Saturday. DePaul is at 14-15 and 2-14 in league play after a 60-42 loss at Butler on Saturday.
DePaul-Marquette Meet for 127th Time: Tuesday is the 127th meeting between DePaul and Marquette... the Golden Eagles hold a 79-47 advantage in the series... it's DePaul's longest-running series... following Marquette is Notre Dame with 106 games between the two programs... in games at Marquette, DePaul is 14-45... in home games, the Blue Demons are 32-31... on neutral courts, the Golden Eagles have won three of four meetings... DePaul posted a 62-56 win in the NCAA Tournament in Provo, Utah on March 15, 1979... the Blue Demons advanced to the Final Four that season... DePaul's longest win streak in the series is eight victories from Feb. 1979-March 1985... Marquette's longest win streak is a 19-game run from Jan. 1968-Jan. 1977.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 60-42 loss at Butler on Saturday.
- DePaul's 42 points are the fewest since scoring 40 at Georgetown on March 7, 2009... the 42 points tie for the seventh-fewest in a game in the shot clock era.
- The Blue Demons used their third different starting lineup of the season... Darious Hall made his first career start.
- Saturday was the 20th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Bulldogs hold a 13-7 advantage in the series... the two sides split the season series with the home team winning each game.
The Opponent – Marquette Golden Eagles: Marquette stands at 18-10 overall and 8-8 in BIG EAST play... the Golden Eagles have dropped four of their last five games including an 88-79 decision on Saturday against Seton Hall... Markus Howard leads the team with 27.6 points per game and 111 three-pointers... Sacar Anim averages 12.9 points per game and Koby McEwen holds a scoring average of 9.8... Steve Wojciechowski is in his sixth season at Marquette... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 3-12 all-time against Marquette.
The Series: Tuesday is the 127th all-time meeting between the two programs... the series is the longest in DePaul history... the Golden Eagles hold a 79-47 advantage in the series... Marquette won earlier this season, 76-72 on Feb. 1 in Milwaukee... DePaul's last win in the series was a 70-62 victory on Feb. 25, 2018 at Wintrust Arena... the last Blue Demon win in Milwaukee was a 57-56 decision on Jan. 20, 2016.
Up Next – March 7 at Providence: DePaul concludes the regular-season schedule on Saturday at Providence.
- The game will be televised on FS1 at 6:30 p.m. ET... radio coverage will be on WSCR (670 AM).
- Providence holds a 17-12 overall record and 10-6 mark in the BIG EAST... the Friars host Xavier on Wednesday before the Blue Demons visit Dunkin' Donuts Center on Saturday.
- Providence holds a 31-12 advantage in the series... the Friars won the first meeting, 66-65, on Jan. 4 at Wintrust Arena.
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