Blue Demons Host Butler Tuesday Night

CHICAGO – DePaul returns to BIG EAST action and hosts Butler in a Tuesday evening game at Wintrust Arena. The Blue Demons added a non-conference game on Saturday that resulted in a 77-58 win over Valparaiso.

Tuesday's game can be seen on CBS Sports Network starting at 6 p.m. with Jason Horowitz (play-by-play) and Chris Walker (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online at cbssports.com/cbs-sports-network. 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.

Butler enters the game at 4-7 overall and 3-5 in the BIG EAST after a 70-66 overtime win against No. 8/6 Creighton on Saturday. The Blue Demons are 2-4 overall and 0-4 in the BIG EAST following the win over Valparaiso on Saturday.

Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 77-58 win against Valparaiso on Saturday.

The win was No. 1,485 for the program since the start of the 1923-24 season.
Over the last two-plus seasons, DePaul is 26-6 against non-conference opponents.
Keon Edwards made his DePaul debut with a dunk in the second half.
Darious Hall recorded his second career game (first at DePaul) with 10 or more rebounds.
Courvoiser McCauley tallied a DePaul career-high eight points.
Pauly Paulicap's double-figure game was the 40th in his career (2 at DePaul/38 at Manhattan).
Romeo Weems notched his second 20-point game of the season and career.
The game was the 25th all-time meeting between programs... DePaul holds a 17-8 lead in the series... the Blue Demons have won eight straight in the series.

Trendy: DePaul has held back-to-back opponents to 60 points or less for the first time since the first three games of the 2019-20 season... the Blue Demons have held Connecticut to 60 and Valparaiso to 59 points... the three-game run at the start of last season saw opponents totals of 54 for Alcorn State, 55 for Chicago and 59 for Fairleigh Dickinson... the 10 three-pointers in back-to-back games against Western Illinois and Providence marked the first time with consecutive games with at least 10 three-pointers since the 2018-19 season... DePaul made 11 against Chicago State on Dec. 12 and 12 against UIC on Dec. 14... the last time the Blue Demons opened the season with at least 10 three-pointers in back-to-back games was the 2011-12 season... that included 12 against UT-Pan American and 10 against Mississippi Valley State... the Blue Demons made at least 10 three-pointers in two total games during the 2019-20 season.

It Could Happen: A three-pointer extends DePaul's streak to 845 straight games with a three-pointer... Charlie Moore (225 assists) needs three assists to move into 28th on DePaul's all-time assist list... Tyrone Corbin (1981-85) is currently 28th with 227 assists... Moore also needs eight points to reach 1,100 in his collegiate career.

The Opponent – Butler Bulldogs: Butler stands at 4-7 overall and 3-5 in the BIG EAST... the Bulldogs knocked off No. 8/6 Creighton, 70-66, in overtime on Saturday... that win snapped a two-game slide that saw losses against Connecticut and St. John's... Aaron Thompson leads the team with 14.0 points per game... Jair Bolden adds 12.8 points per game while Bryce Nze chips in 10.1 points per game with a team-high 7.5 rebounds per game... head coach LaVall Jordan is in his fourth season at Butler.

The Series: Tuesday is the 21st all-time meeting between the two programs... Butler leads the series, 13-7... the two sides split the series a season ago... DePaul defeated then No. 5/5 Butler, 79-66, at Wintrust Arena... Butler posted a 60-42 victory at Hinkle Fieldhouse... 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 12 of 14 meetings.

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Players Mentioned

Keon Edwards

Darious Hall

Charlie Moore

Pauly Paulicap

Romeo Weems