DePaul University Athletics
Saturday, January 30
Chicago, Ill.
7:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
vs
Creighton
DePaul Welcomes Creighton for Saturday Night Game
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Blue Demons and Bluejays set for 7 p.m. game on CBS Sports Network
CHICAGO – DePaul continues its three-game homestand when No. 17/14 Creighton visits Wintrust Arena on Saturday night. The matchup is the first meeting this season between the programs with the Blue Demons making the return trip to Omaha on Feb. 24. The homestand concludes on Wednesday afternoon when Xavier visits Chicago for a 4 p.m. game.
Saturday's game can be seen on CBS Sports Network starting at 7 p.m. with Andrew Catalon (play-by-play) and Steve Lappas (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 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.
Creighton enters the game at 12-4 overall and 8-3 in the BIG EAST after an 85-81 win at Seton Hall on Wednesday. The Blue Demons are 3-6 overall and 1-6 in the BIG EAST following an 81-68 loss against St. John's on Wednesday.
Trendy: Pauly Paulicap's 10 offensive rebounds against St. John's set a new Wintrust Arena record... the 10 boards are also the most offensive rebounds by a DePaul player since Andre Brown grabbed 11 in a 27-rebound effort at TCU on Feb. 6, 2002... in the BIG EAST statistical rankings, DePaul leads the league in all games with a .295 team three-point field goal percentage defense, ranked second with 12.1 offensive rebounds per game, third with 38.3 rebounds per game and third with 7.2 steals per game... in conference games only, the Blue Demons are second in three-point field goal percentage defense at .304, second with 12.4 offensive rebounds per game and third with 37.1 rebounds per game... individually, Paulicap is second in all games with 2.7 offensive rebounds per game... Javon Freeman-Liberty is fourth in BIG EAST games only with a .850 (17-20) free throw percentage and Paulicap is fifth with 2.9 offensive rebounds per game... 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: Javon Freeman-Liberty needs two assists for 200 in his career... Charlie Moore needs two assists for 400 in his career... Moore (234 assists at DePaul) needs four assists to pass Skip Dillard (1979-82, 237 assists) for 27th on DePaul's all-time list.
The Opponent – Creighton Bluejays: Creighton stands at 12-4 overall and 8-3 in the BIG EAST... the Bluejays are No. 17 in this week's AP poll and No. 14 in the coaches top 25... Creighton has won two straight over Connecticut and Seton Hall after dropping consecutive games to Butler and Providence...Denzel Mahoney leads five players averaging in double figures with 15.3 points per game... Marcus Zegarowski adds a scoring average of 14.6 with a team-high 61 assists... other in double figures include Damien Jefferson (13.1 ppg), Christian Bishop (10.8 ppg) and Mitch Ballock (10.3 ppg)... head coach Greg McDermott is in his 11th season at Creighton... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 0-10 all-time against Creighton.
The Series: Saturday is the 39th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Bluejays leads the series, 22-16... Creighton has won 12 straight games including both matchups a season ago... the Bluejays posted an 83-68 decision in Chicago before a 93-64 win in Omaha... DePaul's last win the series was a 70-60 victory on Jan. 7, 2015 in Omaha.
Saturday's game can be seen on CBS Sports Network starting at 7 p.m. with Andrew Catalon (play-by-play) and Steve Lappas (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 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.
Creighton enters the game at 12-4 overall and 8-3 in the BIG EAST after an 85-81 win at Seton Hall on Wednesday. The Blue Demons are 3-6 overall and 1-6 in the BIG EAST following an 81-68 loss against St. John's on Wednesday.
Trendy: Pauly Paulicap's 10 offensive rebounds against St. John's set a new Wintrust Arena record... the 10 boards are also the most offensive rebounds by a DePaul player since Andre Brown grabbed 11 in a 27-rebound effort at TCU on Feb. 6, 2002... in the BIG EAST statistical rankings, DePaul leads the league in all games with a .295 team three-point field goal percentage defense, ranked second with 12.1 offensive rebounds per game, third with 38.3 rebounds per game and third with 7.2 steals per game... in conference games only, the Blue Demons are second in three-point field goal percentage defense at .304, second with 12.4 offensive rebounds per game and third with 37.1 rebounds per game... individually, Paulicap is second in all games with 2.7 offensive rebounds per game... Javon Freeman-Liberty is fourth in BIG EAST games only with a .850 (17-20) free throw percentage and Paulicap is fifth with 2.9 offensive rebounds per game... 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: Javon Freeman-Liberty needs two assists for 200 in his career... Charlie Moore needs two assists for 400 in his career... Moore (234 assists at DePaul) needs four assists to pass Skip Dillard (1979-82, 237 assists) for 27th on DePaul's all-time list.
The Opponent – Creighton Bluejays: Creighton stands at 12-4 overall and 8-3 in the BIG EAST... the Bluejays are No. 17 in this week's AP poll and No. 14 in the coaches top 25... Creighton has won two straight over Connecticut and Seton Hall after dropping consecutive games to Butler and Providence...Denzel Mahoney leads five players averaging in double figures with 15.3 points per game... Marcus Zegarowski adds a scoring average of 14.6 with a team-high 61 assists... other in double figures include Damien Jefferson (13.1 ppg), Christian Bishop (10.8 ppg) and Mitch Ballock (10.3 ppg)... head coach Greg McDermott is in his 11th season at Creighton... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 0-10 all-time against Creighton.
The Series: Saturday is the 39th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Bluejays leads the series, 22-16... Creighton has won 12 straight games including both matchups a season ago... the Bluejays posted an 83-68 decision in Chicago before a 93-64 win in Omaha... DePaul's last win the series was a 70-60 victory on Jan. 7, 2015 in Omaha.
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