DePaul University Athletics
Saturday, January 9
Chicago, Ill.
1:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
vs
Seton Hall
DePaul Hosts Seton Hall on Saturday at Wintrust Arena
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Blue Demons and Pirates meet in first of two regular season matchups
CHICAGO – DePaul opens a busy stretch in the schedule of three games in five days with a Saturday afternoon game against Seton Hall. The Blue Demons were originally scheduled to open the week with a Tuesday night game against No. 3/3 Villanova before COVID-19 related issues in the Wildcats' program postponed the matchup. Following Saturday's game, the Blue Demons host Connecticut on Monday evening before traveling to Georgetown for a Wednesday night game.
Saturday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 1 p.m. with Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Tim Miles (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 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.
Seton Hall enters the game at 8-5 overall and 5-2 in the BIG EAST after an 89-53 loss at No. 7/5 Creighton on Wednesday. The Blue Demons are 1-2 overall and 0-2 in the BIG EAST following an 82-61 loss at Connecticut on Dec. 30.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 82-61 loss at Connecticut on Dec. 30.
Moore Closed 2019-20 with Milestone: Charlie Moore concluded the shortened 2019-20 campaign by eclipsing the 1,000-point plateau for his collegiate career in what ended up as the final game of the season. His 18 points in the 71-67 win over Xavier on March 11 pushed his career scoring total to 1,013 points. Over the 102 games in his collegiate career, Moore scored 414 points at California (2016-17), 102 points at Kansas (2018-19) and 519 points at DePaul (2019-present) for a total of 1,035 career points.
Freeman-Liberty Started 2020-21 with Milestone: With his eighth point in the first half against Western Illinois, Javon Freeman-Liberty reached the 1,000-point plateau for his career. He scored 992 points in 66 career games over his first two seasons at Valparaiso.
The Opponent – Seton Hall Pirates: Seton Hall is 8-5 overall and 5-2 in BIG EAST play... Wednesday's loss at No. 7/5 Creighton snapped a three-game win streak... the Pirates have won seven of their last nine games after starting the season with a 1-3 record... Sandro Mamukelashvili leads the team with 18.3 points per game... Jared Rhoden adds a scoring average of 15.4 with a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game... head coach Kevin Willard is in his 11th season leading the Pirates... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 3-10 all-time against Seton Hall.
The Series: Saturday is the 27th all-time meeting between the two programs and the first this season... Seton Hall holds an 18-8 advantage in the series... a season ago, the Pirates claimed both regular season meetings... Seton Hall posted a 74-66 win at Wintrust Arena on Dec. 30 followed by a 64-57 decision at Prudential Center on Jan. 29... the 2018-19 campaign saw DePaul sweep the season series with wins by one and four points apiece.
Saturday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 1 p.m. with Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Tim Miles (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 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.
Seton Hall enters the game at 8-5 overall and 5-2 in the BIG EAST after an 89-53 loss at No. 7/5 Creighton on Wednesday. The Blue Demons are 1-2 overall and 0-2 in the BIG EAST following an 82-61 loss at Connecticut on Dec. 30.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 82-61 loss at Connecticut on Dec. 30.
- The loss drops DePaul's record to 1-2 and 0-2 in the BIG EAST... Connecticut is now 4-1 and 1-1 in league play.
- DePaul entered Wednesday night making 10 three-pointers in each of its first two games... the Blue Demons shot just .235 (4-17) from the behind the arc.
- Darious Hall recorded his 11th career game in double figures... fourth game of at least 10 points at DePaul... the 14 points match his career high set twice while at Arkansas.
- Nick Ongenda scored a career high 13 points and grabbed a career high eight rebounds... it also marked his third career game in double figures and second in three games this season.
- The game was the 12th all-time between programs... Connecticut holds a 11-1 lead in the series... the two teams are scheduled to meet again on Jan. 11 at Wintrust Arena.
Moore Closed 2019-20 with Milestone: Charlie Moore concluded the shortened 2019-20 campaign by eclipsing the 1,000-point plateau for his collegiate career in what ended up as the final game of the season. His 18 points in the 71-67 win over Xavier on March 11 pushed his career scoring total to 1,013 points. Over the 102 games in his collegiate career, Moore scored 414 points at California (2016-17), 102 points at Kansas (2018-19) and 519 points at DePaul (2019-present) for a total of 1,035 career points.
Freeman-Liberty Started 2020-21 with Milestone: With his eighth point in the first half against Western Illinois, Javon Freeman-Liberty reached the 1,000-point plateau for his career. He scored 992 points in 66 career games over his first two seasons at Valparaiso.
The Opponent – Seton Hall Pirates: Seton Hall is 8-5 overall and 5-2 in BIG EAST play... Wednesday's loss at No. 7/5 Creighton snapped a three-game win streak... the Pirates have won seven of their last nine games after starting the season with a 1-3 record... Sandro Mamukelashvili leads the team with 18.3 points per game... Jared Rhoden adds a scoring average of 15.4 with a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game... head coach Kevin Willard is in his 11th season leading the Pirates... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 3-10 all-time against Seton Hall.
The Series: Saturday is the 27th all-time meeting between the two programs and the first this season... Seton Hall holds an 18-8 advantage in the series... a season ago, the Pirates claimed both regular season meetings... Seton Hall posted a 74-66 win at Wintrust Arena on Dec. 30 followed by a 64-57 decision at Prudential Center on Jan. 29... the 2018-19 campaign saw DePaul sweep the season series with wins by one and four points apiece.
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