Sunday, November 28
Chicago, Ill.
1:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
vs
Eastern Michigan
DePaul Meets Eastern Michigan in Sunday Matinee at Wintrust Arena
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Blue Demons looking for perfect month of November to start season
CHICAGO – DePaul looks for its second 6-0 start in three seasons as the Blue Demons host Eastern Michigan on Sunday afternoon. The game is the final contest of the Blue Demon Classic following DePaul wins over Western Illinois last Saturday and Northern Kentucky on Friday.
Sunday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 1 p.m. with Tom Werme (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online at foxsports.com/live. 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.
Eastern Michigan enters the game at 2-3 following a 72-68 win against Western Illinois on Wednesday while DePaul is 5-0 after a 77-68 win against Northern Kentucky on Friday.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 77-68 win over Northern Kentucky on Friday:
Trendy: With a 5-0 record so far this season, the Blue Demons have won 14 straight games in the month of November... DePaul did not play its first game last season until Dec. 23 due to various instances of COVID-19 protocols... November 2019 saw the Blue Demons go 8-0 while the 2018-19 season saw a 4-1 record with a win in the final game of the month that season... DePaul holds nearly an eight-point advantage per game at the free throw line this season... the Blue Demons have made 90 free throws while opponents have attempted 69 free throws... DePaul is 90-of-126 (.714) while the five opponents are a combined 52-for-69 (.754)... Javon Freeman-Liberty has played just over 93 percent of the minutes through five games... he has totaled 187:10 of time on the court of out a possible 200 minutes... Freeman-Liberty is ranked in the top four in the BIG EAST in scoring (1st), defensive rebounds (1st), minutes (1st), rebounding (2nd), assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd) and assists (4th).
The Opponent – Eastern Michigan Eagles: Eastern Michigan is 2-3 this season following a 72-68 win against Western Illinois on Wednesday... the Eagles also posted a win over Illinois State (103-98) and dropped games at Indiana (68-62), Northern Kentucky (74-73) and Michigan State (83-59).... Noah Farrakhan leads the team with 16.8 points per game while Monty Scott adds 16.4 points per outing with a team-high 16 assists... Bryce McBride chips in 12.4 points per game... head coach Stan Heath is in his first season leading the Eagles.
The Series: DePaul and Eastern Michigan meet for the first time since the 1979-80 season... the Blue Demons are 4-0 all-time against the Eagles... the last meeting was a 57-55 decision at Eastern Michigan on Dec. 19, 1979.
Against the MAC: DePaul is 85-37 all-time against the current configuration of Mid-American Conference programs... Northern Illinois is the most common MAC opponent with the Blue Demons holding a 27-6 advantage in the series... the Blue Demons have played Western Michigan 29 times with DePaul on top by a 21-8 advantage... DePaul's last result against a MAC opponent was a 99-66 win against Central Michigan earlier this season on Nov. 13.
Up Next: Dec. 4 vs. Loyola Chicago
Sunday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 1 p.m. with Tom Werme (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online at foxsports.com/live. 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.
Eastern Michigan enters the game at 2-3 following a 72-68 win against Western Illinois on Wednesday while DePaul is 5-0 after a 77-68 win against Northern Kentucky on Friday.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 77-68 win over Northern Kentucky on Friday:
- DePaul is now 31-6 against non-BIG EAST opponents in the last three-plus seasons.
- The win makes DePaul 5-0 to start the season for the eighth time since the start of the 1979-80 season... the '79-80 team opened the season with 25 straight victories... two seasons ago, the Blue Demons opened the schedule at 9-0.
- The Blue Demons have started 5-0 under a first-year head coach for the first time since DePaul won its first five games under Joey Meyer during the 1984-85 season... DePaul went 6-0 to start that season.
- Javon Freeman-Liberty recorded his second straight double-double and third in five games this season... he has scored at least 19 points in all five games... the double-double was the fifth of Freeman-Liberty's career and third this season.
- Brandon Johnson played in his 125th career game (92 at Western Michigan/28 at Minnesota/5 at DePaul).
- Nick Ongenda registered a career high in points for the second straight game... he totaled 15 points against Western Illinois before scoring 17 in today's game... the four rejections marked the 15th career game with multiple blocked shots.
- David Jones reached double figures for the fifth time in as many games this season.
- Saturday was the first meeting between the programs... DePaul is 66-14 all-time against the current line-up of Horizon League programs... the Blue Demons also play at UIC on Dec. 14.
Trendy: With a 5-0 record so far this season, the Blue Demons have won 14 straight games in the month of November... DePaul did not play its first game last season until Dec. 23 due to various instances of COVID-19 protocols... November 2019 saw the Blue Demons go 8-0 while the 2018-19 season saw a 4-1 record with a win in the final game of the month that season... DePaul holds nearly an eight-point advantage per game at the free throw line this season... the Blue Demons have made 90 free throws while opponents have attempted 69 free throws... DePaul is 90-of-126 (.714) while the five opponents are a combined 52-for-69 (.754)... Javon Freeman-Liberty has played just over 93 percent of the minutes through five games... he has totaled 187:10 of time on the court of out a possible 200 minutes... Freeman-Liberty is ranked in the top four in the BIG EAST in scoring (1st), defensive rebounds (1st), minutes (1st), rebounding (2nd), assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd) and assists (4th).
The Opponent – Eastern Michigan Eagles: Eastern Michigan is 2-3 this season following a 72-68 win against Western Illinois on Wednesday... the Eagles also posted a win over Illinois State (103-98) and dropped games at Indiana (68-62), Northern Kentucky (74-73) and Michigan State (83-59).... Noah Farrakhan leads the team with 16.8 points per game while Monty Scott adds 16.4 points per outing with a team-high 16 assists... Bryce McBride chips in 12.4 points per game... head coach Stan Heath is in his first season leading the Eagles.
The Series: DePaul and Eastern Michigan meet for the first time since the 1979-80 season... the Blue Demons are 4-0 all-time against the Eagles... the last meeting was a 57-55 decision at Eastern Michigan on Dec. 19, 1979.
Against the MAC: DePaul is 85-37 all-time against the current configuration of Mid-American Conference programs... Northern Illinois is the most common MAC opponent with the Blue Demons holding a 27-6 advantage in the series... the Blue Demons have played Western Michigan 29 times with DePaul on top by a 21-8 advantage... DePaul's last result against a MAC opponent was a 99-66 win against Central Michigan earlier this season on Nov. 13.
Up Next: Dec. 4 vs. Loyola Chicago
- DePaul hosts Loyola on Saturday, Dec. 4... it will be televised on FS1 at 3 p.m. with radio coverage on WSCR (670 AM).
- The Ramblers are 5-2 after a 1-2 showing at the Battle 4 Atlantis over Thanksgiving week... Loyola finshed that event with a 77-59 win against Arizona State on Friday... the Ramblers host Indiana State on Wednesday before visiting Wintrust Arena.
- DePaul holds a 38-18 advantage in the series... the two teams are meeting for the first time since the 2012-13 season... Loyola won the previous meeting, 69-61, on Dec. 29, 2012 at Allstate Arena.
- Loyola is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
- The Ramblers went 26-5 overall last season and 16-2 in Missouri Valley action.
- Head coach Drew Valentine is in his first season leading the Loyola program.
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