Saturday, January 1
Chicago, Ill.
2:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
vs
Providence
DePaul Rings in New Year Against Providence on Saturday
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Blue Demons and Friars set for 2 p.m. matchup at Wintrust Arena
CHICAGO – DePaul opens 2022 at Wintrust Arena when the Providence Friars visit for a New Year's Day matinee. The Blue Demons dropped a 63-59 decision at Butler on Wednesday to open conference action while the Friars have won back-to-back BIG EAST games to open their league slate. DePaul returns to Wintrust Arena for the first time since Dec. 7 where the team is 7-1 this season on Ray and Marge Meyer Court.
Saturday's game can be seen on FOX starting at 2 p.m. with Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Steve Lavin (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.
Providence - ranked No. 21 in both the AP and Coaches polls - enters the game at 12-1 overall and 2-0 in the BIG EAST following a 70-65 win against No. 15/13 Seton Hall on Wednesday while DePaul is 9-2 and 0-1 after the four-point loss at Butler.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 63-59 loss at Butler on Wednesday:
The Opponent - Providence Friars: Providence - ranked No. 21 in both the AP and Coaches polls - is 12-1 overall this season and 2-0 in BIG EAST play... the Friars defeated No. 15/13 Seton Hall, 70-65, on Wednesday night for their seventh straight win... Nate Watson leads the team with 14.8 points while Aljami Durham adds a scoring average of 12.8 with a team-best 45 assists... A.J. Reeves chips in 11.2 points per game... Noah Horchler averages 10.5 points and a team-high 8.3 rebounds per contest... head coach Ed Cooley is in his 11th season leading the Friars.
The Series: Saturday is the 48th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Friars hold a 34-13 advantage in the series... Providence won both meetings during the regular season last year before DePaul claimed a win in the BIG EAST Tournament First Round... the Friars held off DePaul, 95-90, in double overtime on Dec. 27 and 57-47 on Feb. 13 at Wintrust Arena... the Blue Demons posted a 70-62 win over the Friar on March 10 at Madison Square Garden... that victory snapped a four-game run in the series for Providence.
Up Next: DePaul plays at St. John's on Jan. 5 in Queens, N.Y.:
Saturday's game can be seen on FOX starting at 2 p.m. with Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Steve Lavin (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.
Providence - ranked No. 21 in both the AP and Coaches polls - enters the game at 12-1 overall and 2-0 in the BIG EAST following a 70-65 win against No. 15/13 Seton Hall on Wednesday while DePaul is 9-2 and 0-1 after the four-point loss at Butler.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 63-59 loss at Butler on Wednesday:
- The game was the first for the Blue Demons since Dec. 14... Butler was playing for the first time since Dec. 18.
- Yor Anei played in his 85th career game.
- Javon Freeman-Liberty grabbed his 500th career rebound in the first half and eclipsed the 250-assist plateau in the second half.
- Brandon Johnson's 16-point, 12-rebound double-double was the 17th of his career and first this season... Johnson also passed 850 career rebounds.
- Javan Johnson made his DePaul debut after joining the team as a graduate transfer... he finished with six points and two rebounds.
- Nick Ongenda scored in double figures for the eighth time in the last nine games... he took sole possession of 16th on the program's all-time blocked shots list... he has 74 blocked shots.
- Jalen Terry made his first start at DePaul.
- Wednesday was the 23rd all-time meeting between the two programs... Butler leads the series, 16-7... the two sides are scheduled to meet again on Feb. 15 at Wintrust Arena.
The Opponent - Providence Friars: Providence - ranked No. 21 in both the AP and Coaches polls - is 12-1 overall this season and 2-0 in BIG EAST play... the Friars defeated No. 15/13 Seton Hall, 70-65, on Wednesday night for their seventh straight win... Nate Watson leads the team with 14.8 points while Aljami Durham adds a scoring average of 12.8 with a team-best 45 assists... A.J. Reeves chips in 11.2 points per game... Noah Horchler averages 10.5 points and a team-high 8.3 rebounds per contest... head coach Ed Cooley is in his 11th season leading the Friars.
The Series: Saturday is the 48th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Friars hold a 34-13 advantage in the series... Providence won both meetings during the regular season last year before DePaul claimed a win in the BIG EAST Tournament First Round... the Friars held off DePaul, 95-90, in double overtime on Dec. 27 and 57-47 on Feb. 13 at Wintrust Arena... the Blue Demons posted a 70-62 win over the Friar on March 10 at Madison Square Garden... that victory snapped a four-game run in the series for Providence.
Up Next: DePaul plays at St. John's on Jan. 5 in Queens, N.Y.:
- DePaul travels to St. John's on Wednesday... start time is 6:30 p.m. ET at Carnesecca Arena... the game can be seen on FS1 and heard on WIND (560 AM).
- St. John's is 8-3 overall this season... Wednesday's game is the first BIG EAST contest for the Red Storm... St. John's dropped a 59-57 decision to Pittsburgh on Dec. 18.
- The Red Storm leads the all-time series, 27-21... DePaul knocked off St. John's, 88-83, in the last meeting on Feb. 20, 2021 in Queens... that win snapped a four-game win streak in the series for the Red Storm.
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