Friday, December 10
Louisville, Ky.
7:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
at
Louisville
Blue Demons Travel to Louisville for Friday Night Game
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DePaul plays first of three straight road games to conclude non-conference schedule
CHICAGO – DePaul hits the road for the first time this season in a Friday night game at Louisville. The Blue Demons won seven of eight games in a season-opening homestand at Wintrust Arena with the Louisville game starting a three-game road trip to close the non-conference slate. Following Friday's game, DePaul plays at UIC and Northwestern next week.
Friday's game can be seen on the ACC Network starting at 8 p.m. ET with Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Malcolm Huckaby (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online at watchespn.com. 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.
Louisville enters the game at 6-2 overall and 1-0 in ACC action following a 73-68 win at North Carolina State last Saturday while DePaul is 7-1 after an 87-67 win against Duquesne on Tuesday.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 87-67 win against Duquesne on Tuesday:
From Behind the Arc: The Blue Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 865 straight games... DePaul's last game without a three was over 25 years ago on Feb. 16, 1993 against UAB at Allstate Arena... the current streak started against Notre Dame on Feb. 21, 1993.
The Opponent – Louisville Cardinals: Louisville is 6-2 this season following a 73-68 win at NC State in the ACC opener last Saturday... the Cardinals have won five of their last six after splitting the first two games of the season... Noah Locke is the lone player averaging double figures with 11.3 points per game... five others are averaging at least seven points per game... Malik Williams adds 9.0 points per game with a team-high 9.8 rebounds per outing... the Cardinals posted a 13-7 record overall last season and 8-5 mark in the ACC... head coach Chris Mack is in his fourth season leading the Cardinals.
The Series: Louisville leads the all-time series, 38-21... the Cardinals claimed the last meeting, 79-58, on Feb. 27, 2013 at Allstate Arena... both programs were members of Conference USA from 1995-2005 and the BIG EAST Conference from 2005-2013.
Against the Atlantic Coast Conference: DePaul is 94-142 all-time against the current configuration of Atlantic Coast Conference programs... Notre Dame is the most common opponent and DePaul's second-longest series overall behind the Marquette series... the Irish hold a 62-44 advantage against the Blue Demons... DePaul's last game against an ACC opponent was a 72-67 win at Boston College on Nov. 23, 2019.
Up Next: DePaul travel to UIC on Tuesday, Dec. 14:
Friday's game can be seen on the ACC Network starting at 8 p.m. ET with Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Malcolm Huckaby (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game can also be seen online at watchespn.com. 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.
Louisville enters the game at 6-2 overall and 1-0 in ACC action following a 73-68 win at North Carolina State last Saturday while DePaul is 7-1 after an 87-67 win against Duquesne on Tuesday.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 87-67 win against Duquesne on Tuesday:
- DePaul is now 33-7 against non-BIG EAST opponents in the last three-plus seasons.
- The Blue Demons finished the home non-conference schedule with a 7-1 record… DePaul's final three non-conferences contests are on the road before opening BIG EAST play on Dec. 20 against Creighton.
- The 51-point second half marked the fourth time this season scoring at least 50 points in a half.
- Yor Anei's 11 rebounds marked his first 10-rebound game of the season (seventh career)... career high is 12 rebounds on two occasions, most recently against Western Michigan on Nov. 22, 2019.
- Javon Freeman-Liberty tallied his sixth game with at least 20 points this season (25th career).
- Philmon Gebrewhit posted his fourth game in double figures this season and first since opening the season with three straight games of at least 10 points.
- Brandon Johnson notched his ninth career game with multiple three-pointers... the game was also his 75th career game in double figures.
- Tuesday was the 28th meeting between the programs... DePaul holds a 15-13 advantage all-time against Duquesne… the game was the first meeting since January 1991.
- DePaul is 117-97 all-time against the current alignment of Atlantic 10 programs.
From Behind the Arc: The Blue Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 865 straight games... DePaul's last game without a three was over 25 years ago on Feb. 16, 1993 against UAB at Allstate Arena... the current streak started against Notre Dame on Feb. 21, 1993.
The Opponent – Louisville Cardinals: Louisville is 6-2 this season following a 73-68 win at NC State in the ACC opener last Saturday... the Cardinals have won five of their last six after splitting the first two games of the season... Noah Locke is the lone player averaging double figures with 11.3 points per game... five others are averaging at least seven points per game... Malik Williams adds 9.0 points per game with a team-high 9.8 rebounds per outing... the Cardinals posted a 13-7 record overall last season and 8-5 mark in the ACC... head coach Chris Mack is in his fourth season leading the Cardinals.
The Series: Louisville leads the all-time series, 38-21... the Cardinals claimed the last meeting, 79-58, on Feb. 27, 2013 at Allstate Arena... both programs were members of Conference USA from 1995-2005 and the BIG EAST Conference from 2005-2013.
Against the Atlantic Coast Conference: DePaul is 94-142 all-time against the current configuration of Atlantic Coast Conference programs... Notre Dame is the most common opponent and DePaul's second-longest series overall behind the Marquette series... the Irish hold a 62-44 advantage against the Blue Demons... DePaul's last game against an ACC opponent was a 72-67 win at Boston College on Nov. 23, 2019.
Up Next: DePaul travel to UIC on Tuesday, Dec. 14:
- DePaul makes the short trip to UIC for a Tuesday evening game at Credit Union 1 Arena... start time is 7 p.m... the game can be seen on ESPN+ and heard on WIND (560 AM).
- The Flames are 2-6 overall and 0-2 in Horizon League play... UIC plays at Central Michigan on Saturday before hosting DePaul on Tuesday.
- DePaul has won nine of 11 meetings between the programs... the Blue Demons posted an 86-65 win at Wintrust Arena in the last game on Dec. 14, 2019.
- Head coach Luke Yaklich is in his second season at UIC.
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