Blue Demons Meet Friars in South Loop on Saturday

Saturday, February 13

Chicago, Ill.

7:00 P.M. CT

DePaul University

Providence

Blue Demons Meet Friars in South Loop on Saturday

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DePaul and Providence meet at 7 p.m. inside Wintrust Arena

CHICAGO – DePaul welcomes Providence to Wintrust Arena for a Saturday evening BIG EAST matchup. The Blue Demons and Friars are meeting for the second time this season after a double overtime battle that went to Providence, 95-90, on Dec. 27.

Saturday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 7 p.m. with Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play) and Jess Settles (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 enters the game at 10-10 overall and 6-8 in the BIG EAST after a 70-59 win against Connecticut on Wednesday. The Blue Demons are 3-8 overall and 1-8 in the BIG EAST following a 68-58 loss at Butler last Saturday.

Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 68-58 loss at Butler on Feb. 6.

The game was DePaul's fourth road game of the season... the Blue Demons are 1-3 away from home.
Javon Freeman-Liberty scored at least 10 points for the fourth straight game... 55th career game in double figures and seventh this season... 10th career game of at least 25 points.
David Jones made his DePaul debut and scored his first collegiate basket with a pullup jumper.
Charlie Moore moved into a tie for 27th on DePaul's all-time assist list... his 237 assists at DePaul are tied with Skip Dillard (1979-82).
Saturday was the 22nd all-time meeting between the two programs... the Bulldogs lead the series, 14-7... Butler claimed both regular season meetings.

Trendy: Javon Freeman-Liberty is averaging 18.5 points, 6.8 rebounds , 3.0 assists and 2.3 steals over last four games... 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... Paulicap has blocked at least one shot in nine of 11 games this season... in the BIG EAST statistical rankings, DePaul leads the league in all games with a .301 team three-point field goal percentage defense, is ranked second with 37.6 rebounds per game and 12.5 offensive rebounds per game and is third with 7.4 steals per game... in conference games only, the Blue Demons lead the league with 12.8 offensive rebounds per game, are ranked second in three-point field goal percentage defense at .310 and third with 36.6 rebounds per game... individually, Freeman-Liberty is third in all games with 1.7 steals per game... Paulicap is fourth with 2.5 offensive rebounds per game... Nick Ongenda is fifth with 1.6 blocks per game... Freeman-Liberty is fourth in BIG EAST games only with 1.7 steals 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.

The Opponent – Providence Friars: Providence is 10-10 overall this season and 6-8 in BIG EAST play... the Friars defeated Connecticut, 70-59, on Wednesday to snap a three-game losing streak... Nate Watson leads the team with 17.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game... David Duke is averaging 17.5 points per outing with a team-high 40 three-pointers... head coach Ed Cooley is in his 10th season leading the Friars.

The Series: Saturday is the 46th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Friars hold a 33-12 advantage in the series... Providence held off DePaul, 95-90, in double overtime on Dec. 27 in the first meeting... the Friars swept the season series in 2019-20... Providence posted a 66-65 win in the final second at Wintrust Arena on Jan. 4 before a 93-55 decision at Dunkin' Donuts Center on March 7.