DePaul University Athletics
Wednesday, February 17
Newark, N.J.
7:30 P.M. CT
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Seton Hall
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Blue Demons and Pirates set for BIG EAST game Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET
CHICAGO – DePaul opens a stretch of three straight away games with a pair of games this week at Seton Hall and St. John's. The Blue Demons face the Pirates on Wednesday night at Prudential Center before taking the short trip to Queens to take on St. John's at Carnesecca Arena on Saturday night. The third and final road game is next Wednesday when DePaul travels to Creighton. The Creighton game is currently scheduled as the final road game of the regular season with the Blue Demons hosting Georgetown and Marquette at Wintrust Arena on Feb. 27 and March 2.
Wednesday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 8:30 p.m. ET with Joe Davis (play-by-play) and Jim Jackson (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 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 12-8 overall and 9-5 in the BIG EAST after a 57-51 win against Marquette on Sunday. The Blue Demons are 3-9 overall and 1-9 in the BIG EAST following a 57-47 loss against Providence on Saturday.
Noting the Blue Demons: The men's basketball program is 1,486-1,049 (.586) all-time... the Blue Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 850 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... over the last 10 seasons (since start of 2010-11 season), DePaul is 21-6 against Chicagoland opponents (Chicago State, UIC, Loyola-Chicago, Northern Illinois, Northwestern)... in the last 20 seasons (since the start of 2000-01 season), the record against locals is 35-12... the Blue Demons defeated UIC and Northwestern during the 2019-20 season.
Trendy: Nick Ongenda has blocked 21 shots in 12 games this season after totaling 23 rejections in 27 games during his freshman season... 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 10 of 12 games this season... in the BIG EAST statistical rankings, DePaul leads the league in all games with a .300 team three-point field goal percentage defense, is ranked second with 12.5 offensive rebounds per game and third with 38.1 rebounds 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 .308 and third with 37.2 rebounds per game... individually, Javon Freeman-Liberty is fourth in all games with 1.7 steals per game... Paulicap is tied for fourth with 2.3 offensive rebounds per game... Nick Ongenda is fifth with 1.8 blocks 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 – Seton Hall Pirates: Seton Hall is 12-8 overall and 9-5 in BIG EAST play... the Pirates have won three straight with victories over Providence, Connecticut and Marquette... Sandro Mamukelashvili leads the team with 17.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game... Jared Rhoden adds a scoring average of 14.8 with 6.7 rebounds per game... head coach Kevin Willard is in his 11th season leading the Pirates... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 3-11 all-time against Seton Hall.
The Series: Wednesday is the 28th all-time meeting between the two programs... Seton Hall holds an 19-8 advantage in the series... Seton Hall won the first meeting this season, 76-68, on Jan. 9 in Chicago... 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.
Wednesday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 8:30 p.m. ET with Joe Davis (play-by-play) and Jim Jackson (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 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 12-8 overall and 9-5 in the BIG EAST after a 57-51 win against Marquette on Sunday. The Blue Demons are 3-9 overall and 1-9 in the BIG EAST following a 57-47 loss against Providence on Saturday.
Noting the Blue Demons: The men's basketball program is 1,486-1,049 (.586) all-time... the Blue Demons have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 850 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... over the last 10 seasons (since start of 2010-11 season), DePaul is 21-6 against Chicagoland opponents (Chicago State, UIC, Loyola-Chicago, Northern Illinois, Northwestern)... in the last 20 seasons (since the start of 2000-01 season), the record against locals is 35-12... the Blue Demons defeated UIC and Northwestern during the 2019-20 season.
Trendy: Nick Ongenda has blocked 21 shots in 12 games this season after totaling 23 rejections in 27 games during his freshman season... 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 10 of 12 games this season... in the BIG EAST statistical rankings, DePaul leads the league in all games with a .300 team three-point field goal percentage defense, is ranked second with 12.5 offensive rebounds per game and third with 38.1 rebounds 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 .308 and third with 37.2 rebounds per game... individually, Javon Freeman-Liberty is fourth in all games with 1.7 steals per game... Paulicap is tied for fourth with 2.3 offensive rebounds per game... Nick Ongenda is fifth with 1.8 blocks 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 – Seton Hall Pirates: Seton Hall is 12-8 overall and 9-5 in BIG EAST play... the Pirates have won three straight with victories over Providence, Connecticut and Marquette... Sandro Mamukelashvili leads the team with 17.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game... Jared Rhoden adds a scoring average of 14.8 with 6.7 rebounds per game... head coach Kevin Willard is in his 11th season leading the Pirates... DePaul head coach Dave Leitao is 3-11 all-time against Seton Hall.
The Series: Wednesday is the 28th all-time meeting between the two programs... Seton Hall holds an 19-8 advantage in the series... Seton Hall won the first meeting this season, 76-68, on Jan. 9 in Chicago... 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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