
DePaul Travels to Marquette for Tuesday Night's FS1 All-Access Game
1/10/2022 3:59:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
Unique broadcast to feature complete access to both teams throughout the game
CHICAGO – DePaul continues a busy stretch of the schedule with a road trip to Marquette on Tuesday night. The three-game, six-day run opened Saturday with a loss against No. 19/15 Villanova and concludes on Thursday afternoon against No. 20/18 Seton Hall at Wintrust Arena. The Seton Hall matchup is a rescheduled contest originally slated for Dec. 23.
Tuesday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 6 p.m. with Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Nick Bahe (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game is FS1's annual All-Access game with both head coaches mic'd live for the entire game including all time outs and halftime discussions in the locker room. 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.
Marquette enters the game at 10-6 overall and 2-3 in the BIG EAST while DePaul is 9-5 overall and 0-4 in the BIG EAST.
DePaul-Marquette Meet for 130th Time: Tuesday is the 130th meeting between DePaul and Marquette... the Golden Eagles hold an 80-49 advantage in the series... it's DePaul's longest-running series... following Marquette is Notre Dame with 106 games between the two programs... in games at Marquette, DePaul is 15-45... in home games, the Blue Demons are 33-32... on neutral courts, the Golden Eagles have won three of four meetings... DePaul posted a 62-56 win in the NCAA Tournament in Provo, Utah on March 15, 1979... the Blue Demons advanced to the Final Four that season... DePaul's longest win streak in the series is eight victories from Feb. 1979-March 1985... Marquette's longest win streak is a 19-game run from Jan. 1968-Jan. 1977.
Bynum and Grant-Foster to Redshirt This Season: Ahamad Bynum and Tyon Grant-Foster will redshirt during the 2021-22 season. The two players will maintain a season of eligibility while not playing the rest of this season.
Bynum was a consensus top 100 player and four-star prospect out of Chicago's Simeon High School. He was the No. 3-ranked prospect in Illinois by ESPN and 247Sports. Bynum averaged 20.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game as a junior and led Simeon to its 10th Chicago Public League title.
Grant-Foster played in one game this season after transferring from Kansas in May 2021. He was a NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention in 2019-20 at Indian Hills (Iowa) CC prior to playing at Kansas. With the Jayhawks, Grant-Foster played in 22 games while averaging 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in 8.2 minutes per contest.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 79-64 loss against No. 19/15 Villanova on Saturday:
The Opponent – Marquette Golden Eagles: Marquette stands at 10-6 overall and 2-3 in BIG EAST play... the Golden Eagles have won two straight over Providence and Georgetown while averaging 90 points per game in those victories... Justin Lewis leads the team with 15.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game... Darryl Morsell averages 12.9 points per game... head coach Shaka Smart is in his first season at Marquette.
The Series: Tuesday is the 130th all-time meeting between the two programs... the series is the longest in DePaul history... the Golden Eagles hold an 80-49 advantage in the series... Marquette posted a 77-71 win in the last meeting... that decision snapped a two-game win streak for DePaul in the series... the Blue Demons won, 68-61, in the first meeting last season in Milwaukee on Jan. 23.
Up Next: DePaul faces Seton Hall at Wintrust Arena:
Tuesday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 6 p.m. with Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Nick Bahe (analyst) handling the broadcast duties. The game is FS1's annual All-Access game with both head coaches mic'd live for the entire game including all time outs and halftime discussions in the locker room. 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.
Marquette enters the game at 10-6 overall and 2-3 in the BIG EAST while DePaul is 9-5 overall and 0-4 in the BIG EAST.
DePaul-Marquette Meet for 130th Time: Tuesday is the 130th meeting between DePaul and Marquette... the Golden Eagles hold an 80-49 advantage in the series... it's DePaul's longest-running series... following Marquette is Notre Dame with 106 games between the two programs... in games at Marquette, DePaul is 15-45... in home games, the Blue Demons are 33-32... on neutral courts, the Golden Eagles have won three of four meetings... DePaul posted a 62-56 win in the NCAA Tournament in Provo, Utah on March 15, 1979... the Blue Demons advanced to the Final Four that season... DePaul's longest win streak in the series is eight victories from Feb. 1979-March 1985... Marquette's longest win streak is a 19-game run from Jan. 1968-Jan. 1977.
Bynum and Grant-Foster to Redshirt This Season: Ahamad Bynum and Tyon Grant-Foster will redshirt during the 2021-22 season. The two players will maintain a season of eligibility while not playing the rest of this season.
Bynum was a consensus top 100 player and four-star prospect out of Chicago's Simeon High School. He was the No. 3-ranked prospect in Illinois by ESPN and 247Sports. Bynum averaged 20.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game as a junior and led Simeon to its 10th Chicago Public League title.
Grant-Foster played in one game this season after transferring from Kansas in May 2021. He was a NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention in 2019-20 at Indian Hills (Iowa) CC prior to playing at Kansas. With the Jayhawks, Grant-Foster played in 22 games while averaging 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in 8.2 minutes per contest.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 79-64 loss against No. 19/15 Villanova on Saturday:
- DePaul has dropped eight straight games against ranked opponents... the last win was on Jan. 18, 2020 in a 79-66 decision against No. 5/5 Butler.
- Javon Freeman-Liberty scored a career-high 34 points... the 22 points in the first half marked his 10th game this season of at least 20 points (30th career)... he also recorded his second game this season of at least 30 points (fourth career).
- Freeman-Liberty's 34 points marked the 42nd occurrence in program history with a player scoring at least 34 points in a game... most points in a game by a DePaul player since Max Strus scored 38 against Longwood on March 25, 2019.
- Brandon Johnson tallied his third game this season with 10 or more rebounds (21st career).
- David Jones has scored at least 10 points in 11 of 14 games this season.
- Nick Ongenda (83 blocked shots) took sole possession of 13th on DePaul's all-time blocked shots list... he also took sole possession of 25th on the season chart with his 35th rejection of the season.
- Saturday was the 39th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Wildcats hold a 31-8 advantage in the series.
The Opponent – Marquette Golden Eagles: Marquette stands at 10-6 overall and 2-3 in BIG EAST play... the Golden Eagles have won two straight over Providence and Georgetown while averaging 90 points per game in those victories... Justin Lewis leads the team with 15.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game... Darryl Morsell averages 12.9 points per game... head coach Shaka Smart is in his first season at Marquette.
The Series: Tuesday is the 130th all-time meeting between the two programs... the series is the longest in DePaul history... the Golden Eagles hold an 80-49 advantage in the series... Marquette posted a 77-71 win in the last meeting... that decision snapped a two-game win streak for DePaul in the series... the Blue Demons won, 68-61, in the first meeting last season in Milwaukee on Jan. 23.
Up Next: DePaul faces Seton Hall at Wintrust Arena:
- DePaul hosts Seton Hall on Thursday afternoon... start time is 4 p.m. at Wintrust Arena... the game can be seen on FS1 and heard online on DePaul All-Access... the game was originally scheduled for Dec. 23 before being postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at DePaul.
- Seton Hall - ranked No. 20 in this week's AP poll and No. 18 in the Coaches Top 25 - is 11-3 overall and 2-2 in the BIG EAST.
- The Pirates lead the all-time series, 20-8... Seton Hall has won four straight meetings... a season ago, the Pirates won both matchups by eight points.
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