Thursday, January 13
Chicago, Ill.
4:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
vs
Seton Hall
Blue Demons Host Seton Hall Thursday Afternoon at Wintrust Arena
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DePaul and Seton Hall set for 4 p.m. start in the South Loop
CHICAGO – DePaul concludes a busy stretch of the schedule with a Thursday afternoon visit by No. 20/18 Seton Hall. The three-game, six-day run opened Saturday with a loss against No. 19/15 Villanova before the Blue Demons dropped a road game at Marquette on Tuesday night. The Seton Hall matchup is a rescheduled contest originally slated for Dec. 23.
Thursday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 4 p.m. with Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Nick Bahe (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 Jeff Blanzy (analyst) can be heard 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 - ranked No. 20 in this week's AP poll and No. 18 in the Coaches Top 25 - enters the game at 11-3 overall and 2-2 in the BIG EAST while DePaul is 9-6 overall and 0-5 in the BIG EAST.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 87-76 loss at Marquette on Tuesday.
The Opponent – Seton Hall Pirates: Seton Hall is 11-3 overall and 2-2 in BIG EAST play... the Pirates - ranked No. 20 in this week's AP poll and No. 18 in the Coaches Top 25 - have won two straight with victories over Butler (71-56) and Connecticut (90-87 - OT)... Jared Rhoden leads the team with 16.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game... Bryce Aiken adds a scoring average of 12.9 with 36 assists... head coach Kevin Willard is in his 12th season leading the Pirates.
The Series: Thursday is the 29th all-time meeting between the two programs... Seton Hall holds a 20-8 advantage in the series... Seton Hall has won four straight in the series... a season ago, the Pirates won both matchups by eight points... the 2018-19 campaign saw DePaul sweep the season series with wins by one and four points apiece.
Up Next: DePaul hosts No. 17/21 Xavier at Wintrust Arena.
Thursday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 4 p.m. with Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Nick Bahe (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 Jeff Blanzy (analyst) can be heard 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 - ranked No. 20 in this week's AP poll and No. 18 in the Coaches Top 25 - enters the game at 11-3 overall and 2-2 in the BIG EAST while DePaul is 9-6 overall and 0-5 in the BIG EAST.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 87-76 loss at Marquette on Tuesday.
- DePaul dropped five straight games for the first time this season… longest streak since dropping five in-a-row from Jan. 27-Feb. 10, 2021.
- Yor Anei posted his first double-double of the season (fifth career) with season highs of 16 points and 11 rebounds (second time).
- Javon Freeman-Liberty scored at least 20 points for the fourth straight game and 11th time this season… Freeman-Liberty played in his his 95th career game with his 95th career start… 70th career game in double figures… the double-double was his fourth of the season (seventh career).
- Brandon Johnson played in his 135th career game.
- Tuesday was the 130th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Golden Eagles hold a 81-49 advantage in the series.
The Opponent – Seton Hall Pirates: Seton Hall is 11-3 overall and 2-2 in BIG EAST play... the Pirates - ranked No. 20 in this week's AP poll and No. 18 in the Coaches Top 25 - have won two straight with victories over Butler (71-56) and Connecticut (90-87 - OT)... Jared Rhoden leads the team with 16.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game... Bryce Aiken adds a scoring average of 12.9 with 36 assists... head coach Kevin Willard is in his 12th season leading the Pirates.
The Series: Thursday is the 29th all-time meeting between the two programs... Seton Hall holds a 20-8 advantage in the series... Seton Hall has won four straight in the series... a season ago, the Pirates won both matchups by eight points... the 2018-19 campaign saw DePaul sweep the season series with wins by one and four points apiece.
Up Next: DePaul hosts No. 17/21 Xavier at Wintrust Arena.
- DePaul hosts Xavier on Wednesday, Jan. 19... start time is 8 p.m. at Wintrust Arena... the game can be seen on FS1 and heard on WIND (560 AM).
- Xavier - ranked No. 17 in this week's AP poll and No. 21 in the Coaches Top 25 - is 12-2 overall and 2-1 in the BIG EAST... the Musketeers host Villanova on Wednesday and Creighton on Saturday before traveling to DePaul next week.
- The Musketeers lead the all-time series, 16-10... Xavier has won the last two meetings... the two sides didn't play last season and both games were canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.
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