DePaul Travels to Villanova

Tuesday, January 25

Villanova, Pa.

6:00 P.M. CT

DePaul University

Villanova

1/24/2022 1:58:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball Media Center

Blue Demons and Wildcats meet for second time this season

CHICAGO – DePaul travels to Villanova for a Tuesday night game at Finneran Pavilion in suburban Philadelphia. The game is the second matchup of the season as the Wildcats claimed the first game, 79-64, on Jan. 8 at Wintrust Arena.

Tuesday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 7 p.m. ET with Dave Sims (play-by-play) and Bill Raftery (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.

Villanova - ranked No. 14 in this week's AP poll and No. 12 in the Coaches Top 25 - enters the game at 14-5 overall and 7-2 in the BIG EAST while DePaul is 10-8 overall and 1-7 in the BIG EAST.

Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 60-47 loss at Creighton on Saturday.

The Blue Demons are 8-4 this season when leading at halftime.
DePaul extended its streak to 875 straight games with a three-pointer.
The 47 points are a season low and the fewest since scoring 47 in a 57-47 loss against Providence on Feb. 13, 2021.
Brandon Johnson passed 900 career rebounds.
Jalen Terry posted his third game this season in double figures.
Saturday was the 41st all-time meeting between the two programs... the Bluejays lead the series, 25-16.

It Could Happen: Yor Anei is three blocked shots shy of 200 in his career... Nick Ongenda (83 blocked shots) needs five blocked shots to move from 13th to 11th on DePaul's career blocked shots list... Wilson Chandler (2005-07) is 12th with 86 blocked shots and Lemone Lampley is 11th with 87 career blocks.

The Opponent – Villanova Wildcats: Villanova is 14-5 overall and 7-2 in BIG EAST play... the Wildcats are ranked No. 14 in this week's AP poll and No. 12 in the coaches top 25... Villanova has won seven of its last eight games... the Wildcats posted an 85-74 win at Georgetown on Saturday afternoon... Collin Gillespie leads three players averaging in double figures with 17.3 points per game... others averaging in double figures include Justin Moore (15.8 ppg) and Jermaine Samuels (10.6 ppg)... Samuels also averages a team-high 6.4 rebounds per game while Gillespie leads the club with 3.2 assists per game... head coach Jay Wright is in his 21st season leading the Wildcats.

The Series: Tuesday is the 40th all-time meeting between the two programs... Villanova holds a 31-8 advantage in the series... the Wildcats have won the last 21 meetings... Villanova posted a 79-64 decision earlier this season on Jan. 8 at Wintrust Arena... DePaul's last win in the series was an 84-76 victory on Jan. 3, 2008 at Allstate Arena.

Up Next: DePaul faces Connecticut on Saturday for Blue Demon Day at Wintrust Arena.

DePaul hosts Connecticut on Saturday, Jan. 29... start time is 5:30 p.m. ET at Wintrust Arena... the game can be seen on FS1 and heard on WSCaR (670 AM).
Connecticut - ranked No. 20 in the AP poll and No. 19 in the Coaches Top 25 - is 13-4 overall and 4-2 in the BIG EAST... the Huskies host Georgetown on Tuesday before traveling to Chicago.
The Huskies lead the all-time series, 13-1... Connecticut swept the season series a year ago and posted a 94-60 win in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament.