Friday, November 18
Nassau, Bahamas
8:30 p.m.
DePaul University
3-1,0-0Big East
61
vs
69
Santa Clara
3-1,0-0WCC
1
2
F
Santa Clara
43
26
69
DePaul
28
33
61
Santa Clara Hands DePaul First Loss
11/18/2022 11:55:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
DePaul drops first contest of 2022-23 season
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – In the teams opening game of the Baha Mar Bahamas Championships, the DePaul men's basketball team dropped a hard-fought, 69-61, contest against Santa Clara.
DePaul (3-1) fought their way back from as large as a 17-point deficit in the first half to pull the game within four on two separate occasions. Ultimately, Santa Clara's presence on the glass boosted them to the win.
Umoja Gibson led DePaul in scoring for the second time this season with 18 points, followed by 14 from Javan Johnson. Eral Penn led the team with 11 rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Santa Clara ended the first half on a 30-6 run to take a 43-28 lead into halftime. Despite being down at halftime, the Blue Demons came out with a reinvigorated defensive energy where the held Santa Clara to six-consecutive empty possessions.
A 7-0 run, led by an aggressive rebounding performance from Da'Sean Nelson, pulled DePaul within eight. The Blue Demons continued to chip away with 19 points off Santa Clara turnovers, but ultimately wasn't able to close the gap further.
OF NOTE
UP NEXT
The Blue Demons will play Oklahoma State (2-2) Sunday at 3:30 p.m. CT in the third-place game at the Championship. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
Season tickets and single-game tickets for remaining Blue Demon home games can be purchased at DePaulBlueDemons.com/Tickets.
DePaul (3-1) fought their way back from as large as a 17-point deficit in the first half to pull the game within four on two separate occasions. Ultimately, Santa Clara's presence on the glass boosted them to the win.
Umoja Gibson led DePaul in scoring for the second time this season with 18 points, followed by 14 from Javan Johnson. Eral Penn led the team with 11 rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Santa Clara ended the first half on a 30-6 run to take a 43-28 lead into halftime. Despite being down at halftime, the Blue Demons came out with a reinvigorated defensive energy where the held Santa Clara to six-consecutive empty possessions.
A 7-0 run, led by an aggressive rebounding performance from Da'Sean Nelson, pulled DePaul within eight. The Blue Demons continued to chip away with 19 points off Santa Clara turnovers, but ultimately wasn't able to close the gap further.
OF NOTE
- Gibson recorded his ninth-straight game in double-digit scoring.
- Santa Clara evened the all-time series against DePaul, 3-3.
- This was the first game this season DePaul was outscored in the paint and fast break.
UP NEXT
The Blue Demons will play Oklahoma State (2-2) Sunday at 3:30 p.m. CT in the third-place game at the Championship. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
Season tickets and single-game tickets for remaining Blue Demon home games can be purchased at DePaulBlueDemons.com/Tickets.
Team Stats
SCU
DePaul
FG%
.426
.344
3FG%
.200
.194
FT%
.619
.650
RB
48
32
TO
19
12
STL
6
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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