Saturday, December 17
Evanston, Ill.
1:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
6-6,0-1Big East
45
at
83
Northwestern
8-2,1-0Big Ten
1
2
F
DePaul
26
19
45
Northwestern
39
44
83
DePaul Drops Game at Northwestern
12/17/2022 4:44:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
EVANSTON, ILL. – A short-handed DePaul men's basketball team could not find an answer against Northwestern Saturday afternoon as the Wildcats took an 83-45 win.
Philmon Gebrewhit and Eral Penn led DePaul (6-6, 0-1 BIG EAST) with 11 points on the day. Gebrewhit was 2-of-3 from three-point range while Penn finished the night 5-of-9 with six boards. Northwestern's (8-2, 1-0 Big Ten) Chase Audige won the McGrath-Fisher Award, given to the MVP of the Northwestern/DePaul game. Audige finished with 28 points on 6-of-10 shooting from three.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Northwestern opened to a 22-5 lead in the first half, taking advantage of four DePaul turnovers. The Wildcats shooting cooled off as DePaul took advantage with three-straight treys, cutting Northwestern's lead to eight. Northwestern led 39-26 at halftime and DePaul could not find a second half answer as Northwestern scored the first nine points of the half.
OF NOTE
UP NEXT
DePaul has a nine-day stretch without a game as the team looks to get prepared for a Christmas Day meeting with Creighton. The game is slated for a 3 p.m. CT tip from Omaha and will be broadcast on Fox.
Philmon Gebrewhit and Eral Penn led DePaul (6-6, 0-1 BIG EAST) with 11 points on the day. Gebrewhit was 2-of-3 from three-point range while Penn finished the night 5-of-9 with six boards. Northwestern's (8-2, 1-0 Big Ten) Chase Audige won the McGrath-Fisher Award, given to the MVP of the Northwestern/DePaul game. Audige finished with 28 points on 6-of-10 shooting from three.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Northwestern opened to a 22-5 lead in the first half, taking advantage of four DePaul turnovers. The Wildcats shooting cooled off as DePaul took advantage with three-straight treys, cutting Northwestern's lead to eight. Northwestern led 39-26 at halftime and DePaul could not find a second half answer as Northwestern scored the first nine points of the half.
OF NOTE
- DePaul continues to lead the all-time series between the two programs, 21-15.
- Umoja Gibson finished the game with 10 points, marking his 95th career-game in double-digit scoring. Gibson also added a team-high three assists.
- Da'Sean Nelson tied his personal-best nine rebounds.
- Saturday was Penn's third-straight game with 10 or more points. He also tied a season-best three blocks.
- K.T. Raimey grabbed a personal-best three rebounds.
UP NEXT
DePaul has a nine-day stretch without a game as the team looks to get prepared for a Christmas Day meeting with Creighton. The game is slated for a 3 p.m. CT tip from Omaha and will be broadcast on Fox.
Team Stats
DePaul
NU
FG%
.308
.433
3FG%
.286
.394
FT%
.778
.857
RB
33
43
TO
22
12
STL
6
14
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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