Saturday, February 19
Newark, N.J.
7:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
at
Seton Hall
Blue Demons Look For Season Sweep at Seton Hall
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DePaul outscored the Pirates, 96-92, in first meeting in January at Wintrust Arena
CHICAGO – DePaul concludes its run of four games in eight days as the Blue Demons travel to Seton Hall for a Saturday night game at Prudential Center in Newark. The Blue Demons have dropped the first three games and look to knock off the Pirates for the second time this season. DePaul posted a 96-92 victory in the first meeting on Jan. 13 at Wintrust Arena.
Saturday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 8 p.m. ET with Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Casey Jacobsen (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 WSCR (670 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.
Seton Hall enters the game at 15-9 overall and 6-8 in the BIG EAST while DePaul is 12-13 overall and 3-12 in the BIG EAST.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 71-59 loss against Creighton on Thursday.
The Opponent: Seton Hall is 15-9 overall and 6-8 in BIG EAST play... the Pirates have dropped two straight including a 70-65 defeat at No. 24/24 Connecticut on Wednesday... Jared Rhoden leads the team with 15.3 points per game... Bryce Aiken adds a scoring average of 14.5 with 41 assists in 15 games this season... head coach Kevin Willard is in his 12th season leading the Pirates.
The Series: Saturday is the 30th all-time meeting between the two programs... Seton Hall holds a 20-9 advantage in the series... DePaul won the first matchup this season, 96-92, on Jan. 13 at Wintrust Arena... the decision ended a four-game win steak for the Pirates 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: Blue Demons travel to Washington, D.C. to face Hoyas.
Saturday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 8 p.m. ET with Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Casey Jacobsen (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 WSCR (670 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.
Seton Hall enters the game at 15-9 overall and 6-8 in the BIG EAST while DePaul is 12-13 overall and 3-12 in the BIG EAST.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 71-59 loss against Creighton on Thursday.
- DePaul extended its streak to 882 straight games with a three-pointer... the Blue Demons are now 2-1 on Thursday this season.
- Yor Anei played in his 99th career game... Anei moved into a tie with Wilson Chandler (2005-06) for 22nd on the season blocked shots list... he has 39 blocked shots.
- Javon Freeman-Liberty recorded his fifth double-double of the season (eighth career).
- Brandon Johnson played in his 145th career game.
- Jalen Terry has scored at least 10 points in eight of his last nine games... he has nine games this season in double figures.
- Courvoisier McCauley posted double figures for the fourth time in the last five games... sixth games overall this season in double figures.
- Nick Ongenda moved into 16th place on the blocked shots season chart... he has 46 rejections this season.
- Thursday was the 42nd all-time meeting between the two programs... the Bluejays lead the series, 26-16.
The Opponent: Seton Hall is 15-9 overall and 6-8 in BIG EAST play... the Pirates have dropped two straight including a 70-65 defeat at No. 24/24 Connecticut on Wednesday... Jared Rhoden leads the team with 15.3 points per game... Bryce Aiken adds a scoring average of 14.5 with 41 assists in 15 games this season... head coach Kevin Willard is in his 12th season leading the Pirates.
The Series: Saturday is the 30th all-time meeting between the two programs... Seton Hall holds a 20-9 advantage in the series... DePaul won the first matchup this season, 96-92, on Jan. 13 at Wintrust Arena... the decision ended a four-game win steak for the Pirates 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: Blue Demons travel to Washington, D.C. to face Hoyas.
- DePaul travels to Georgetown on Thursday, Feb. 24... the Blue Demons and Hoyas are scheduled for an 8 p.m. ET start at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C... the game can be seen on CBS Sports Network and heard on WIND (560 AM).
- Georgetown is 6-19 overall and 0-14 in the BIG EAST... the Hoyas play at No. 10/10 Villanova on Saturday.
- The Hoyas lead the all-time series, 33-12... DePaul won the first matchup this season, 82-74, on Feb. 9 at Wintrust Arena.
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