Sunday, February 27
Chicago, Ill.
4:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
vs
St. John's
Blue Demons Meet Red Storm at Wintrust Arena on Sunday
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Sunday's matchup represent the 50th all-time meeting between DePaul and St. John's
CHICAGO – DePaul hosts St. John's on Sunday afternoon for Billy Blue Demon Throwback Night with the historic logo featured throughout Wintrust Arena during the game. The game is the first of two straight in the Blue Demons as Marquette visits on Wednesday night in the regular season home finale. DePaul concludes the regular season slate at Connecticut next Saturday.
Sunday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 4 p.m. with Lisa Byington (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (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.
St. John's enters the game at 15-12 overall and 7-9 in the BIG EAST while DePaul is 13-14 overall and 4-13 in the BIG EAST.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 68-65 win at Georgetown on Thursday.
The Opponent – St. John's Red Storm: St. John's stands at 15-12 overall and 7-9 in BIG EAST games... an 81-78 loss against Creighton on Wednesday snapped a two-game win streak that saw wins over Butler and Xavier... Julian Champagnie leads the team with a scoring average of 18.7 points per game along with a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game... Posh Alexander adds 14.5 points per game with 126 assists this season... head coach Mike Anderson is in his third season at St. John's.
The Series: Sunday is the 50th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Red Storm holds a 28-21 advantage in the series... St. John's has claimed five of the last six games... the Red Storm won the first meeting this season, 89-84, on Jan. 5 at Carnesecca Arena... the teams split the season series a year ago with the road team claiming the victory.
Up Next: DePaul hosts Marquette on Senior Night.
Sunday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 4 p.m. with Lisa Byington (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (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.
St. John's enters the game at 15-12 overall and 7-9 in the BIG EAST while DePaul is 13-14 overall and 4-13 in the BIG EAST.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 68-65 win at Georgetown on Thursday.
- DePaul is 10-6 when leading at halftime this season.
- Yor Anei's blocked shot in the first half marked the first time in program history with two players blocking at least 40 shots in a season... Anei has 40 rejections this season while Nick Ongenda has 47 blocked shots.
- Yor Anei's five steals are a career high... he also scored in double figures for the fourth time this season (28th career).
- Javon Freeman-Liberty played in his 100th career game and passed the 1,600-point plateau... he also registered his 75th career game in double figures... he has scored at least 20 points in 13 games this season (33rd career).
- Brandon Johnson grabbed 10 or more rebounds for the fourth time this season (22nd career).
- Yor Anei (40 blocked shots) moved into a tie for 21st place on DePaul's season blocked shot list.
- Thursday was the 46th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Hoyas hold a 33-13 advantage in the series... DePaul has claimed six of the last 10 meetings and both matchup this season... the Blue Demons won the first matchup this season, 82-74, Feb. 9 at Wintrust Arena.
The Opponent – St. John's Red Storm: St. John's stands at 15-12 overall and 7-9 in BIG EAST games... an 81-78 loss against Creighton on Wednesday snapped a two-game win streak that saw wins over Butler and Xavier... Julian Champagnie leads the team with a scoring average of 18.7 points per game along with a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game... Posh Alexander adds 14.5 points per game with 126 assists this season... head coach Mike Anderson is in his third season at St. John's.
The Series: Sunday is the 50th all-time meeting between the two programs... the Red Storm holds a 28-21 advantage in the series... St. John's has claimed five of the last six games... the Red Storm won the first meeting this season, 89-84, on Jan. 5 at Carnesecca Arena... the teams split the season series a year ago with the road team claiming the victory.
Up Next: DePaul hosts Marquette on Senior Night.
- DePaul hosts Marquette on Wednesday night... the Blue Demons and Golden Eagles are scheduled for an 8 p.m. start at Wintrust Arena... the game can be seen on CBS Sports Network and heard on WSCR (670 AM).
- Marquette is 17-10 overall and 9-7 in the BIG EAST... the Golden Eagles host Butler on Saturday before traveling to Chicago next week.
- Wednesday is the 131st all-time meeting between DePaul and Marquette... Marquette leads the series, 81-49... the Golden Eagles won the first matchup this season, 87-76, on Jan. 11 at Fiserv Forum.
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