Saturday, February 5
Cincinnati, Ohio
1:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
at
Xavier
DePaul Travels to Xavier
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Blue Demons and Musketeers meet Saturday afternoon at Cintas Center in Cincinnati
CHICAGO – DePaul travels to No. 21/23 Xavier on Saturday afternoon as the Blue Demons return to play after an off week. The Xavier game kicks off a busy month that has the Blue Demons playing eight games between Feb. 5-27.
Saturday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 2 p.m. ET with Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Dickey Simpkins (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.
Xavier - ranked No. 21 in this week's AP poll and No. 23 in the Coaches Top 25 - enters the game at 16-5 overall and 6-4 in the BIG EAST while DePaul is 10-10 overall and 1-9 in the BIG EAST.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 57-50 loss against No. 20/19 Connecticut last Saturday.
The Opponent – Xavier Musketeers: Xavier is 16-5 overall and 6-4 in BIG EAST play... the Musketeers are ranked No. 21 this week's AP poll and No. 23 in the Coaches top 25... Xavier has split its last four games with both losses against Marquette and Providence and wins over Butler and Creighton... Jack Nunge leads the team with 12.3 points per game... others averaging in double figures include Paul Scruggs (11.6 ppg), Nate Johnson (10.6 ppg) and Colby Jones (10.6 ppg)... Jones grabs a team-high 8.0 rebounds per game while Scruggs leads the club with 92 assists... head coach Travis Steele is in his fourth season leading the Musketeers.
The Series: Saturday is the 29th meeting between the two programs and second this season... Xavier won the first meeting, 68-67, at Wintrust Arena on Jan. 19... both scheduled games last season were not able to be played due to COVID-19 protocols... Xavier leads the series, 17-11, with three wins in the last five meetings.
Up Next: DePaul hosts Georgetown next Wednesday at Wintrust Arena.
Saturday's game can be seen on FS1 starting at 2 p.m. ET with Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Dickey Simpkins (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.
Xavier - ranked No. 21 in this week's AP poll and No. 23 in the Coaches Top 25 - enters the game at 16-5 overall and 6-4 in the BIG EAST while DePaul is 10-10 overall and 1-9 in the BIG EAST.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 57-50 loss against No. 20/19 Connecticut last Saturday.
- Connecticut marks the sixth ranked opponent for the Blue Demons since Jan. 1… DePaul is 1-5 this season against ranked opponents.
- DePaul is 8-5 when leading at halftime this season.
- Yor Anei (34 blocked shots this season) moved into a tie with three others for 26th on the program's season blocked shots list.
- Brandon Johnson recorded his fifth game this season with multiple three-pointers… he played in his 140th career game (92 at Western Michigan/28 at Minnesota/20 at DePaul)... Johnson scored at least 10 points for the 80th time in his career and 11th time this season.
- Javan Johnson registered double figures for the second straight game… he is averaging 17.0 points per game as a starter in the last two games.
- Nick Ongenda (85 blocked shots) moved into a tie with Wilson Chandler (2005-07) for 12th all-time with his 86th career blocked shot.
- Saturday was the 15th all-time meeting between the two programs... Connecticut holds a 14-1 lead in the series with 13 straight wins.
The Opponent – Xavier Musketeers: Xavier is 16-5 overall and 6-4 in BIG EAST play... the Musketeers are ranked No. 21 this week's AP poll and No. 23 in the Coaches top 25... Xavier has split its last four games with both losses against Marquette and Providence and wins over Butler and Creighton... Jack Nunge leads the team with 12.3 points per game... others averaging in double figures include Paul Scruggs (11.6 ppg), Nate Johnson (10.6 ppg) and Colby Jones (10.6 ppg)... Jones grabs a team-high 8.0 rebounds per game while Scruggs leads the club with 92 assists... head coach Travis Steele is in his fourth season leading the Musketeers.
The Series: Saturday is the 29th meeting between the two programs and second this season... Xavier won the first meeting, 68-67, at Wintrust Arena on Jan. 19... both scheduled games last season were not able to be played due to COVID-19 protocols... Xavier leads the series, 17-11, with three wins in the last five meetings.
Up Next: DePaul hosts Georgetown next Wednesday at Wintrust Arena.
- DePaul hosts Georgetown on Wednesday, Feb. 9... start time is 8 p.m. at Wintrust Arena... the game can be seen on FS1 and heard on WIND (560 AM).
- Georgetown is is 6-14 overall and 0-9 in the BIG EAST... the Hoyas host Providence on Sunday before traveling to Chicago.
- The Hoyas lead the all-time series, 33-11... the two sides have split the last eight meetings... DePaul travels to Georgetown to complete the season series on Feb. 24.
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