Saturday, March 5
Storrs, Conn.
4:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
at
Connecticut
DePaul Closes Regular Season at Connecticut on Saturday
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Blue Demons and Huskies Meet at Gampel Pavilion
CHICAGO – DePaul closes the regular season schedule on the road with a trip to Connecticut on Saturday evening. The Blue Demons and Huskies meet at 5 p.m. ET at Gampel Pavilion with the result impacting seeding for both teams at next week's BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden. DePaul enters the game with three straight wins while UConn has won five of its last six contests.
Saturday's game can be seen on FOX with Joe Davis (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.
Connecticut - ranked No. 18 in this week's AP poll and No. 19 in the Coaches top 25 - enters the game at 21-8 overall and 12-6 in the BIG EAST while DePaul is 15-14 overall and 6-13 in the BIG EAST.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 91-80 win against Marquette on Wednesday.
Trendy: DePaul's four wins in February are the most in the second month of the calendar since four wins in the 2006-07 season... the Blue Demons have outrebounded 18 opponents (12-6) and attempted more free throws than the opponent in 19 games (13-6)... the team has led at halftime in 17 games with a 11-6 record in those contests... DePaul has posted a win on every day of the week except Monday... the Blue Demons have made at least seven three-pointers in 15 games (8-7)... last season saw the team make at least seven three-pointers in five of 19 games... DePaul's six games of 90 or more points are the most games in a season since 10 games in 2018-19... four of the 10 games that season were in the CBI.
The Opponent – Connecticut Huskies: Connecticut is 21-8 overall this season and 12-6 in BIG EAST play... the Huskies are ranked No. 18 this week's AP poll and No. 19 in the Coaches Top 25... a 64-62 loss at Creighton on Wednesday snapped a five-game winning streak for UConn... R.J. Cole leads the team with 16.2 points per game and 53 three-pointers... Adama Sanogo adds 14.8 points and a team-best 8.5 rebounds per game... Tyrese Martin holds averages per game of 13.2 points and 7.3 rebounds... head coach Dan Hurley is in his fourth season leading the Huskies.
The Series: Saturday is the 16th all-time meeting between the two programs... Connecticut holds a 14-1 lead in the series with 13 straight wins including a 57-50 decision on Jan. 29 at Wintrust Arena... the Huskies claimed all three games last season including a 94-60 decision in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament... three of the 14 all-time games have occurred at the BIG EAST Tournament.
Up Next: DePaul travels to New York for the BIG EAST Tournament.
Saturday's game can be seen on FOX with Joe Davis (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.
Connecticut - ranked No. 18 in this week's AP poll and No. 19 in the Coaches top 25 - enters the game at 21-8 overall and 12-6 in the BIG EAST while DePaul is 15-14 overall and 6-13 in the BIG EAST.
Demon Doings: Notes following DePaul's 91-80 win against Marquette on Wednesday.
- DePaul has won three straight BIG EAST games for the first time since the start of the 2014-15 conference schedule.
- DePaul is 5-2 when five or more players score in double figures.
- The 58 points in the second half are the most in a BIG EAST game since scoring 59 in the second half of a 92-83 win against St. John's on March 3, 2019... the 58 points are also a season-high for points in a half.
- DePaul shot a season high .909 (20-22) at the free throw line.
- Javon Freeman-Liberty reached double figures for the 20th time this season (22 games)... 15th game of 20 or more points.
- Jalen Terry scored at least 10 points for the 10th time this season.
- Yor Anei (46 blocked shots) moved into 17th place on DePaul's season blocked shot list.
- Wednesday was the 131st all-time meeting between the two programs... the Golden Eagles hold an 81-50 advantage in the series... Marquette won the first meeting this season, 87-76, on Jan. 11 at Fiserv Forum... DePaul has won three of the last five meetings.
Trendy: DePaul's four wins in February are the most in the second month of the calendar since four wins in the 2006-07 season... the Blue Demons have outrebounded 18 opponents (12-6) and attempted more free throws than the opponent in 19 games (13-6)... the team has led at halftime in 17 games with a 11-6 record in those contests... DePaul has posted a win on every day of the week except Monday... the Blue Demons have made at least seven three-pointers in 15 games (8-7)... last season saw the team make at least seven three-pointers in five of 19 games... DePaul's six games of 90 or more points are the most games in a season since 10 games in 2018-19... four of the 10 games that season were in the CBI.
The Opponent – Connecticut Huskies: Connecticut is 21-8 overall this season and 12-6 in BIG EAST play... the Huskies are ranked No. 18 this week's AP poll and No. 19 in the Coaches Top 25... a 64-62 loss at Creighton on Wednesday snapped a five-game winning streak for UConn... R.J. Cole leads the team with 16.2 points per game and 53 three-pointers... Adama Sanogo adds 14.8 points and a team-best 8.5 rebounds per game... Tyrese Martin holds averages per game of 13.2 points and 7.3 rebounds... head coach Dan Hurley is in his fourth season leading the Huskies.
The Series: Saturday is the 16th all-time meeting between the two programs... Connecticut holds a 14-1 lead in the series with 13 straight wins including a 57-50 decision on Jan. 29 at Wintrust Arena... the Huskies claimed all three games last season including a 94-60 decision in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament... three of the 14 all-time games have occurred at the BIG EAST Tournament.
Up Next: DePaul travels to New York for the BIG EAST Tournament.
- The 11 members of the BIG EAST Conference meet at Madison Square Garden for the 40th conference tournament at the World's Most Famous Arena... the four-day event starts March 9 and runs through March 12.
- DePaul will be either the ninth or 10th seed depending on results from Saturday's final day of the regular season... the Blue Demons will be the ninth seed with a win at UConn and a loss for Butler against Villanova... DePaul is the No. 10 seed with a loss or a win for Butler... Villanova plays at Butler at Noon ET on Saturday ahead of the DePaul-UConn game at 5 p.m. ET.
- The No. 9 seed faces eighth-seeded Xavier at 4:30 p.m. ET in the first round... the No. 10 seed takes on seventh-seeded St. John's at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
- Current confirmed seeds entering Saturday's schedule: (1) Providence, (2) Villanova, (7) St. John's, (8) Xavier, (11) Georgetown.
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