DePaul University Athletics
DePaul Takes on Minnesota as Part of 2022 Gavitt Tipoff Games
7/1/2022 9:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
Blue Demons have won three straight games in the event against Big Ten opponents
CHICAGO – DePaul is set to face Minnesota as the pairings were officially announced for the annual Gavitt Tipoff Games. The matchup will be played at Williams Arena in Minneapolis on Monday, Nov. 14 and mark the seventh appearance for the Blue Demons in the annual event between the BIG EAST and Big Ten Conferences.
The Gavitt Tipoff Games will be played on consecutive days early in the college basketball season. The series will span eight years, with games played at home sites. Each BIG EAST team will participate a minimum of six times, while Big Ten programs will take part a minimum of four times.
The Gavitt Tipoff Games is a unique early-season series played between the two conferences and named in honor of Hall of Famer Dave Gavitt, founder of the BIG EAST and basketball visionary. The distinctive series between the two conferences is named to honor the late Gavitt, who had a profound and lasting influence on the sport of basketball at the collegiate, professional and Olympic levels. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
DePaul is 3-3 all-time in the event as the Blue Demons have won three straight in the series. The Blue Demons posted a 73-70 win over Rutgers last November at Wintrust Arena that followed a 93-78 win at Iowa in the 2019 edition. In 2018, DePaul held off Penn State in overtime in the South Loop.
DePaul in the Gavitt Tipoff Games
Nov. 17, 2015 at Penn State – L, 68-62
Nov. 17, 2016 vs. Rutgers (Allstate Arena) – L, 66-59
Nov. 17, 2017 at Illinois – L, 82-73
Nov. 15, 2018 vs. Penn State (Wintrust Arena) – W, 72-70 (OT)
Nov. 11, 2019 at Iowa – W, 93-78
Nov. 18, 2021 vs. Rutgers (Wintrust Arena) – W, 73-70
The remainder of DePaul's non-conference schedule will be announced once it is finalized.
2022 Gavitt Tipoff Games Schedule
Monday, Nov. 14
Butler at Penn State
DePaul at Minnesota
Tuesday, Nov. 15
Marquette at Purdue
Northwestern at Georgetown
Wednesday, Nov. 16
Iowa at Seton Hall
Thursday, Nov. 17
Nebraska at St. John's
Friday, November 18
Indiana at Xavier
Villanova at Michigan State
The Gavitt Tipoff Games will be played on consecutive days early in the college basketball season. The series will span eight years, with games played at home sites. Each BIG EAST team will participate a minimum of six times, while Big Ten programs will take part a minimum of four times.
The Gavitt Tipoff Games is a unique early-season series played between the two conferences and named in honor of Hall of Famer Dave Gavitt, founder of the BIG EAST and basketball visionary. The distinctive series between the two conferences is named to honor the late Gavitt, who had a profound and lasting influence on the sport of basketball at the collegiate, professional and Olympic levels. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
DePaul is 3-3 all-time in the event as the Blue Demons have won three straight in the series. The Blue Demons posted a 73-70 win over Rutgers last November at Wintrust Arena that followed a 93-78 win at Iowa in the 2019 edition. In 2018, DePaul held off Penn State in overtime in the South Loop.
DePaul in the Gavitt Tipoff Games
Nov. 17, 2015 at Penn State – L, 68-62
Nov. 17, 2016 vs. Rutgers (Allstate Arena) – L, 66-59
Nov. 17, 2017 at Illinois – L, 82-73
Nov. 15, 2018 vs. Penn State (Wintrust Arena) – W, 72-70 (OT)
Nov. 11, 2019 at Iowa – W, 93-78
Nov. 18, 2021 vs. Rutgers (Wintrust Arena) – W, 73-70
The remainder of DePaul's non-conference schedule will be announced once it is finalized.
2022 Gavitt Tipoff Games Schedule
Monday, Nov. 14
Butler at Penn State
DePaul at Minnesota
Tuesday, Nov. 15
Marquette at Purdue
Northwestern at Georgetown
Wednesday, Nov. 16
Iowa at Seton Hall
Thursday, Nov. 17
Nebraska at St. John's
Friday, November 18
Indiana at Xavier
Villanova at Michigan State
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