Saturday, January 28
Chicago, Ill.
1:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
9-13,3-8Big East
69
vs
89
Marquette
17-5,9-2Big East
1
2
F
Marquette
33
56
89
DePaul
32
37
69
#16 Marquette Wins Against DePaul
1/28/2023 4:26:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
CHICAGO – In its third ranked opponent across the last four games, the DePaul men's basketball team couldn't hold off No. 16 Marquette, 89-69, Saturday afternoon inside Wintrust Arena.
Umoja Gibson scored a team-high 25 points, including 18 that came in the second half. Gibson shot 5-of-7 from three-point range and 8-of-12 overall. Javan Johnson joined Gibson as the only two DePaul players to reach double-digits, scoring 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half was a closely contested back-and-forth contest between the two teams before Marquette took its largest lead of the period, 24-16. DePaul fought its way back on a 13-2 run, taking its only lead of the half at 29-26.
Marquette held a one-point lead at halftime before extending their lead to 12, 50-38, seven minutes into the second period. DePaul continued to find an answer for every Marquette stretch, clawing back into the game on back-to-back three-pointers by Gibson. With it sitting at a six-point game, 50-44, Marquette found its rhythm from the three-point line for four of its next five attempts. After continuously closing the gap before, DePaul could not put together a run to pull closer than 10.
OF NOTE
UP NEXT
DePaul looks to a quick turnaround as they host No. 19 Connecticut Tuesday, Jan. 31. The game is set for a 7 p.m. tip on FS1. Single-game tickets can be purchased at DePaulBlueDemons.com/Tickets.
Umoja Gibson scored a team-high 25 points, including 18 that came in the second half. Gibson shot 5-of-7 from three-point range and 8-of-12 overall. Javan Johnson joined Gibson as the only two DePaul players to reach double-digits, scoring 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half was a closely contested back-and-forth contest between the two teams before Marquette took its largest lead of the period, 24-16. DePaul fought its way back on a 13-2 run, taking its only lead of the half at 29-26.
Marquette held a one-point lead at halftime before extending their lead to 12, 50-38, seven minutes into the second period. DePaul continued to find an answer for every Marquette stretch, clawing back into the game on back-to-back three-pointers by Gibson. With it sitting at a six-point game, 50-44, Marquette found its rhythm from the three-point line for four of its next five attempts. After continuously closing the gap before, DePaul could not put together a run to pull closer than 10.
OF NOTE
- Gibson played in his 150th collegiate game, making him the 11th active Division 1 player to eclipse 150 games in their career.
- Caleb Murphy and Da'Sean Nelson both recorded season-high five assists.
- DePaul's official attendance for the game was 10,387, marking the first sold-out crowd for the Blue Demons inside of Wintrust Arena.
- DePaul has recorded 10 or more assists in 19 of the team's 22 games this season.
UP NEXT
DePaul looks to a quick turnaround as they host No. 19 Connecticut Tuesday, Jan. 31. The game is set for a 7 p.m. tip on FS1. Single-game tickets can be purchased at DePaulBlueDemons.com/Tickets.
Team Stats
Marq
DePaul
FG%
.540
.446
3FG%
.417
.391
FT%
.500
.769
RB
38
26
TO
10
12
STL
7
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
25
FGM
8
3FGM
5
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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