Gibson Scores 21 at Seton Hall

Sunday, February 5

South Orange, N.J.

11:00 A.M. CT

DePaul University

9-15,3-10Big East

Seton Hall

15-9,8-5Big East

DePaul

Seton Hall

2/5/2023 1:49:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Box Score Final Box

NEWARK, N.J. – A late surge by the DePaul men's basketball team was not enough to overtake Seton Hall on the road, Sunday afternoon. The Pirates came away with a 69-64 victory, as DePaul moves to 9-15 (3-10 BIG EAST).

Umoja Gibson did all he could, scoring a game-high 21 points on 9-of-18 shooting. He was joined in double-digits by Da'Sean Nelson with 13 and K.T. Raimey who secured his second-straight game with 10 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED
DePaul came out to a hot start with shut down defense, holding Seton Hall without a field goal for nearly nine minutes. The Blue Demons jumped up 15-2, thanks to eight early points from Nelson. Following a Pirate timeout, Seton Hall quickly flipped the script with a run of its own to take the team's first lead of the game, 18-17.

Despite DePaul making back-to-back field goals to open the second half, Seton Hall outscored DePaul 22-9 at the under-12 media timeout. DePaul used a 7-2 run, including five points by Raimey to pull the game back to pull within 10, 51-41.

Gibson made three key three-pointers late, pulling DePaul as close as five, 62-57. Seton Hall made enough late free throws to secure the win, ending the night 30-of-45 at the line.

OF NOTE

Eral Penn recorded a game-high 10 rebounds for his 30^th career game of double-digit boards.
Gibson has scored 20 or more points in three of his last four games and reached double-digits in 20 games this season.
Gibson recorded his 400^th career three-pointer at the end of the game.
Javan Johnson was held scoreless, snapping a 29-game scoring streak.
DePaul won the battle in the paint, outscoring Seton Hall 36-30 down low.

UP NEXT
DePaul has a quick turnaround as the Blue Demons head back on the east coast for a Wednesday, Feb. 8 matchup against Villanova. The game will be broadcast on FS1 with a 7:30 p.m. CT tip time. Tickets for upcoming home games can be purchased at DePaulBlueDemons.com/Tickets.