Tuesday, December 17
Queens, NY
5:30 p.m.
DePaul University
8-3,0-2Big East
61
at
89
St. John's
9-2,1-0Big East
1
2
F
DePaul
29
32
61
St. John's (NY)
40
49
89
Blocker Scores 17 Against St. John's
12/17/2024 7:55:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
Blue Demons drop second BIG EAST contest
JAMAICA, N.Y. – Despite a 17-point performance by sophomore Layden Blocker, DePaul men's basketball could not find an answer for St. John's as they were defeated, 89-61, Tuesday night on the road. Blocker had his second-best scoring performance of the season, including a career-high seven made free throws while also contributing four rebounds. He was joined in double-digit scoring by Conor Enright who added 12 points and three assists on 4-of-6 shooting.
HOW IT HAPPENED
St. John's (9-2, 1-0 BIG EAST) struck early for an 8-3 advantage before JJ Traynor drained a three-pointer to keep DePaul (8-3, 0-2 BIG EAST) right there. After back-to-back baskets for St. John's, DePaul went inside for five-straight baskets and kept the score close, 16-19. Still down, 25-18, DePaul fired off three-straight buckets but St. John's offense kept moving as they outscored DePaul 7-2 in the final two minutes of the half.
Out of halftime, DePaul was unable to answer as St. John's opened the period with a 17-2 run while shooting 6-of-8. The Red Storm nabbed a season-high 14 steals keeping DePaul's offense off the board. St. John's took a 76-43 lead before DePaul tried to answer from three with two-straight three-pointers made by Troy D'Amico and CJ Gunn, however, couldn't gain any further ground.
OF NOTE
UP NEXT
DePaul returns to Illinois where they will take the trip to Evanston on Saturday, Dec. 21 to take on Northwestern. The game is scheduled for a 3 p.m. tip on Big Ten Network.
HOW IT HAPPENED
St. John's (9-2, 1-0 BIG EAST) struck early for an 8-3 advantage before JJ Traynor drained a three-pointer to keep DePaul (8-3, 0-2 BIG EAST) right there. After back-to-back baskets for St. John's, DePaul went inside for five-straight baskets and kept the score close, 16-19. Still down, 25-18, DePaul fired off three-straight buckets but St. John's offense kept moving as they outscored DePaul 7-2 in the final two minutes of the half.
Out of halftime, DePaul was unable to answer as St. John's opened the period with a 17-2 run while shooting 6-of-8. The Red Storm nabbed a season-high 14 steals keeping DePaul's offense off the board. St. John's took a 76-43 lead before DePaul tried to answer from three with two-straight three-pointers made by Troy D'Amico and CJ Gunn, however, couldn't gain any further ground.
OF NOTE
- Enright extended his streak to 18-straight games with three or more assists.
- Gunn tied a season-high two steals.
- DePaul attempted a season-low 20 three-pointers.
UP NEXT
DePaul returns to Illinois where they will take the trip to Evanston on Saturday, Dec. 21 to take on Northwestern. The game is scheduled for a 3 p.m. tip on Big Ten Network.
Team Stats
DePaul
SJU
FG%
.392
.552
3FG%
.300
.300
FT%
.714
.571
RB
29
41
TO
20
9
STL
5
14
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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