DePaul Closes Out Friday Night BIG EAST Road Victory
1/17/2025 10:30:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
Blue Demons record first regular-season conference win in nearly two years
WASHINGTON D.C. – DePaul men's basketball closed out a Friday night road game for its first conference game of the season with a 73-68 victory against Georgetown. It marked DePaul's first regular-season BIG EAST win since Jan. 18, 2023 and first road conference win since Feb. 24, 2022.
It was a team effort for DePaul as seven of the eight players who saw action scored a field goal, and three reached double-digits. CJ Gunn had a team-high 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting, while also adding five rebounds and two steals. Layden Blocker had 14 points, followed by 12 from NJ Benson. Benson also tallied seven rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
DePaul (10-9, 1-7 BIG EAST) opened the first half strong with an 15-5 lead that included an 11-0 run, while holding Georgetown (12-6, 3-4 BIG EAST) scoreless for nearly five minutes. Still up 21-13, D'Amico hit a layup out of a DePaul timeout keeping the Blue Demons ahead 10. After Georgetown hit back-to-back layups, Blocker quieted the crowd with seven unanswered points, including a pair of three-pointers, for a 39-22 lead. Georgetown ended the half on back-to-back three-point plays.
After the Hoyas opened the second period with a basket, DePaul hit four-consecutive field goals which included Benson's first career three-pointer. With the Blue Demons up 53-37, Georgetown started to chip away at the lead pulling within 10. Benson continued to find offensive answers, grabbing a huge offensive rebound and finishing with a dunk at the rim. With under 12 minutes left to play, Georgetown's defense held DePaul scoreless for a three minute drought, seeing the Blue Demons lead move to five. With a little over two minutes left to play, Malik Mack hit a three-pointer for Georgetown making it a 65-63 game. Troy D'Amico came up big with a steal and three-pointer with a minute left in game action. DePaul made critical free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.
OF NOTE
UP NEXT
DePaul returns home for another midweek tilt at Wintrust Arena as they host Creighton on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The game is slated for a 8 p.m. CT tip on FS1.
It was a team effort for DePaul as seven of the eight players who saw action scored a field goal, and three reached double-digits. CJ Gunn had a team-high 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting, while also adding five rebounds and two steals. Layden Blocker had 14 points, followed by 12 from NJ Benson. Benson also tallied seven rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
DePaul (10-9, 1-7 BIG EAST) opened the first half strong with an 15-5 lead that included an 11-0 run, while holding Georgetown (12-6, 3-4 BIG EAST) scoreless for nearly five minutes. Still up 21-13, D'Amico hit a layup out of a DePaul timeout keeping the Blue Demons ahead 10. After Georgetown hit back-to-back layups, Blocker quieted the crowd with seven unanswered points, including a pair of three-pointers, for a 39-22 lead. Georgetown ended the half on back-to-back three-point plays.
After the Hoyas opened the second period with a basket, DePaul hit four-consecutive field goals which included Benson's first career three-pointer. With the Blue Demons up 53-37, Georgetown started to chip away at the lead pulling within 10. Benson continued to find offensive answers, grabbing a huge offensive rebound and finishing with a dunk at the rim. With under 12 minutes left to play, Georgetown's defense held DePaul scoreless for a three minute drought, seeing the Blue Demons lead move to five. With a little over two minutes left to play, Malik Mack hit a three-pointer for Georgetown making it a 65-63 game. Troy D'Amico came up big with a steal and three-pointer with a minute left in game action. DePaul made critical free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.
OF NOTE
- DePaul shot a season high 46.7 percent from three against a conference opponent.
- Benson had his fifth-straight game with a block and fourth-straight with multiple.
- Gunn recorded his fourth-straight double-digit scoring game and 10th of the season.
- Tuesday was Holtmann's first BIG EAST win with DePaul and 35th overall.
UP NEXT
DePaul returns home for another midweek tilt at Wintrust Arena as they host Creighton on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The game is slated for a 8 p.m. CT tip on FS1.
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