Blue Demons Surge Past Marquette Sunday Night

Sunday, March 1

Milwaukee, WI

3 p.m.

DePaul University

16-13,8-10Big East

Marquette

10-19,5-13Big East

DePaul

Marquette

Blue Demons Surge Past Marquette Sunday Night

3/1/2026 7:03:00 PM | MEN'S BASKETBALL

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DePaul with second most BIG EAST wins in program history

MILWAUKEE, WIS. – An outstanding first half propelled DePaul men's basketball to a 62-51 victory over Marquette Sunday afternoon at Fiserv Forum. The Blue Demons were paced by 18 points from Brandon Maclin and a 16-rebound, 10-point double-double from NJ Benson.

DePaul (16-13, 8-10 BIG EAST) earned its third-straight conference road victory and moved into fifth place in the BIG EAST standings.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The teams battled early, tied at 11, before Marquette took a two-point, 13-11, edge. DePaul closed the half in dominant fashion with a 21-1 run that included 12 points from Maclin for a 32-14 halftime lead.

Marquette opened the second half with a 12-2 run to trim the deficit to eight at the first media timeout. The Golden Eagles later pulled within three, 50-47, following a three-pointer from Chase Ross.

Clinging to a four-point lead with under two minutes remaining, DePaul turned to Benson on back-to-back possessions inside. The senior delivered before freshman Kruz McClure closed out the game with three made free throws.

OF NOTE

DePaul held Marquette to 14 first-half points – it was the fewest the Blue Demons have allowed to a conference opponent in a first half since 1997.
The 11-point win was DePaul's largest over Marquette since 2005.
Benson's 16 rebounds tied his personal conference best and the program BIG EAST single-game record.
McClure recorded 10 points – his second career BIG EAST game of double-digit scoring.

UP NEXT
DePaul returns home to close out the regular season, beginning with a midweek matchup against Villanova on Wednesday, March 4. The game tips at 7 p.m. on Peacock.