DePaul got its first road win of the season Wednesday as Billy Garrett Jr. made two free throws with 0.2 seconds left to beat Georgetown 67-65. They were Garrett’s only points of the second half, but the senior came up clutch once again hitting a…
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Allowing 12 first-half 3-pointers was only the start of the problem. DePaul really fell apart in Saturday’s 83-58 loss at Marquette when the Blue Demons allowed their defensive struggles to dictate how they ran offense. “Obviously we didn’t do a really good job of closing…
Conference play has begun, and it’s almost time to turn the calendars to the new year. We already took you through the best moments of 2016. (For a moment, DePaul had us thinking we published that a few days too early.) Now it’s time to…
After limping through the end of non-conference play, DePaul nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in college basketball history Wednesday. As 25-point underdogs, the Blue Demons took No. 1 Villanova to the final buzzer. But when Billy Garrett Jr.’s attempt at a game-tying…
Eli Cain’s cold spell continued Friday as DePaul fell to Missouri State 69-58 in the consolation game of the Las Vegas Classic. One night after a 72-58 loss to Wyoming where he shot 2-of-18 from the field, Cain made only 1 of his 10 shots…
Wyoming used a 22-5 run in the second half Thursday to pull away from DePaul for a 72-58 win at the Las Vegas Classic. DePaul (7-5) led for most of the first half before Wyoming tied it up 29-29 at the break. The Blue Demons scored…
ROSEMONT, Ill. — It was the second meeting in school history between the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks and the DePaul Blue Demons on Tuesday at Allstate Arena. The game was a bit closer than the fans in attendance had anticipated, but when you shoot 13-of-30 from long range…
Once again, DePaul waited until the latter portion of the second half Saturday to play competitive basketball. This time, the Blue Demons’ frantic comeback fell short in a 74-65 loss to Temple at the Hoophall Miami Invitational. Temple (7-3) built a 25-point lead with 9:09…
Once again, DePaul saved its best hoops for crunch time. After trailing by 15 points midway through the second half Wednesday against Drake, the Blue Demons rallied for a 77-75 win at McGrath-Phillips Arena. Sophomore guard Eli Cain had the biggest bucket, a three-point play…
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Most superheros put on their mask when it’s time to save the day. Billy Garrett Jr. had to take his off to be the hero for DePaul on Wednesday. Garrett, DePaul’s senior point guard, scored 19 points in the final 12 minutes including a…