Although no local teams made the NCAA Tournament, 2015 was the best year in a long time for Chicago college basketball. The Catch and Shoot has chosen its top 10 moments of the year and will be rolling out one per day until New Year’s Eve, when the…
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DePaul ended its three-game losing streak Tuesday a monumental, 82-61 win against No. 20 George Washington at Allstate Arena. The victory was the Blue Demons’ first at home against a ranked team since Jan. 3, 2008, when they upset No. 17 Villanova. DePaul led from start to…
Northwestern erased a six-point deficit in the closing minutes of the second half Saturday and pulled away in overtime to defeat DePaul, 78-70. DePaul (5-6) had outplayed Northwestern deep into the second half. The Wildcats trailed 57-51 entering the final five minutes. Then senior guard Tre…
Marcus Allen scored 17 points Tuesday as Stanford overpowered DePaul, 79-60, at Maples Pavilion. With the loss, DePaul dropped to 0-5 against the top 150 in KenPom. Stanford (5-3) opened the game on a 9-3 run with Allen, a junior guard, contributing five early points. The…
CHICAGO — Little Rock held DePaul to 0.72 points per possession Saturday to leave Chicago with a 66-44 win and an 8-0 record. Here’s a breakdown of what we saw and learned in the ugly loss for DePaul: —Little Rock’s pressure caused tons of trouble for DePaul.…
DePaul has not played exceptionally well despite an exceptional start — at least by DePaul’s standards — in the Big East. The Blue Demons have played fine and better than expected considering they ended non-conference play with a six-game losing streak that included losses to…
ROSEMONT, Ill. — DePaul turned on the jets in the second half, scoring 42 points to erase a double-digit deficit and force overtime against St. John’s. In the extra period, the Blue Demons outlasted the Red Storm for a 71-67 victory. “It was a similar…
ROSEMONT, Ill. — DePaul tried to continue its impressive yet surprising start to Big East play Tuesday, but the Blue Demons lost to Georgetown in a close battle, 78-72. Here are The Catch and Shoot’s reactions and thoughts: —DePaul didn’t die, but it missed several key…
DePaul (7-7, 1-0 Big East) appeared headed for its seventh-straight loss Wednesday facing a 13-point deficit in the second half of its game against Marquette (8-5, 0-1). But the Blue Demons ended a rough 2014 on a high note, coming back to defeat the Golden…
2014 was not a great year for the five Division I schools in the Chicago area. Three of them finished last in their respective leagues in the 2013-14 season, and Northwestern also finished near the bottom of the Big Ten. But between the second half…