Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Divisional Round
The DePaul Blue Demons will hit the road and travel to Rhode Island to take on the Providence College Friars in a Big East battle on Saturday. DePaul is two games under .500 at this point, sitting at 8-10 on the season overall. The Blue Demons are also just 2-5 in Big East Conference play thus far. Providence checks in at 14-4 on the season and is ranked 22nd on the season. The Friars are 6-2 in conference play this season and have lost two straight games. The opening tap is scheduled for 2:00 pm EST.
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The DePaul Blue Demons have not been able to get fully untracked this season and have hovered around the .500 mark for much of the season. DePaul comes into this game with three losses and its past five games but off of the team's biggest win of the season, a 73-72 win over the eighth ranked Xavier Musketeers on Wednesday night. The win was just the Blue Demons second of the season in five conference games. The win also snapped Xavier's own 11-game winning streak. Umoja Gibson led the Blue Demons with a game-high 22 points, including five 3pt shots. Javan Johnson and Da'Sean Nelson rounded out the Blue Demons' double-digit scorers with 16 and 10 points respectively.
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— DePaul Basketball (@DePaulHoops) January 19, 2023
Thus far, DePaul has been solid at home this season with a 7-3 mark but has struggled on the road, going just 2-5 in road tilts. DePaul comes in with the 137th best scoring offense in the country. The team is shooting poorly overall, ranked 282nd in the country in shooting. The Blue Demons are better from long range, ranking 114th in 3pt shooting. DePaul is ranked 231st in the nation in turnovers. On the defensive end, DePaul is ranked just 239th in the country in points allowed. The Blue Demons are 239th in defensive field goal percentage and 276th in 3pt shooting. They have struggled on the glass, ranking just 256th in total rebounding.
Key Injuries: Guard Jalen Terry, averaging 7.2 points per game, is listed as questionable with an illness.