Milwaukee, WI – Marquette and Butler met for an early afternoon tip on Saturday at Fiserv Forum. Marquette was coming off a tough 83-82 loss at Creighton and looked to get back to their winning ways against the Bulldogs. Butler is also coming off a loss at Seton Hall on Wednesday. The first matchup between […]
Creighton Avoids Upset at DePaul
Chicago, IL– The Creighton Bluejays entered Wintrust Arena on Thursday night needing to pick up a road win to keep their NCAA tournament hopes alive. Greg McDermott’s squad has been battling many injuries and setbacks and were playing tonight without two key contributors in big man Arthur Kaluma and veteran guard Shereef Mitchell. The DePaul […]
Big East Conference Tournament: Day One
New York, N.Y. – In what promises to be one of the most wide-open tournaments in recent years, the Big East Tournament started in New York’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night with Providence rolling over Butler 80-57 followed by St. John’s defeating DePaul 82-74. Providence’s victory followed form as the Friars had defeated the […]
Theo John Leads Marquette Past DePaul
Milwaukee, WI— DePaul blitzed high-scoring Marquette guard Markus Howard in ball screen defensive coverages and ran him off the three-point line when he did find space behind the arc. The Golden Eagles were forced to look elsewhere for points if they were going to defeat DePaul in a Big East Conference match-up in Milwaukee on […]
DePaul Visits NYC to Defeat Red Storm
Queens, NY – In a competitive matchup from start to finish, the DePaul Blue Demons (105, 2-2) came away with an impressive 79-71 road victory against the St. John’s Red Storm. The maturity of DePaul’s lineup was evident as they entered the tough road atmosphere at Carnesecca Arena and were able to maintain a tight […]
Xavier Opens Big East Play With Win Over DePaul
Chicago, IL- Xavier and DePaul opened up Big East play on Saturday as the Musketeers went on a 19-4 run over the final five minutes to propel them to a 74-65 victory over the Blue Demons at Wintrust Arena. DePaul struggled in the first half shooting only 38.5 percent from the field and 28.6 […]
Marquette Uses Defense to Top DePaul
Milwaukee, WI – Marquette Coach Steve Wojciechowski was one of the great dirty-work players when he played at Duke in the 1990s, but in his first four seasons at the helm of the Marquette program, the former NCAA defensive player of the year has fashioned teams that focus more on the offensive than defensive end […]
Sharp Shooting Villanova Downs DePaul in Big East Opener
Chicago, IL – The nation’s top ranked team opened their conference schedule with a scorching performance from behind the arc. Despite being outscored in the paint and outrebounded by a 50-32 margin, Villanova was in complete control throughout the entire contest due to a 15-of-31 three-point shooting barrage. The Wildcats, who moved the ball in […]
Marquette Wins At DePaul
Chicago, IL – Carrying a two-game losing streak into its Saturday afternoon game at DePaul, Marquette hoped to get back to its sweet-shooting ways that saw the Golden Eagles enter the game leading the Big East in three-point shooting percentage (.417) and three-point shots made per game (10.2). Shaking off a slow start that saw them […]
