NCAAB Game Recap - Penn State at DePaul
Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:00 PM EST

TAMU
71
Gonz
94
F
Oreg
69
Iowa
77
F
Syr
76
UConn
83
F
Ball
64
VaTec
73
F
Fres
69
TCU
77
F
Purd
92
App
70
F
StJos
89
Wake
69
F
(N/A)
49
Presb
102
F
UCF
68
CS-Ful
52
F
Bama
52
NE
68
F
Valpa
71
W Ky
83
F
CSBak
55
CenMI
67
F
USM
81
Troy
66
F
CarBi
57
TNSt
92
F
(N/A)
71
Elon
98
F
Hartfo
68
Quin
54
F
CenAR
71
Pitt
97
F
NGrn
67
Furm
107
F
OhSt
69
Crei
60
F
Del
73
Corn
56
F
(N/A)
72
Evans
92
F
NCC
60
BGSU
75
F
(N/A)
47
BethC
97
F
WichSt
53
David
57
F
Belm
87
Lipsco
83
F
Monm
53
WVU
71
F
MsVl
63
Utah
98
F
W&M
95
IL-C
100
F(OT)
SJSU
77
Web
85
F
PSU
70
DeP
72
F(OT)
AbCh
67
Denv
61
F
Pacif
83
IdaSt
76
F
ORU
65
BYU
85
F
UCIrv
61
SCla
49
F
SDCh
47
USD
95
F
(N/A)
Morg
PPD
Detr
Cal
PPD

Nov 15, 2018, 9:00 PM EST

Final (OT)

1

2

OT

T

Penn State

31

37

2

70

DePaul

36

32

4

72

DePaul outlasts Penn State 72-20 in overtime
Fri Nov 16, 2018 1:00 AM

CHICAGO (AP) As a senior on a team looking to end a string of losing seasons, Max Strus believes there's no such thing as an ugly win.

He happily celebrated DePaul's performance Thursday night - warts and all.

Strus had 21 points, Devin Gage added a career-high 14 points and DePaul bounced back after struggling down the stretch in regulation for a 72-70 overtime victory against Penn State.

"I'm so proud of our guys for tonight," Strus said. "It wasn't the way we wanted to win, we didn't win the way we planned, but we won - and that's all that matters for us."

Jaylen Butz had a career-high 15 rebounds as DePaul won in the Gavitt Tipoff Games matchup. The Blue Demons are 3-0 for the first time since the 2008-09 season.

Lamar Stevens had 25 points and a career-high 12 rebounds and Myles Dread added a career-high 19 points for Penn State, which dropped to 2-1.

Eli Cain hit a jumper to give DePaul a 70-68 lead early in OT, snapping a streak of eight straight misses. Jalen Coleman-Lands and Strus then each made one of two free throws for a 72-68 advantage.

The big story, though, was the defense, which held Penn State to 0-for-6 shooting in OT.

"We turned the ball over; just some careless mistakes," Nittany Lions coach Patrick Chambers said of OT. "We can be rushed and sped up a little bit. We've just gotta slow down; it's gonna be OK."

DePaul got off to a miserable start, committing turnovers on its first six possessions to fall behind 11-0. The Blue Demons didn't manage to get off a shot until nearly four minutes had expired and didn't score until a basket by Femi Olujobi with 15:46 left in the first half.

But things suddenly started clicking offensively behind Cage, who had 12 first-half points and scored 10 straight DePaul points at one point. Cage's 3-point play with 4:21 to go gave the Blue Demons a 28-26 lead, their first of the game.

DePaul had a 36-31 halftime advantage.

A Strus 3-point play - he was fouled on an alley-oop dunk - gave DePaul a 63-53 lead, its biggest of the game. The Blue Demons still were up 68-60 with two minutes remaining, but Penn State ran off eight straight points to tie the score at 68 with 26.1 seconds to go.

Stevens, though, had a chance to give the Nittany Lions the lead after tying the game with the first of two free throws, but he missed the second and the game went to overtime.

"We held on just enough to win a close ballgame, which I think is really, really important for the psyche of our guys," DePaul coach Dave Leitao said.

BIG BOOST

Butz led DePaul to a 47-36 edge on the boards.

"Just knowing I can go and grab 15 rebounds against a nice Big Ten team is a confidence booster," Butz said.

PULLING EVEN

Despite the rash of turnovers early, DePaul finished with 16 for the game, the same amount as Penn State.

THE BIG PICTURE

Penn State: Despite taking an 11-0 lead, the Nittany Lions didn't take full advantage of DePaul's struggles at the start. Cold shooting in the first half then caused the lead to vanish completely.

DePaul: After season-opening wins against Bethune-Cookman and Morgan State, the Blue Demons seemed overwhelmed by the step up in class at first, but quickly responded. The tenacity they showed on the defensive end will keep them competitive in many games this season.

UP NEXT

Penn State: Faces Wright State in the opener of the Cancun Challenge on Tuesday night.

DePaul: Visits Notre Dame on Nov. 24.

Leaders

Penn State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
L. Stevens 25 0 2 12 2 0
M. Dread 19 0 0 4 1 1
DePaul PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
M. Strus 21 0 2 9 1 0
D. Gage 14 0 3 2 4 0

Team Comparison

PSU DeP
Points For 70 72
Field Goals 25/64-39% 28/64-44%
Three Pointers 10/30-33% 3/22-14%
Free Throws 10/16-62% 13/21-62%
Offensive Rebounds 10 13
Defensive Rebounds 26 34
Rebounds 38 51
Blocks 2 2
Steals 10 9
Turnovers 16 16
Personal Fouls 23 17
Technical Fouls 0 1
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - DeP Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Thu Nov 15 PSU 70 @ DeP 72 L. Stevens 25 M. Strus 21

Game Information

Stadium: Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 3,926
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