NCAAB Game Recap - DePaul at Xavier
Sat Feb 9, 2019 8:00 PM EST

Fla
61
Tenn
73
F
Duke
81
UVA
71
F
StMar
46
Gonz
94
F
KY
71
MissSt
67
F
NM
62
Nev
91
F
Wisc
52
Mich
61
F
Mia-FL
85
UNC
88
F(OT)
Minn
55
MSU
79
F
Vill
65
Marq
66
F
VaTec
51
Clem
59
F
OkSt
72
Kansas
84
F
Nebras
62
Purd
81
F
Lou
75
FSU
80
F(OT)
TCU
92
IaSt
83
F
TxTch
66
Okla
54
F
Aub
78
LSU
83
F
CenMI
76
Buff
90
F
Temp
58
Tuls
76
F
Prov
70
StJon
56
F
Butl
73
GTown
69
F
Boston
76
Buck
82
F
IL-C
76
IUPUI
75
F
Samf
84
VMI
77
F(OT)
Bingha
68
UNH
61
F
David
51
UMass
54
F
Miss
80
UGA
64
F
Monm
61
Fairf
49
F
Hamp
91
Winth
101
F
ColSt
66
Wyo
74
F
Albany
49
Vermt
67
F
BC
56
Syr
67
F
NCSU
79
Pitt
76
F
ChaSo
85
UNCA
75
F
Ohio
59
Mia-O
79
F
NIU
49
E MI
57
F
SJSU
57
Bois
105
F
Army
68
Amer
71
F
VCU
85
StBon
55
F
Duques
74
Ford
66
F
LoyMD
72
Colg
75
F
W MI
59
Ball
79
F
ArkSt
79
Troy
84
F
App
68
TexAr
78
F
WIMil
68
Clev
78
F
MtStM
76
SacHr
73
F
Ark
65
SouthCar
77
F
Elon
60
NE
72
F(OT)
W&M
87
Hof
93
F
JMU
59
Tows
66
F
FAU
74
UTSA
86
F
FaDi
84
StFNY
73
F
Ida
72
MTSt
86
F
Citad
67
Mercer
61
F
Rut
94
Ill
99
F(OT)
ETSU
61
Furm
91
F
Charl
86
Drex
84
F
USD
67
Pepp
70
F
IdaSt
72
S UT
78
F
Web
86
NoAZ
71
F
ArkLR
73
USA
68
F
CenCT
77
RobM
68
F
Dayt
77
URI
48
F
HiPt
66
Radf
69
F(OT)
How
70
FlaAM
66
F
NFla
82
N AL
73
F
DelSt
52
NCAT
82
F
NJIT
62
KennSt
63
F
Sac
59
N CO
65
F
Navy
57
Leh
83
F
USC-Up
66
Campbl
82
F
TNTec
58
TN-M
77
F
GWebb
101
Presb
103
F(OT)
Merrim
68
LIU
65
F
Morg
81
SCSt
85
F
Belm
96
MorSt
86
F
Norf
76
BethC
84
F
MD-ES
53
NCC
78
F
NWSt
74
McNee
72
F
Utah
93
UCLA
92
F
Denv
71
NDSU
81
F
CoCar
57
TxSt
65
F
Fres
83
UNLV
65
F
LaTec
71
USM
73
F(OT)
E IL
86
APSU
94
F
JU
77
Lipsco
86
F
Nich
64
NOrl
63
F
Cal
71
OrSt
79
F
JSU
81
SEMO
64
F
SeLA
75
CenAR
67
F
UND
55
SDSt
80
F
Lamar
82
SFA
67
F
W Ky
62
N TX
59
F
WIGB
77
YSU
96
F
Princ
70
Brown
78
F
KSU
70
Baylor
63
F
TAMU
68
Mizzu
59
F
NrthIA
77
Drake
83
F
GrgWas
63
Rich
89
F
Toled
78
BGSU
71
F
Copp
62
Savan
71
F
ArkPB
75
ASU
69
F
Gram
59
South
40
F
JackSt
52
Alc
66
F
UNCW
66
Del
70
F
WCU
56
Woff
83
F
UNCG
78
Chat
63
F
Corn
67
Harv
61
F
TNSt
65
E KY
75
F
Colum
66
Dart
82
F
ODU
55
MTSU
50
F
Oakl
64
NoKY
79
F
Penn
65
Yale
78
F
Detr
60
WriSt
83
F
UMassL
65
Stony
76
F
Bry
75
StFPA
84
F
FlGlf
67
Lib
74
F
SHSU
90
AbCh
85
F(2OT)
WaSt
69
Ariz
55
F
MsVl
63
AlaAM
78
F
CS-Ful
77
UCRiv
54
F
Tul
62
WichSt
77
F
InWor
61
TXAMC
70
F
DeP
74
Xav
62
F
Tex
75
WVU
53
F
Crei
58
Seton
63
F
Marsh
69
Rice
74
F
SIU-E
55
Murr
86
F
Evans
73
SIU
78
F
IndSt
67
Brad
96
F
UNCC
69
UAB
62
F
Bama
77
Vand
67
F
NMSt
67
GrCan
64
F
FIU
75
UTEP
85
F
E WA
74
Mont
75
F
Pacif
59
BYU
69
F
PVAM
90
TXSo
95
F
Colora
69
USC
65
F
Wash
63
AzSt
75
F
UTRGV
79
CSBak
74
F(OT)
UMKC
60
CBU
70
F
UtSt
63
SDSU
68
F
LongB
76
CAPoly
68
F(OT)
LoyMa
72
Portl
55
F
HI
56
UCIrv
67
F
SCla
72
USF
78
F
UCDav
61
UCSB
57
F
UtVal
Seatt
PPD

DePaul 74, Xavier 62

Feb 9, 2019, 8:00 PM EST

Final

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DePaul rallies for 74-62 win, ends 8-game skid vs Xavier
Sat Feb 9, 2019 11:02 PM

CINCINNATI (AP) Facing yet another discouraging loss against Xavier, the Blue Demons put together one of their best stretches of the season to finally pull one out. They're 0-for-Cintas no more.

Max Strus scored six points during DePaul's late 16-0 run, and the Blue Demons ended their eight-game losing streak against Xavier with a 74-62 victory Saturday night.

Down by eight, DePaul (12-9, 4-6 Big East) rallied by taking advantage of three straight Xavier turnovers . Strus scored off an inbound pass for a 60-57 lead with 2:45 to go, and Xavier went nearly 5 minutes without a field goal as DePaul pulled away to a notable win.

The Blue Demons were 0-5 at the Cintas Center before Saturday.

"We hadn't won here, and their crowd support is tremendous, so I thought we were going to have to have a certain mindset starting with our poise, and we did," coach Dave Leitao said.

Strus led DePaul with 17 points. The Blue Demons dominated the boards 40-32, getting 14 offensive rebounds.

Xavier (11-13, 3-8) has lost six straight , its worst slump in two years. Naji Marshall led the Musketeers with 22 points. Xavier had another sloppy game, turning the ball over 10 times in the second half.

"We had a couple of turnovers in a row and that got them going," said Paul Scruggs, who had 13 points. "We just rush ourselves. That's it."

The teams combined for horrific shooting to start the game. DePaul missed 13 of its first 14 shots, but led 3-2 with 13 minutes left in the opening half as Xavier missed on 10 of its first 11. The Musketeers were ahead 31-30 at halftime behind Marshall's 16 points.

Xavier made four straight shots - three of them by Scruggs - and pulled ahead by eight early in the second half before the Blue Demons rallied. They had crumbled during a 74-65 loss to Xavier that opened Big East play on Dec. 29, but played their best at the end in the rematch.

"We've been a work in progress as a team," Leitao said. "We've had some other games where we played decent but lost in those critical moments. We talked about it, and tonight we rose to the occasion."

Xavier hadn't lost six straight since late in the 2016-17 season, when injuries to star players including Trevon Bluiett led to a slump.

"A gut-wrenching loss," Xavier coach Travis Steele called it.

BIG PICTURE

DePaul: The Blue Demons improved to 3-3 on the road in the Big East, matching their win total from last season.

Xavier: The Musketeers haven't had a losing season since 1995-96, when they went 13-15 in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. In five seasons in the Big East, their worst finish in league play was 9-9.

SERIES STUFF

Xavier leads the series 14-10. The Musketeers have won 11 of their 13 games in the Big East. DePaul's last win in the series was 71-68 on Jan. 3, 2015.

ARCTIC COLD

Midway through the first half, the teams were a combined 7 of 32 from the field (22 percent), 1 of 13 from beyond the arc, and 2 of 7 from the free-throw line.

3-RANGE

Eli Cain had a pair of 3s, passing Brandon Cole (1991-95) and moving into fourth place on DePaul's career list with 156.

UP NEXT

DePaul hosts Marquette on Tuesday. The Blue Demons lost at Marquette 79-69 on Jan. 23.

Xavier hosts Creighton on Wednesday. The Musketeers lost at Creighton 76-54 on Feb. 3.

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Leaders

DePaul PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
M. Strus 17 0 1 5 2 0
P. Reed 15 0 0 8 2 3
Xavier PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
N. Marshall 22 0 4 4 1 1
P. Scruggs 13 0 3 5 1 1

Team Comparison

DeP Xav
Points For 74 62
Field Goals 28/62-45% 21/52-40%
Three Pointers 4/18-22% 5/18-28%
Free Throws 14/19-74% 15/20-75%
Offensive Rebounds 14 8
Defensive Rebounds 26 24
Rebounds 41 33
Blocks 3 6
Steals 9 4
Turnovers 12 16
Personal Fouls 17 17
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Series Tied 1-1

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Dec 29 Xav 74 @ DeP 65 N. Marshall 19 P. Reed 17
Sat Feb 9 DeP 74 @ Xav 62 M. Strus 17 N. Marshall 22

Game Information

Stadium: Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 10,242
Game Time: