“That we can make a run in the Big East tournament,” Pizzotti said. “We got Xavier at four o’clock on Friday and we don’t want to look past that, but we’re looking at Xavier, Seton Hall, Creighton potential. It doesn’t matter who, all of these other teams we’ve played, we’ve been very competitive for large parts of the game. We’re going to get ready this week and we’re going to go to Uncasville, Connecticut and we look to play hard and execute well.”

DePaul honored Jorie Allen before the start of the game.

“It was a lot, a lot of people love me,” Allen said. “I’m an extremely emotional person, I know there’s going to be some tears on my part today, no matter what. I’m just so grateful for everybody who took time to come and share this moment with me. My teammates and my coaches made me feel so special. I’m just really proud of what we’ve done this year.”

Doug Bruno attended the little ceremony DePaul held for Allen.

“He was like a dad to me in a lot of ways, I just love him so much,” said Allen as she cried. “He’s the reason I came to DePaul. To be able to share a moment with him the last time I played on this floor, that was everything.”

With a little less than three minutes left of overtime, both teams have only scored two points. Both teams are wanting this win.

We are adding on an extra five minutes to this game, ladies and gentleman. The game is tied at 57 and will head into overtime.

This game is getting intense and both coaches have called a timeout within the past 30 seconds. DePaul is currently ahead by four points. 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Jorie Allen now has 15 points, scoring six of them within the past minute or so. 1:15 left in the fourth quarter.

With a little over six minutes left in the fourth quarter, DePaul has only made two points and St. John’s has made five points. DePaul seems to not be getting rebounds; they have two, while St. John’s has 10.

DePaul had eight turnovers in the third quarter, which is two less than they had all first half. Both teams currently have made five 3-points. Kate Clarke still leads DePaul with 15 points and Ber’Nyah Mayo of St. John’s leads St. John’s with 15 points as well.

With a little more than five minutes left in the third quarter, the game has been close. Kate Clarke has made three of DePaul’s current five 3-pointers. She also is still the current leading scorer with 11 points.

St. John’s got the score to three points, making a buzzer beater to end the first half. DePaul currently has made 42% of their shots (11-of-26), while St. John’s has made 31% (9-of-29). Turnovers are high on both sides — DePaul has 10 turnovers and St. John’s has eight. Kate Clarke is currently the highest scorer with six points.

Both teams have not made many points in the second quarter. DePaul has only made four points since the start of the second quarter and St. John’s has only made three points. 4:54 left in the second quarter.

DePaul had a 6-0 run in the last two minutes or so of the quarter. St. John’s is currently zero of their last six shots; they also didn’t make any shots in the last four minutes.

DePaul has had four turnovers within the past four minutes. Meg Newman and Jorie Allen are the only two with points so far, both having two points. A little more than three minutes left in the first quarter.

DePaul already has two turnovers with a little more than five minutes left in the first quarter. St. John’s has made three 3-pointers so far, while DePaul has only made one shot, leaving them with two points. DePaul is currently 1-of-6 (17%).

DePaul’s starters:

• Taylor-Johnson Matthews, Guard
• Sumer Lee, Guard
• Meg Newman, Forward
• Kate Clarke, G
• Jorie Allen, Forward

Tip-off between DePaul’s Meg Newman and St. John’s Kylie Lavelle is won by St. John’s.

The game starts NOW!

G Grace Carstensen and G Maeve McErlane are inactive for today’s game. G Ally Timm, G/F Charlece Ohiaeri and G Alayna West are practicing with the team; to be determined if they will play in today’s game.