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DePaul fails to close against Creighton, losing 69-62 at Wintrust Arena

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • January 30, 2021

DePaul had all the odds stacked up against them before facing No. 17 Creighton on Saturday at Wintrust Arena. For starters, the Blue Demons came into Saturday’s game riding an 11-game losing streak...

DePaul’s frustrating night ends with 81-68 loss to St. John’s

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • January 28, 2021

DePaul finally proved in its last game against Marquette on Saturday that they have the ability to win close games, securing a 68-61 victory over the Golden Eagles on the road. On Wednesday, DePaul...

DePaul’s late-game heroics show they can win close games in the Big East

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • January 24, 2021

Saturday’s game between DePaul and Marquette had the makings of another heartbreaking loss for the Blue Demons. The Golden Eagles took a two-point lead with just under four minutes left, and DePaul again...

DePaul picks up first conference win with 68-61 victory at Marquette

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • January 23, 2021

A familiar story was seemingly about to play out in the final five minutes in DePaul’s game against Marquette on Saturday: a late game collapse. The Blue Demons controlled most of the game on both...

DePaul’s offense goes cold in 67-53 loss to Butler

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • January 19, 2021

DePaul was seeking to start its first winning streak of the season on Tuesday when Butler visited Wintrust Arena. Instead, the Blue Demons’ offense came out cold in the first half by only scoring...

DePaul gets back to winning ways after couple of close Big East losses

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • January 18, 2021

DePaul men’s basketball head coach Dave Leitao had a goal he wanted to accomplish after his team’s game against Valparaiso on Saturday: Having a happy locker room. The way to accomplish that goal?...

DePaul snaps four-game losing streak with a 77-58 win over Valparaiso

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • January 16, 2021

DePaul has come close multiple times this season to picking up its second win, but some poor offensive execution in close games was the difference between a win and a loss. The Blue Demons, however,...

DePaul’s game against Georgetown postponed because of Covid-19 protocols

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • January 13, 2021

DePaul has now had three road games canceled or postponed the day the games were supposed to be played after Wednesday's game against Georgetown was postponed because of Covid-19 protocols in the Hoyas’...

Turnovers and poor offensive execution down the stretch hurt DePaul in loss to UConn

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • January 11, 2021

DePaul was just four minutes away from winning its first Big East game of the season and pulling off a victory over No. 25 UConn Monday night The Blue Demons were up 53-52 with 4:27 to play in the game,...

DePaul’s offense struggles in 76-68 loss to Seton Hall

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • January 9, 2021

DePaul entered 2021 by having two games against St. John’s and Villanova postponed because of Covid-19 protocols in the Red Storm’s and Wildcats’ programs. So, the Blue Demons had to wait nine...

DePaul’s offense struggles to keep up with UConn in 82-61 loss

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • December 30, 2020

Following a narrow 95-90 double overtime loss to Providence last Sunday to begin Big East play, DePaul’s game against UConn Wednesday night at Gampel Arena was anything but close. The Blue Demons...

DePaul falls short to Providence in double overtime

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief • December 27, 2020

DePaul hasn’t fared particularly well in Big East openers the last couple of years, specifically losing five straight by an average of 10 points. But the Blue Demons, who have only played one game...