“I’m just really pleased for our ladies to get this win and then, the free throw thing,” Pizzotti said. “Y’all know the free throw line has been such a challenge, and they go 14-for-15, that’s what you have to do in close basketball games. So just, again, happy for the ladies to see it, believe it.”

“I feel my coaches and my teammates, they just believe in me,” Novik said. “In shoot around, I little bit struggle, and I show up today, and they just, uh, keeps for me, no matter what. So it helps me to just play hard.”

“So fun, y’all, we was in there screaming, we was playing, just happy,” Nelson said. “One of the goals that we made was to win six games in a row, one game at a time. So this just started our winning streak basically, so be ready for us, y’all.”

St. John’s calls their first timeout of the game with DePaul ahead by four points. 1:05 left to go in the game.

There have been quite a few fouls within the past few minutes, causing players from both teams to head to the charity stripe. Less than four minutes to go in the game.

Natiah Nelson makes a shot and gets an and-1, which is followed by chest bumps from her teammates. 5:22 left to go in the game.

Beautiful Waheed of St. John’s shot a three-pointer to tie the game. Less than seven minutes to go in the game.

St. John’s has been able to cut DePaul’s halftime lead, which was by 13 points, now to just one point. The Red Storm scored 23 points, while the Blue Demons scored 11 points. The fourth and last quarter of the game starts in just mere seconds.

Michelle Ojo gets a shot up and gets fouled, making the play an and-1. She made the extra point. A little more than three minutes left to go in the third quarter.

Ally Timm makes a three-pointer that extends DePaul’s lead. This is DePaul’s first successful field goal of the second half. A little more than five minutes left to go in the third quarter.

The Red Storm has made seven points since the beginning of the third quarter, while the Blue Demons have made zero. This makes head coach Jill Pizzotti call a timeout. Eight minutes to go in the third quarter.

DePaul still held their lead to end the first half. They’ve currently made 47% (16-for-34) of their shots. They also have made all of their free throws so far, thanks to Kate Novik shooting the only free throws so far for DePaul. Two players currently have double digit points (Novik and Devin Hagemann).

Beautiful Waheed has half of St. John’s points with 13. She’s also made their only two 3-pointers.

DePaul has had a few easy layups within the past minute or so, which has helped them secure a nine point lead. Kate Novik still leads with 10 points and Devin Hagemann has eight points. 3:38 left to go in the second quarter.

Just a minute or so ago, the Blue Demons led by seven. St. John’s has had two easy layups within the past minute, and now DePaul is only ahead by three points. A little more than seven minutes to go in the second quarter.

The first quarter is now over, with DePaul making 37% (7-for-19) of their shots and St. John’s making 36% (5-for-14). Kate Novik and Beautiful Waheed of St. John’s both lead the game with eight points apiece.

With just a little more than a minute left in the first quarter, Novik has eight points and five rebounds so far.

The Blue Demons are currently 1-for-5 from the three-point line, while the Red Storm are 2-for-4. Beautiful Waheed of St. John’s has the majority of St. John’s points with eight. Less than four minutes to go in the first quarter.

DePaul has made quite a few shot attempts, but has only made three so far. Both DePaul and St. John’s have made 33% of their shots. Less than six minutes left to go in the first quarter.

DePaul Blue Demons starters:

• Gina Davorija, freshman guard
• Devin Hagemann, sophomore guard
• Natiah Nelson, sophomore guard
• Kate Novik, junior guard
• Michelle Ojo, graduate forward

St. John’s Red Storm starters:

• Beautiful Waheed, junior guard
• Jailah Donald, senior guard
• Brooke Moore, junior guard
• Daniela Abies, redshirt freshman forward
• Sa’Mya Wyatt, sophomore forward

Tip-off between DePaul’s Michelle Ojo and St. John’s Sa’Mya Wyatt is won by St. John’s.

The game starts NOW!