“I think growth, number one. And, I think continued improvement on the defensive end. I thought offensively, we were relatively clean outside of I did think we took too many threes, but I thought we had a really good clean game with four turnovers and 15 assists. That was really good, but better effort defensively.”

“I’ve been having some shooting slumps this year, but before the season, I was shooting pretty good, so I just got to get back into that rhythm and that confidence that I had preseason. So, just making the right reads, being confident, just shooting my shot.”

DePaul continues to struggle on the offensive side of the ball.  They are 0 for their last 5 shots, allowing Butler to go on a 13-1 run.

Scoreless possessions are hurting the Blue Demons.

The Blue Demons and the Bulldogs are going back-and-forth with who has the lead. The Blue Demons had them beat 68-67 but Butler knocked down a three to lead 70-68.

After a three-pointer and a layup by Isaiah Rivera the Blue Demons now have a one-point lead.

The Blue Demons are still looking for the lead for the first time this game.

Layden Blocker dunks the ball to put the Blue Demons down one. They have held the Bulldogs scoreless for over the last four minutes. During that time the Blue Demons scored eight points.

DePaul finds themselves down eight nearly halfway through the second half. They have given up 26 paint points in the game so far.

The Blue Demons have refound their offensive rhythm. They have scored 12 points in the first 4:51 of the second half. Layden Blocker scored five of those 12.

Dave Corzine has just been honored at halftime. His No. 40 jersey is in the rafters at Wintrust Arena. His jersey joins Mark Aguirre’s No. 24, George Mikan’s No. 99, and Terry Cummings’s No. 32.

The Blue Demons were 0-10 in their last 10 shots before a layup by Layden Blocker. They held the Bulldogs to zero points for the final 3:07 of the first half.

Layden Blocker has scored eight straight for the Blue Demons. The score is now 37-32.

The Blue Demons look like they could be finding some momentum. After their timeout at the 11:36 mark, they have had a block, two steals, and nine points from four different players.

The Blue Demons are still struggling to find their offense. They are shooting 35.7% from the field and 33.3% from three. They have given up five threes and 12 points in the paint.

The Blue Demons are struggling to find their offense outside of Troy D’Amico. D’Amico has five of their seven points.

Boden Kapke wins the tip against JJ Traynor for the Butler Bulldogs.

G Layden Blocker

G CJ Gunn

G Isaiah Rivera

F Troy D’Amico

F JJ Traynor

Forwards David Skogman (foot) and NJ Benson (hand) are both out tonight for the Blue Demons.