NCAAB

Western Illinois Leathernecks at DePaul Blue Demons

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Illinois Leathernecks
2-5, 1-4 Away
Final
72 - 91
DePaul Blue Demons
1-0, 1-0 Home

DePaul opens season nearly a month late, beats WIU 91-72

The Blue Demons had 10 games cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19 including the season opener that was originally scheduled against Western Illinois on Nov. 25. Wednesday night’s victory over the Leathernecks (2-5) was the only tune-up for DePaul before its Big East season begins against Providence on Dec. 27.

Charlie Moore made 4 of 7 from 3-point range and had 22 points for DePaul. Kobe Elvis and Nick Ongenda added 12 points each, and Oscar Lopez Jr. scored 11.

The Blue Demons had runs of 12 and 15 straight points in the first half to lead 44-25 and led by no less than 14 in the second half.

Will Carius and Tamell Pearson had 15 points each for Western Illinois. Anthony Jones added 13 points and Justin Brookens scored 10.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 91
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 72 - 91
2nd 0:07 Erik Talton made Free Throw. 72 - 91
2nd 0:07 Western Illinois Offensive Rebound. 71 - 91
2nd 0:07 Erik Talton missed Free Throw. 71 - 91

Statistics

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27-71 FG 36-61
38 Field Goal % 59
9-31 3PT 10-20
29 Three Point % 50
9-13 FT 9-13
69 Free Throw % 69
32 Rebounds 42
14 Offensive Rebounds 9
18 Defensive Rebounds 33
13 Assists 22
5 Steals 10
0 Blocks 9
17 Turnovers 20
1 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 26
12 Fast Break Points 21
30 Points in Paint 48
12 Fouls 16
2 Largest Lead 26

Game Information

Venue: Wintrust Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Capacity:

2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Tennessee State 15-5 - 23-10
Morehead State 15-5 - 20-13
Southeast Missouri State 14-6 1 20-13
UT Martin 13-7 2 22-11
SIU Edwardsville 12-8 3 19-13
Lindenwood 11-9 4 18-15
Little Rock 9-11 6 12-20
Tennessee Tech 8-12 7 13-18
Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 13-20
Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
Western Illinois 1-19 14 5-26

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
St. John's 18-2 - 30-7
UConn 17-3 1 34-5
Villanova 15-5 3 24-9
Seton Hall 10-10 8 21-12
Creighton 9-11 9 16-18
DePaul 8-12 10 16-16
Butler 7-13 11 16-16
Providence 7-13 11 15-18
Marquette 7-13 11 12-20
Georgetown 6-14 12 16-18
Xavier 6-14 12 15-18
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