Xavier forced 19 DePaul turnovers (13 in the first half) and turned that into 21 fast-break points. Xavier won the rebounding battle 37-30 and had a 30-24 scoring advantage in the paint.

DePaul held Creighton to just 9-of-27 shooting from deep, which helped prevent the score from getting out of control, while the Blue Demons shot 44.6% from the floor themselves.

Xavier Musketeers (6-23, 1-17 Big East) vs. DePaul Blue Demons (13-18, 8-10 Big East) Uncasville, Connecticut; Friday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: DePaul plays in the Big East Tournament against Xavier.

Since Last We Met: That loss dropped DePaul to 9-9 on the year and 0-7 in the Big East. By default, going 2-4 since then is an improvement for the Blue Demons.

This is what DePaul has been for what feels too damn much like forever. Before Holtmann, nine straight Blue Demons teams finished last or next-to-last in the Big East.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Solo Ball scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and No. 25 UConn rallied from a 14-point deficit to defeat DePaul 72-61 on Wednesday night. Tarris Reed Jr. had 16 ...

January 30 - Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. each scored 16 points as No. 25 UConn used a second-half surge to defeat DePaul 72-61 on Wednesday night in Hartford, Conn. The Huskies (15-6, 7-3 Big ...

Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. each scored a team-high 16 points as No. 25 Connecticut used a second-half surge to defeat visiting DePaul 72-61 on Wednesday night in Hartford. The Huskies (15-6, 7 ...

DePaul is 1-9 in the conference and 10-11 overall. Since a 7-0 start to the season, the Blue Demons have lost 11 of 14 with a couple of overtime losses to Seton Hall and Marquette and a win over ...

HARTFORD – The No. 25 UConn men's basketball team (15-6, 7-3 BIG EAST) rallied from a halftime deficit to top DePaul (10-12, 1-10 BIG EAST) by a score of 72-61 on Wednesday night at the XL ...

The DePaul Blue Demons (10-11, 1-9 Big East) and the No. 24 UConn Huskies (14-6, 6-3) meet Wednesday at XL Center in Hartford, Conn. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (Peacock). Let's analyze ...