(PRE-GAME) @DePaul, Wed. Jan. 27, 9p, FS-1

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Duke of Earlington" post=414528 said:
This is a huge game for us.  On the road against a team that will have some confidnce after a big win.

Its a must win w/ nova etc on the horizon.

When you say every game is a must win it kind of loses its luster.
 
Moose" post=414554 said:
Duke of Earlington" post=414528 said:
This is a huge game for us.  On the road against a team that will have some confidnce after a big win.

Its a must win w/ nova etc on the horizon.

When you say every game is a must win it kind of loses its luster.
Actually, there are no must wins until the Big East Tournament (in normal years, anyway).
 
nycfan" post=414523 said:
Depaul over Marquette 68 - 61 for their first BE win.

 
I'm actually kind of happy about this result.  DePaul was due for a victory, and a few of their losses had been close.  Hopefully, they don't have two in a row in them.
 
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If they dedicate themselves to defense, they win. DePaul has talent but is very undisciplined. Make them work and they will mistake themselves into a loss.

takes patience
 
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Section3" post=414615 said:
If they dedicate themselves to defense, they win. DePaul has talent but is very disciplined. Make them work and they will mistake themselves into a loss.

takes patience


Pressing Moore will speed up his game and should cause turnovers. 
 
Sort of related...does anyone know if they've talked about rescheduling the 2nd DePaul game yet? I don't think I've seen any date or talk about that. 
 
QueensBall" post=414704 said:
Sort of related...does anyone know if they've talked about rescheduling the 2nd DePaul game yet? I don't think I've seen any date or talk about that. 

Not yet.  We are booked thru 2/23 and it took forever for DePaul to start playing this year.  DePaul is winnable game so hopefully gets rescheduled, of course no guarantees either way this year.
 
 
nycfan" post=414708 said:
QueensBall" post=414704 said:
Sort of related...does anyone know if they've talked about rescheduling the 2nd DePaul game yet? I don't think I've seen any date or talk about that. 

Not yet.  We are booked thru 2/23 and it took forever for DePaul to start playing this year.  DePaul is winnable game so hopefully gets rescheduled, of course no guarantees either way this year.

 

We should just stay there and play them again the next day. Make them come to us twice next season to even it out.
 
nycfan" post=414708 said:
QueensBall" post=414704 said:
Sort of related...does anyone know if they've talked about rescheduling the 2nd DePaul game yet? I don't think I've seen any date or talk about that. 

Not yet.  We are booked thru 2/23 and it took forever for DePaul to start playing this year.  DePaul is winnable game so hopefully gets rescheduled, of course no guarantees either way this year.

 
I was looking at that myself.  DePaul still has to make-up 3 games on their schedule, and they don't really have any openings, unless there's going to be a few times where they only get 1 day between games, which I don't think the Big East is going to make them do.  I think the most likely scenario is Johnnies add another non-conference game Between 2/23 and 3/3, which they currently don't have anything scheduled then, and I'm sure that close to the BE tournament CMA isn't going to want them to have 8 days off and risk losing their rythm.  
 
BrookJersey Redmen wrote:
didn't we use up all of our OOC games?

Unless the rules have changed, yes. We went 6-1 in our allotted 7 OOC games; have 11 conference games left, but the cancelled Depaul game has yet to be rescheduled according to SJU athletics official site. 
 
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We could really use Greg tomorrow. Depaul is a very guard/wing dominant team. Sounds doubtful though.   
 
Would be huge to get a win tomorrow. Would put us at 4-6 and getting better as the seaosn goes on. Some tough games coming up after Depaul......Uconn and Nova. CMAs teams really do seem to get better as the year goes on. At the beginnong of this year when theyw ere struggling I was saying how they were almost unwatchable, and now I am enjoying them again. Win vs Depaul and keep the momentum going to finiosh strong.
 
DePaul averages over 16 turnovers per game which should be a factor. PG Charlie Moore is one of the main offenders with 3.5/game. Pressure them guys.
 
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The DePaul Blue Demons look for a win after splitting their last four games. The DePaul Blue Demons are averaging 70.1 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 71.4 points on 42.4 percent shooting. Charlie Moore is averaging 13.9 points and 3.1 rebounds while Javon Freeman-Liberty is averaging 12.4 points and 4.9 rebounds. Oscar Lopez Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Romeo Weems is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The DePaul Blue Demons are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 67.2 percent from the free throw line. The DePaul Blue Demons are allowing 29.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.5 rebounds per game. 

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QUEENS, N.Y.  – After winning back-to-back games and three of its last four overall, the St. John's men's basketball team will return to BIG EAST action on Wednesday, traveling to Chicago for a showdown against DePaul at Wintrust Arena.
 
Tip-off between the Blue Demons and Red Storm is set for 9 p.m. on FS1 and Kevin Fitzgerald and Bill Raftery will handle the broadcasting duties on television while John Minko will provide play-by-by and Brandon Tierney will provide color commentary over the airwaves. The Learfield-IMG College Red Storm Sports Network radio broadcast will also be available through [URL]https://tunein.com/radio/St-Johns-Basketball-s230330/?_branch_match_id[/URL]=859926811814990087]TuneIn Radio[/url] as well as [URL]https://www.siriusxm.com/sports/mens-college-basketball?intcmp[/URL]=SportGroup_NA_www:sports_SecondaryNavigationMensCollegeBasketballSchedule#schedule]SiriusXM[/url].
 
St. John's (9-7, 3-6 BIG EAST) and DePaul (3-5, 1-5 BIG EAST) will both look to build upon a stretch of winning basketball as of late.  The Red Storm has won three of its last four outings, taking down Butler, then-No. 23 Connecticut and Utah Valley University while falling by just two points at home to Marquette on Jan. 16.  The Blue Demons picked up their first win of BIG EAST play on Saturday against the Golden Eagles in Milwaukee. 
 
After recording team-highs of 18 points, six assists and three steals against UConn on MLK Day in front of a national broadcast audience on FOX, [URL]https://redstormsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id[/URL]=4041]Posh Alexander[/url] registered his first career 20-point game against Utah Valley en route to BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors.  Alexander, who has reached double figures in each of the team's last five wins, won the award for the second time this season.  The BIG EAST leader in steals at 2.5 per game, Alexander also won the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association's Met Player of the Week Award on Tuesday.
 
Alexander was one of two Johnnies recognized by the conference on Monday, as [URL]https://redstormsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id[/URL]=4035]Julian Champagnie[/url] found a spot on the five-member BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.  Champagnie, who took home BIG EAST Player of the Week honors on Jan. 18, leads the league and ranks 35th nationally with 19.9 points per game.  He has reached double figures in all 14 of his appearances this season with six 20-point showings, including a career-best 33-point effort at Creighton on Jan. 9. 
 
Alexander and Champagnie led a balanced scoring attack last week, as five players finished in double figures in both of the Red Storm's victories.  [URL]https://redstormsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id[/URL]=4037]Marcellus Earlington[/url][URL]https://redstormsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id[/URL]=4036]Rasheem Dunn[/url] and [URL]https://redstormsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id[/URL]=4042]Dylan Addae-Wusu[/url] did it against UConn while Dunn, [URL]https://redstormsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id[/URL]=4045]Vince Cole[/url] and [URL]https://redstormsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id[/URL]=4044]Isaih Moore[/url] continued the trend against Utah Valley. 
 
Through games played on Monday, St. John's ranks third nationally with 10.3 steals per outing.  On Saturday against Utah Valley, the Johnnies forced the Wolverines into 22 turnovers, 13 of which came via the steal, while surrendering just four possessions of their own.  St. John's will look to keep the pressure up against a DePaul team that ranks last in the BIG EAST with 16.4 turnovers per game.
 
DePaul saw a 13-point second-half lead evaporate against Marquette on Saturday, but managed to battle back for a 68-61 victory at Fiserv Forum, outscoring the Golden Eagles, 14-5, over the final 2:55.  Charlie Moore scored the final 10 points of the game, anchored by an 10-for-10 effort from the charity stripe.  Moore tallied a team-high 21 points in the win while Javon Freeman-Liberty, who sparked the final run, finished with 19.
 
Moore and Freeman-Liberty are the team's top two scorers this season, averaging 13.9 and 12.4 points per game, respectively. 
 
The Blue Demons have done well to limit their opponents' success from beyond the arc, leading the BIG EAST with a three-point field goal percentage defense of 29.8.  They also force 15.9 turnovers per game, good enough for second in the BIG EAST behind St. John's (17.8 ).
 
St. John's holds 26-20 edge all-time against its fellow Vincentian school in a series history that dates back to 1932.  Since DePaul joined the BIG EAST for the 2005-06 season, the Johnnies own 17-9 advantage. 
 
The two teams have split the regular season series over the past three seasons, as both teams won road games in 2017-18 before the Blue Demons swept in 2018-19 and the Johnnies repaid the favor last year.  In the Red Storm's two victories over DePaul last season, Dunn averaged 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists.
 
 
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