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The Matchup
The Bears (3-6) will travel to Chicago, Illinois to take on the DePaul Blue Demons at Allstate Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The game will mark the first meeting between the teams in school history. The Bears dominated cross-town rival Coppin State en route to a 62-48 win at home on Saturday night. The win marked the Bears first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference win of the season. Wednesday's contest will mark the first meeting between the teams in school history.
DePaul (4-2) will attempt to snap a two-game skid when they host the Bears. The Blue Demons are coming off of road losses against California (77-67) and most recently at Northwestern (63-36) on Dec. 6. Senior Dar Tucker is DePaul's leading scorer and is averaging 20 points per game and 7 rebounds. DePaul's last win was a 75-70 victory against Indiana State (11/29). The Blue Demons are 3-0 at Allstate Arena this season.
About DePaul
The Bears and DePaul prepare for their first meeting in the series ... Dar Tucker is one of the BIG EAST's top scorers and is currently averaging 20 ppg along with 7 rpg and 1.7... Tucker has scored over 20 points in six of his last nine games dating back to last season. The Blue Demons are 3-0 at Allstate Arena ... DePaul is averaging 5.2 blocks per game ...Tucker scored a team-high 17 points as DePaul fell to Northwestern 63-36 last Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena ... A foot injury sidelined Blue Demons starting center Mac Koshwal, who was DePaul's leading rebounder and second leading scorer ... DePaul was outrebounded 43-38 and shot 24.1 percent (14-58 FG) from the field ... Mac Koshwal was ranked as the nation's 13th-best center by Yahoo/Rivals.com in apreseason poll.
The potential starters for the Blue Demons are:
F - 2 Dar Tucker (6-4, So., Saginaw, Mich.) 20.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.7 apg
F - 3 Devin Hill (6-9, Fr., Stamford, Conn.) 3.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg
C - 31 Matija Poscic (6-10, Sr., Opatija, Croatia.) 6.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg
G - 11 Jeremiah Kelly (6-1, Fr., Chicago, Ill.) 6.5 ppg, 2.0 apg, .750 FT
G - Will Walker (6-0, Jr., Bolingbrook, Ill.) 9.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Holmes & Kately Shouldering the Load
Senior forward Marquise Kately and junior guard Reggie Holmes are scoring most of the points for the Bears through nine games. Kately is averaging a team-high 32.8 minutes, 9.4 points and a team-high 6.2 rebounds per game. Holmes, who comes off the bench as the Bears' 6th man, leads the Bears in scoring (12.9 ppg) and is averaging 4.0 rebounds and 24.0 minutes per game.
Next on the Slate
Morgan State will travel west to compete in the Saint Mary's Tournament in Moraga, California. The tournament is Dec. 26th-28th and will include the following teams; St. Mary's, William Jessup and San Jose State.
