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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
DePaul 89, Youngstown St. 73
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 2, 2017
Where: Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: # Brian O'Connell, # Paul Szelc, # Tony Chiazza
Attendance: 4732

Junior guard Max Strus scored 20 points and had four steals to help DePaul cruise to an 89-73 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday in nonconference action in Chicago.

Senior forward Tre'Darius McCallum and senior center Marin Maric added 17 points apiece for the Blue Demons (3-4). Junior guard Eli Cain contributed 15 points and seven rebounds for DePaul.

Sophomore guard Braun Hartfield scored 23 points and was 5 of 5 from 3-point range for the Penguins, who lost their fifth consecutive game. Senior guard Cameron Morse tallied 11 points for Youngstown State (2-7), which committed 20 turnovers in the opener of a six-game road trip.

DePaul opened the second half with an 8-2 burst, capped by a 3-pointer by Cain to give the Blue Demons a 55-34 edge.

Youngstown State moved within 14 on Hartfield's 3-pointer with 15:14 left. But DePaul answered with a 16-7 run to move ahead 71-48 on McCallum's jumper with 9:32 left.

The lead topped out at 24 points on a jumper by Strus with 5:24 left.

The Blue Demons shot 63.3 percent from the field in the first half en route to a 15-point lead at the break.

DePaul first led by double digits on a 3-pointer by Strus to make it 28-18 with 9:19 left in the first half. Strus knocked down another 3 to push the advantage to 35-21 with 6:35 to go.

Cain's layup made it a 17-point margin with 1:52 remaining before the Blue Demons settled for a 47-32 halftime lead.
Top Game Performances
 
Youngstown St.   DePaul
Braun Hartfield 23 Scoring Max Strus 20
Jaylen Benton 5 Assists Devin Gage 5
Michael Akuchie 4 Rebounds Eli Cain 7
Braun Hartfield 4 Free Throws Made Marin Maric 7
Jaylen Benton 3 Steals Max Strus 4
Michael Akuchie 1 Blocks Tre'Darius McCallum 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Youngstown St. 73 43.3 11-27 10-19 16 27 4 7 20
DePaul 89 57.6 6-18 15-18 16 30 3 8 15