National Basketball Association
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
By The Sports Xchange
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 |
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