With the host DePaul Blue Demons and Seton Corridor Pirates struggling to remain out of the Large East Convention basement, a victory of their matchup on Sunday in Chicago might do wonders for morale.
The Blue Demons (10-12. 1-10 Large East) and Pirates (6-15, 1-9) enter on a collective nine-game dropping streak.
Loads of shut calls have piled up alongside the way in which.
The Pirates are on a six-game skid after Tuesday’s 69-67 residence loss to Windfall. A rally from a 15-point deficit within the final quarter-hour wasn’t to be, as Seton Corridor misplaced by one rating for the fifth time this season.
Coach Shaheen Holloway described the locker room as “tremendous down” and stated many gamers had been crying after the sport. He needs the Pirates to remodel that emotion into perseverance and progress.
“I advised them it ought to sting, it ought to harm, as a result of that reveals you care,” Holloway stated. “I gotta be trustworthy with you; I wanna cry each freakin’ recreation.”
DePaul absolutely shared that sentiment when it visited Seton Corridor on Jan. 8. The Blue Demons appeared on the verge of snapping a 37-game convention regular-season dropping streak earlier than faltering. The Blue Demons led by 19 factors early within the second half and by 11 with 4:12 to go, however the Pirates rallied to win 85-80 in extra time.
Seton Corridor wants Isaiah Coleman to return to the shape he displayed in that matchup when he had 24 factors. The Pirates’ main scorer returned Tuesday after lacking one recreation attributable to again spasms and completed 0-for-10 from the sphere. His solely two factors got here from the free-throw line.
DePaul has misplaced three straight convention video games since defeating host Georgetown on Jan. 17. Additionally, the Blue Demons led No. 25 UConn by 14 in Hartford, Conn., on Wednesday, however could not maintain on in a 72-61 defeat.
DePaul coach Chris Holtmann stated he “thought it was in plenty of methods a very clear recreation for our guys.” Layden Blocker paced DePaul with 18 factors, and CJ Gunn chipped in 14.
Gunn scored a team-high 21 factors at Seton Corridor final month and has completed in double figures in seven straight Large East video games.
The Pirates have gained 10 of the previous 12 matchups.
–Subject Stage Media
