CHICAGO – (Staff Report from Official News Release) – In Sunday’s lone BIG EAST action, DePaul was able to defeat Seton Hall, 74-57, on their home court.
DePaul (11-12, 2-10 BIG EAST) jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the opening six minutes and never looked back, securing its largest win in league play since March 6, 2019. NJ Benson led the team with his third double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Isaiah Coleman paced Seton Hall (6-16, 1-10 BE) with 18 points.
In Monday’s rankings, No. 11 Marquette holds one position over No. 12 St. John’s in the AP Poll, while the Red Storm jumped to No. 10 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, just ahead of No. 11 Marquette. The pair are set to meet up Tuesday at Madison Square Garden at 6:30 p.m. ET on FS1. Also making a move back into the top 20, No. 19/18 UConn will host St. John’s on Friday at 8 p.m. on FOX.
Also on Tuesday, Georgetown travels to Ohio to take on Xavier at 8:30 p.m. on FS1.
On Wednesday, Seton Hall hosts Butler at 6:30 p.m. on FS1, followed by Creighton at Providence at 8:30 p.m. on FS1. At 9 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, Villanova hits the road against DePaul.