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 may 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 best way.
The Pirates are on a six-game skid after Tuesday’s 69-67 house 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 mentioned many gamers have been crying after the sport. He desires the Pirates to rework that emotion into perseverance and progress.
“I informed them it ought to sting, it ought to harm, as a result of that exhibits you care,” Holloway mentioned. “I gotta be trustworthy with you; I wanna cry each freakin’ sport.”
DePaul certainly 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 additional 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 sport attributable to again spasms and completed 0-for-10 from the sector. 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 mentioned he “thought it was in a variety of methods a extremely clear sport 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.
–Discipline Stage Media