Overview
- Tip is scheduled for 8 p.m. Central at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, with TV coverage on TruTV and streaming on Peacock, plus UAPB coverage at uapblionsroar.com.
- UAPB enters at 1-8 and DePaul at 5-3, DePaul leads the series 1-0, and the coaches are Solomon Bozeman (37-96 at UAPB) and Chris Holtmann (19-23 at DePaul; 270-194 overall).
- Probable starters include UAPB’s Alex Mirhosseini, Milhan Charles, Quion Williams, Trevon Payton and Jaquan Scott, and DePaul’s CJ Gunn, Layden Blocker, Brandon Maclin, NJ Benson and Theo Pierre-Justin.
- UAPB edged UIC 63-62 on Wednesday to snap an eight-game skid, posting season highs in blocks (12) and assists (19) and shooting 41.7% as Quion Williams scored 16 points.
- Team metrics favor DePaul, which averages 77.8 points for and 70.9 against with stronger shooting, while UAPB averages 68.6 for and 94.1 against with lower field-goal and three-point percentages.