19/22 DePaul 101, St. John's 84
Five Blue Demons scored in double figures and DePaul turned 22 Red Storm turnovers into 27 points to claim a nationally televised home win on Wednesday night at Wintrust Arena. Dee Bekelja scored a Blue Demon-best 22 points off 8-of-16 shooting while Lexi Held added 21 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Qadashah Hoppie, who has had recent individual success against DePaul, continued her tear with a game-high 28 points – one of two St. John’s players in double figures. The Blue Demons (7-3, 4-1 BIG EAST) kept Red Storm leading scorer Leilani Correa in check, however, allowing the sophomore guard just three field goal attempts on the night as all four of her points came from the charity stripe. St. John’s shot .541 from the field and 50-percent from three, but DePaul made nine threes and registered 12 steals to combat the hot shooting Red Storm.
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Butler 58, Georgetown 40
Three Bulldogs scored in double figures and Butler held Georgetown to .231 shooting to pick up its first win of the season (1-7, 1-6 BIG EAST) and split the season series with the Hoyas (1-2, 1-2). Playing just her fourth game of the season, Butler’s Genesis Parker scored a game-high 15 points, while Okako Adika added 13 points, along with eight rebounds and a game-high five assists. Taylor Baur notched her first double-double of the season for Georgetown with 12 points and 11 boards, while Graceann Bennett erupted for a career-best 16 rebounds. Butler set the tone early, jumping out to a 19-5 first-quarter lead and never trailed in the contest. Parker has led Butler in scoring in three of her four appearances in 2020-21.
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Up Next
One game is set for Friday as Marquette travels to Seton Hall for a 1 p.m. ET tilt. The game will stream on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi, available on FloSports. The Golden Eagles will be playing their first game since Dec. 22 and are carrying a five-game winning streak. The Pirates are coming off a road win at Butler on Monday night and have won two of their last three. Marquette and Seton Hall split the regular-season series in 2019-20, with each winning on their respective home courts.
Upcoming Schedule
Friday
MARQUETTE at SETON HALL, 1 p.m. (
WATCH)*
Saturday
19/22 DePAUL at GEORGETOWN, 2 p.m. (
WATCH)*
XAVIER at CREIGHTON, 2 p.m. (
WATCH)*
Sunday
BUTLER at SETON HALL, 1 p.m. (
WATCH)*
MARQUETTE at ST. JOHN’S, 2 p.m.#
All times Eastern
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