MU/DePaul Game Thread

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

A little blurb in the Chicago Tribune today about DePaul and the MU game. I concur that the student section for DePaul was the best I ever saw at a game.

On Friday, one day after the news of the indictment broke, DePaul beat Marquette 80-75, its first win in the series since March 2022. That stretched the Blue Demons' home winning streak at Wintrust Arena to three games, all in the Big East. It's a small number but significant given the Blue Demons were just 4-16 in conference play last season, Holtmann's first. They are now 11-7, 3-4, with two of the conference losses to No. 2 Connecticut.

After the game, Holtmann posted on social media: "Highest student attendance in the history of Wintrust and one of the largest crowds!!! Thank you!!! First round on me at Kelly's Pub near campus. See you in 35 min!"

He kept his word. At 12:52 a.m., DePaul posted a video on social media of Holtmann sitting on a bar, announcing he would buy the first round for students and then passing around a bucket of beer.

On Monday, senior guard CJ Gunn was named Big East player of the week after he scored a career-high 31 points, including seven 3-pointers, against Marquette. Gunn is averaging 14.5 points per game on 45.3% shooting.

[Scoop Snoop]

Holtmann buys a round of beer, and Shaka buys a round of milkshakes.