DePaul @ Creighton Game Overview
DEP vs CREIRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, '25 | DEP |
73 - 49
|
CREI -7.0 | u144.5 |
| Jan 27, '24 | CREI |
85 - 62
|
DEP 24.0 | o145.5 |
| Jan 09, '24 | DEP |
84 - 58
|
CREI -15.5 | u144.0 |
| Mar 04, '23 | DEP |
84 - 70
|
CREI -12.0 | o147.0 |
| Dec 25, '22 | CREI |
80 - 65
|
DEP 15.5 | u146.5 |
| Feb 17, '22 | DEP |
71 - 59
|
CREI 3.0 | u137.0 |
| Jan 22, '22 | CREI |
60 - 47
|
CREI -10.0 | u138.0 |
| Feb 24, '21 | CREI |
77 - 53
|
CREI -15.0 | u142.0 |
| Jan 30, '21 | DEP |
69 - 62
|
DEP 10.5 | u148.5 |
| Feb 15, '20 | CREI |
93 - 64
|
CREI -8.0 | o147.0 |
DEP vs CREI Preview
Last Meeting ( Jan 21, 2025 ) Creighton 73, DePaul 49
Creighton looks to keep its faint Big East title hopes alive Wednesday night when it hosts DePaul in Omaha, Neb.
The Bluejays (19-8, 12-4 Big East) reside 2 1/2 games behind first-place St. John's in conference play with four games left for Creighton and three for the Red Storm.
While that's a steep hill to climb, Creighton can stay positive given its proven run of success against DePaul. The Bluejays cruised to a 73-49 road romp over the Blue Demons on Jan. 21, which marked their 21st straight win over DePaul and the 26th in their last 27 meetings.
Jamiya Neal collected 14 points and seven rebounds and Ryan Kalkbrenner added 13 and eight, respectively, in the last meeting between the teams.
Kalkbrenner boasts team-leading averages in points (18.7) and rebounds (8.5). He recorded 19 and eight, respectively, to go along with four blocks as Creighton snapped a two-game skid with an 80-69 home win over Georgetown on Sunday.
The Bluejays showed resolve and used a spirited flourish to overcome a 10-point deficit.
"You don't ever panic," Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. "You try to do your job a little better. ... But we don't panic. Win a game, lose a game; good stretch, bad stretch, you gotta just move on to the next play."
Neal had 13 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists Sunday for the Bluejays.
DePaul (11-17, 2-15), which has dropped 14 of its last 16 games, is mired in its second five-game losing skid of the season following an 84-72 setback to Butler on Saturday.
Sophomore guard Layden Blocker recorded career-highs in points (25) and 3-pointers (four) on 9-of-15 shooting from the floor.
"I've been having some shooting slumps this year," Blocker said per depauliaonline.com. "But before the season, I was shooting pretty good, so I just got to get back into that rhythm and that confidence that I had preseason. So, just making the right reads, being confident, just shooting my shot."
Blocker led the Demons with 15 points in the previous meeting with Creighton.
CJ Gunn, who had his string of 12 straight double-figure outings snapped against Butler when he had nine points, averages a team-high 12.2 points per game. NJ Benson adds 6.1 rebounds per contest.
--Field Level Media
DEP vs CREIInjury report
DePaul's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Flores | C | Out - Redshirt( Sep 14, '25) | Sep 14, '25 | |
| Flores is redshirting and will miss the entire 2025-26 season. | ||||
| A. Delalic | G | Out - Knee( Jun 29, '25) | Jun 29, '25 | |
| Delalić is recovering from a torn ACL and will not take the court for the Blue Demons. He is expected to miss the entire 2025-26 season. | ||||
Creighton's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Freeman | F | Questionable - Knee( Oct 12, '25) | Oct 12, '25 | |
| Freeman is dealing with a knee injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Bluejays. | ||||
DEP vs CREIStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.7 | (178) | FG% | (32) | 40.1 |
| 25.6 | (186) | FGM | (273) | 26.5 |
| 58.6 | (180) | FGA | (361) | 66.0 |
| 33.7 | (146) | 3P% | (80) | 30.9 |
| 9.4 | (50) | 3PM | (160) | 7.3 |
| 27.8 | (47) | 3PA | (212) | 23.5 |
| 70.7 | (237) | FT% | (213) | 72.3 |
| 11.6 | (329) | FTM | (2) | 8.5 |
| 16.4 | (334) | FTA | (2) | 11.8 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.3 |
| 25.9 |
| 58.6 |
| 33.7 |
| 7.7 |
| 22.9 |
| 71.7 |
| 13.6 |
| 19.0 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.4 | (203) | REB | (169) | 31.7 |
| 8.4 | (279) | OREB | (251) | 9.5 |
| 23.9 | (238) | DREB | (3) | 22.2 |
| 15.6 | (57) | AST | (53) | 11.2 |
| 12.6 | (243) | TO | (362) | 8.2 |
| 1.2 | (118) | AST/TO | (347) | 1.4 |
| 5.9 | (259) | STL | (362) | 8.1 |
| 3.5 | (197) | BLK | (30) | 3.1 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 31.7 |
| 8.9 |
| 22.9 |
| 13.6 |
| 12.2 |
| 1.1 |
| 6.9 |
| 3.3 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72.2 | (211) | Points | (88) | 68.7 |
| 35.0 | (181) | 1st Half | (326) | 32.6 |
| 35.8 | (181) | 2nd Half | (326) | 36.1 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 73.2 |
| 34.5 |
| 38.1 |