It will be a battle between Big East opponents when the Georgetown Hoyas (9-6) welcome the DePaul Blue Demons (6-9) to the Verizon Center. The game gets underway at 12:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 9 and will air on FS1.
The Hoyas were beaten by Creighton 79-66 on Tuesday. Jessie Govan finished with 17 points to lead the team. The Blue Demons are coming off a 77-72 loss at the hands of Butler on Tuesday. Tommy Hamilton IV accumulated 19 points, nine rebounds, and two assists.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Hoyas won the first game 70-58. Despite the loss, Billy Garrett Jr. was a top performer in the game with 21 points, five rebounds, five assists, and one steal.
Notes
The Georgetown Hoyas average 69.2 possessions and 1.069 points per possession in games this season. The DePaul Blue Demons average fewer possessions with 68.0, as well as fewer points per possession with 1.033.
Georgetown has an average effective field goal percentage of 52.1%. DePaul is a losing 1-4 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, Georgetown attempts 21.0 three pointers and DePaul attempts 15.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Georgetown Hoyas have a 6-5 record while the DePaul Blue Demons are even at 2-2.
DePaul ranks 228th in offensive rebounds, while Georgetown ranks at 85th in defensive rebounds.
On average, DePaul forces a turnover rate of 17.6%. When Georgetown turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a winning 8-4 record.
