NEW YORK — No. 10 DePaul men’s basketball let the second half get away from them as they fell in the first round of the Big East tournament to No. 7 Xavier
Xavier’s Trevon Bluiett scored 17 second half points after going scoreless in the first to lead the game.
Neither team shot particularly well in the first half. The Blue Demons found some success in breaking down Xavier’s zone by hitting mid-range jumpers, but their success beyond the three-point arc was limited. They only hit one three in the half. Xavier could not take advantage of their defensive performance and so the teams were locked in a close battle.