DePaul improves to 8-0 with win over Minnesota

Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY SportsFor the eighth time in as many tries, DePaul won.

The most recent victory for the Blue Demons came Friday afternoon against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, where DePaul was able to pull off a 73-68 “upset”.

It was an upset in point spread alone (DePaul were four-point underdogs), but the Blue Demons were very much the better team throughout the afternoon.

Charlie Moore’s excellence continued on offense, as he led DePaul with 21 points and 12 assists, his second straight 10+ assist game. Paul Reed had just 11 points, but flirted with a triple-double as he added on nine rebounds and eight blocks. The eight blocks were a career-high and second-highest ever in DePaul…