DePaul staves off Penn State for third straight victory

Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY SportsIn what was their toughest test yet to date, the DePaul Blue Demons responded with an emphatic victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions. Led by the 21 of Max Strus and 14 of Eli Cain, the Blue Demons were able to hold off a PSU team in overtime by the final score of 72-70.

It was a rough start for the Blue Demons as less than three minutes into it, they were down double digits. DePaul had six turnovers in the opening five minutes and Penn State took advantage of it. The Nittany Lions went on a 11-0 run to start the game and it looked ugly for the Blue Demons. A little after the U16 timeout, Paul Reed found a cutting Femi Olujobi and DePaul was on the board.…