CHICAGO – The start of the Big East Conference men's basketball race begins Saturday afternoon (2 p.m., FS1) as Xavier visits DePaul in the first game of the 2018-2019 conference calendar.
Xavier will be at full strength against DePaul. Naji Marshall and Tyrique Jones, who both missed Xavier's last game with injuries, are warming up and will play.
Xavier 48, DePaul 45, 11:44 second half – It's been a rough shooting start in the second half for Xavier. A Ryan Welage 3-pointer has been the only outside shot of the second half so far.