We preview the DePaul Blue Demons matchup with the Central Michigan Chippewas at Wintrust Arena on Tuesday night in this report.

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DePaul Blue Demons (6-0) vs. Central Michigan Chippewas (5-1) – Tuesday, November 26th, 7:00 p.m. Central – Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois

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Game Preview

The Blue Demons hope to expand on their 6-0 record and keep their undefeated streak alive as the Central Michigan Chippewas come to town on Tuesday night.

It wasn’t all that long ago that we last saw head coach Keno Davis and the CMU Chips. It was earlier this year at McGrath-Phillips Arena in the opening round of the CBI tournament. DePaul prevailed 100-86 on that day.

After competing in the CBI last year, the Chippewas are the pre-season pick to finish second in the MAC-West division this season.

CMU has lost their backcourt from last year’s squad – guards Larry Austin, Jr. and Shawn Roundtree, Jr. to graduation.

Three starters return for the Chips this season – forward David DiLeo (who is averaging 16 points per game), guard Kevin McKay (14 ppg), and forward Rob Montgomery (13 ppg).

Senior guard Dallas Morgan is leading CMU in scoring at 16.3 ppg. Morgan was the Chippewas sixth man last season who has now blossomed in a starting role. Morgan and DiLeo are both shooting 40 percent from beyond the arc.

Keno Davis, who once coached at Providence, picked up his 200th win in the team’s last game. This is Davis’ eighth season at CMU.

This game shapes up to be quite a contrast in styles. Davis likes to go uptempo and has his team averaging 99.7 points per game, which is the highest in the nation in scoring. Meanwhile, DePaul is holding opponents to 61.2 points per game. Something has to give there.

The Demons are ranked 21st in the nation in Field Goal Percentage Defense as they hold opponents to 35.3 percent shooting.

CMU is 168th in the nation in Ken Pomeroy’s College Basketball Ratings, as of this writing. DePaul has risen to number 64 at Kenpom.com and received one vote in the USA Today Coaches Poll this week.

Central Michigan’s lone loss came on the road at Minnesota. They were only able to muster 57 points in that one. While CMU is 5-1, the quality of those five wins is suspect. The five wins have come against Michigan-Dearborn, Mississippi Valley State, Sam Houston State, Siena Heights, and Trinity Christian. Of those their best quality win is Sam Houston State at 154th on KenPom.

DePaul will need to take care of the basketball on Tuesday night. Central Michigan has forced opponents into turnovers on 25.9 percent of all possessions, which is good enough to be 26th in the nation.

To win this one, the Blue Demons will need to continue to see good output from point guard Charlie Moore and small forward Romeo Weems. Moore was named to this week’s Big East Weekly Honor Roll after scoring 24 points in Saturday’s win over Boston College. Weems was named Big East Freshman of the Week following a 17 point and 10 rebound performance on Saturday.

Tuesday’s game is the second part of a doubleheader at Wintrust Arena. The DePaul women’s team will take on the Milwaukee Panthers beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Gambling Info.

The Blue Demons are 3-3 against the spread thus far this season.

DePaul is favored by 12 points.

The Over/Under is 156.5 points.

The Last Time

On March 20, 2019 at McGrath-Phillips Arena in Chicago, the Blue Demons beat the Chippewas 100-86 to advance the quarterfinals of the CBI Tournament.

Max Strus scored a game-high 33 points on 10 of 17 shooting from the field to go along with six rebounds.

CMU opened up a 33-21 lead with 7:48 to play in the first half on a layup by Larry Austin, Jr.

Highlighted by back-to-back dunks by Paul Reed and Jaylen Butz on assists from Eli Cain fueled a 13-0 run by the Demons. Strus's 3-pointer at 3:52 gave DePaul its first lead at 38-35, and Cain's 3-pointer from the left wing with 14 seconds left to play in the half gave DePaul its largest lead of the half at 46-42.

Paul Reed finished with 17 points and 10 boards. Cain added 20 points and a team-high seven assists.

DePaul outrebounded CMU 44-29, led by Butz's game-high 12 boards.

Austin scored 20 points for CMU, but DePaul's defense forced him into a team-high five turnovers and a minus-three efficiency rating.

Central Michigan Roster

# FULL NAME POS. ACADEMIC YEAR HT. WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

0 Travon Broadway Jr. Guard Jr. 6-5 182 Miami, Fla. / Iowa Western Community College

1 Corey Redman Guard Sr. 6-6 191 Boyne City, Mich. / Boyne City

2 Devontae Lane Guard Jr. 6-2 215 Iowa City, Iowa / Indian Hills Community College

3 PJ Mitchell Guard R-Fr. 6-1 183 Detroit, Mich. / Detroit Edison

5 Rob Montgomery Forward Sr. 6-7 230 Montgomery Village, Md. / Indian Hills Community College

11 Deschon Winston Guard Jr. 6-4 175 Woodland Hills, Calif. / City College of San Francisco

12 Kevin Hamlet Forward R-Jr. 6-7 220 Scarborough, Ont. / Mineral Area College

14 David DiLeo Forward Sr. 6-8 224 Iowa City, Iowa / New Hampton School (N.H.)

15 Matty Smith Guard Sr. 5-11 180 Elgin, Ill. / South Elgin

20 Kevin McKay Guard Sr. 6-5 228 Warren, Mich. / Warren De La Salle

22 Matt Beachler Guard Jr. 6-4 197 Lowell, Mich. / Lowell

23 Dallas Morgan Guard Sr. 6-2 202 Peoria, Ill. / Moberly Area Community College

24 Romelo Burrell Forward Jr. 6-7 181 Chicago, Ill. / John A. Logan College

30 Dylan Jergens Guard Fr. 6-0 160 Mendon, Mich. / Howardsville Christian

31 Michael Kemp Forward Jr. 6-3 195 Unionville, Mich. / Unionville-Sebewaing

32 Preston Enloe Guard R-So. 6-3 185 Plano, Texas / Tarleton State

34 Caleb Hodgson Forward/Center Fr. 6-10 227 Dansville, Mich. / Dansville