Maric's 25 points help DePaul upend St. John's 91-74
QUEENS, N.Y. -- Marin Maric scored 25 points with 11 rebounds to help DePaul pick up its first Big East Conference win, upending St. John's 91-74 on Saturday.
Max Strus added 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Demons (8-8, 1-3) who had a 46-30 rebounding edge over the Red Storm (10-6, 0-4). Tre'Darius McCallum had 16 points and nine rebounds and Eli Cain chipped in 11 points.
A tip shot by Cain midway through the first half gave De Paul a 19-15 lead and they led the rest of the way, building to a 42-38 advantage at the break.
St. John's got as close as 51-46 early in the second half but Maric sank a layup and 3-pointer back-to-back after that to help stretch the Blue Demons lead to 58-46 with 14:10 to play and De Paul cruised from there.
Bashir Ahmed scored 21 points with seven rebounds for the Red Storm, who have lost four straight.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Clarence Armstrong
- Nathan Farrell
- Michael Stephens
2023-24 Big East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UConn | 18-2 | - | 37-3 |
Marquette | 14-6 | 4 | 27-10 |
Creighton | 14-6 | 4 | 25-10 |
Seton Hall | 13-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
St. John's | 11-9 | 7 | 20-13 |
Providence | 10-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
Villanova | 10-10 | 8 | 18-16 |
Butler | 9-11 | 9 | 18-15 |
Xavier | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
Georgetown | 2-18 | 16 | 9-23 |
DePaul | 0-20 | 18 | 3-29 |