National Basketball Association
DePaul 84, Chicago St. 60
When: 8:05 PM ET, Thursday, December 4, 2014
Where: Jones Convocation Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials:
# Brad Ferrie, # Verne Harris, # Randy McCall
Attendance:
754
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DePaul 84, Chicago State 60: Tommy Hamilton IV went 7-for-7 from the field en route to a career-high 25 points as the visiting Blue Demons routed their crosstown rivals for their third straight victory.
Myke Henry scored 12 points for DePaul, which is off to its first 5-1 start since 2009-10. Aaron Simpson added 11 points for the Blue Demons, who shot 52.4 percent overall and went 8-of-18 from 3-point range.
Clarke Rosenberg poured in 20 points to lead Chicago State (2-7), which dropped to 0-7 against NCAA Division I teams. Joshua Meier and Montana Byrd scored nine points apiece for the Cougars.
Henry hit a 3-pointer to set off an 11-0 run that he capped with a layup for a 26-11 lead with 8:05 left in the half. The Blue Demons had the lead as large as 20 before settling for a 47-30 halftime advantage.
The Cougars scored the first five points of the second half to trim the margin to 12 but never got closer. Joshua Batson's free thrown with 7:50 left pulled Chicago State within 65-52, but DePaul answered with an 8-0 burst and continued to pull away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: DePaul improved to 13-1 against Chicagoland opponents during coach Oliver Purnell's tenure. … The Blue Demons went 32-of-41 from the foul line while Chicago State was 12-of-25. … The Cougars have been outscored by an average of 23.9 points in their seven losses.
Top Game Performances
DePaul |
|
Chicago St. |
Tommy Hamilton IV 25 |
Scoring |
Clarke Rosenberg 20 |
Jamee Crockett 4 |
Assists |
Joshua Batson 2 |
Tommy Hamilton IV 8 |
Rebounds |
Joshua Meier 7 |
Tommy Hamilton IV 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Clarke Rosenberg 5 |
Tommy Hamilton IV 2 |
Steals |
Johnny Griffin 6 |
Jamee Crockett 1 |
Blocks |
Johnny Griffin 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
DePaul
|
84 |
52.4 |
8-18 |
32-41 |
9 |
33 |
3 |
9 |
21 |
Chicago St.
|
60 |
36.8 |
6-18 |
12-25 |
8 |
21 |
2 |
14 |
15 |