Sometimes it’s difficult to understand the stakes that come with the last game of the season. A lot of it has to do with seeding. A lot of it has to do with momentum that can be carried into the conference tournament. For the Bluejays and Blue Demons, all of these things were true.
Max Strus came into this game with a head of steam. In back-to-back wins, Strus scored 43 points against St. John’s and 28 against Georgetown, leading the Blue Demons to back to back wins coming into Omaha.
It wouldn’t surprise a lot of folks to find out he was DePaul’s leading scorer tonight.