On New Year’s Day, DePaul hosted the (12-1) no. 21 Providence Friars in Wintrust Arena.
To start, Javon Freeman-Liberty made a nice floater and Philmon Gebrewhit swished in a three to give the Blue Demons an early 2 point lead (5-3). After that, the rest of the half was all Providence.
The Friars proceeded to go on an 8-0 run led by a Justin Minaya three to give themselves a 6 point lead (11-5). After a Javon Freeman-Liberty jumper, Providence would go on a 7-0 run including 5 points from A.J. Reeves. This 11 point lead would extend to 25 by halftime for the Friars.