After a grueling six-game stretch to begin the season, the DePaul Blue Demons took advantage of the first game of a softer December schedule to beat the Youngstown State University Penguins 89-73 and improve to 3-4 on the season.
For one game at least, the Blue Demons escaped the grip of their season-long shooting struggles. After shooting a Big East Conference worst 38.3 percent from the field to start the season, the Blue Demons poured in 57.6 percent of their field goal attempts this afternoon which was their best mark of the season by a significant margin (previous best was 45.