Riding high on a four-game winning streak, DePaul welcomed the Seton Hall Pirates to McGrath-Phillips Arena looking to make it five-in-a-row in front of thousands of children for ‘Field Trip Day’. However, the Pirates had other plans and left Chicago with a win.
No. 23/21 DePaul (16-7, 8-2) dropped its second conference game 83-74 to No. 25 Seton Hall in a game that looked at one point completely out of reach for the Blue Demons.
“They were more ready to play at the start of the game than we were”, coach Doug Bruno said. “They got off to a great start and we didn’t.