CHICAGO – The start of the Big East Conference men's basketball race begins Saturday afternoon (2 p.m., FS1) as Xavier visits DePaul in the first game of the 2018-2019 conference calendar.
Xavier will be at full strength against DePaul. Naji Marshall and Tyrique Jones, who both missed Xavier's last game with injuries, are warming up and will play.
Xavier 68, DePaul 63, 2:01 second half – Xavier responded to a six-point deficit with a 10-0 run.
It's Musketeer ball with a two-point lead.
DePaul 61, Xavier 55, 5:12 second half – It took DePaul more than 30 minutes of play but the Blue Demons have their first lead and it's Eli Cain taking over right now for DePaul.