DePaul defeats Eastern Illinois 78-69
CHICAGO (AP) Jacob Meyer's 16 points helped DePaul defeat Eastern Illinois 78-69 on Tuesday night.
Meyer had five rebounds for the Blue Demons (5-0). Troy D'Amico scored 14 points while shooting 2 for 4 from beyond the arc and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line. Isaiah Rivera shot 5 for 14, including 2 for 8 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.
The Panthers (1-4) were led in scoring by Kooper Jacobi, who finished with 22 points and eight rebounds. Nakyel Shelton added 17 points and seven rebounds for Eastern Illinois. Zion Fruster also had 12 points.
DePaul led Eastern Illinois at the half, 29-25, with Meyer (10 points) its high scorer before the break. DePaul took the lead for good with 16:49 left in the second half on a 3-pointer from David Skogman to make it a 37-36 game.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Rodolfo Bolis vs. David Skogman (Blue Demons gains possession) | Â | |
19:47 | +3 | Jacob Meyer makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists) | 0-3 | |
19:26 | Â | Zion Fruster turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Meyer steals) | Â | |
19:17 | Â | Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:15 | Â | David Skogman offensive rebound | Â | |
19:11 | +2 | Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup | 0-5 | |
18:43 | +3 | Malik Olafioye makes three point jump shot (Rodolfo Bolis assists) | 3-5 | |
18:14 | Â | Troy D'Amico turnover (bad pass) (Rodolfo Bolis steals) | Â | |
18:06 | Â | Zion Fruster misses two point layup | Â | |
18:04 | Â | Zion Fruster offensive rebound | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Zion Fruster misses two point layup | Â | |
17:58 | Â | Conor Enright defensive rebound | Â | |
17:45 | Â | David Skogman turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
17:26 | Â | Troy D'Amico shooting foul (Kooper Jacobi draws the foul) | Â | |
17:26 | +1 | Kooper Jacobi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-5 | |
17:26 | +1 | Kooper Jacobi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-5 | |
17:17 | Â | Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:15 | Â | Zion Fruster defensive rebound | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Malik Olafioye misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:04 | Â | Jacob Meyer defensive rebound | Â | |
16:46 | Â | Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:44 | Â | Conor Enright offensive rebound | Â | |
16:38 | Â | Rodolfo Bolis shooting foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul) | Â | |
16:38 | +1 | Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-6 | |
16:38 | +1 | Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-7 | |
16:27 | Â | Zion Fruster misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound | Â | |
16:14 | +3 | Conor Enright makes three point jump shot (David Skogman assists) | 5-10 | |
15:51 | +2 | Kooper Jacobi makes two point layup (Sekou Kalle assists) | 7-10 | |
15:35 | Â | David Skogman turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:35 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:19 | +2 | Kooper Jacobi makes two point jump shot (Malik Olafioye assists) | 9-10 | |
15:10 | Â | Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:08 | Â | Isaiah Rivera offensive rebound | Â | |
15:02 | Â | Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:00 | Â | Blue Demons offensive rebound | Â | |
15:00 | Â | Nakyel Shelton personal foul | Â | |
14:51 | Â | Jacob Meyer turnover (lost ball) (Sekou Kalle steals) | Â | |
14:28 | Â | Malik Olafioye misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:26 | Â | Kooper Jacobi offensive rebound | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Kooper Jacobi misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:51 | Â | Kooper Jacobi shooting foul (JJ Traynor draws the foul) | Â | |
13:51 | Â | JJ Traynor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
13:51 | Â | JJ Traynor misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
13:51 | Â | Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound | Â | |
13:38 | Â | Artese Stapleton misses two point layup | Â | |
13:36 | Â | CJ Gunn defensive rebound | Â | |
13:24 | Â | CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Malik Olafioye defensive rebound | Â | |
12:58 | Â | Kooper Jacobi misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:56 | Â | JJ Traynor defensive rebound | Â | |
12:41 | Â | CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:39 | Â | Kooper Jacobi defensive rebound | Â | |
12:22 | Â | Lazar Grbovic turnover (lost ball) (Conor Enright steals) | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Artese Stapleton shooting foul (JJ Traynor draws the foul) | Â | |
12:05 | +1 | JJ Traynor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-11 | |
12:05 | +1 | JJ Traynor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-12 | |
11:54 | Â | Rodolfo Bolis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:52 | Â | NJ Benson defensive rebound | Â | |
11:36 | Â | Isaiah Rivera turnover (bad pass) (Nakyel Shelton steals) | Â | |
11:28 | +2 | Nakyel Shelton makes two point layup | 11-12 | |
10:55 | Â | CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:53 | Â | Artese Stapleton defensive rebound | Â | |
10:45 | Â | Artese Stapleton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:43 | Â | Blue Demons defensive rebound | Â | |
10:42 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:31 | Â | CJ Gunn turnover (traveling) | Â | |
10:17 | Â | Nakyel Shelton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:15 | Â | JJ Traynor defensive rebound | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Conor Enright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Artese Stapleton defensive rebound | Â | |
9:44 | Â | CJ Gunn shooting foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul) | Â | |
9:44 | +1 | Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-12 | |
9:44 | +1 | Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-12 | |
9:32 | Â | NJ Benson turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
9:15 | Â | NJ Benson blocks Rodolfo Bolis's two point hook shot | Â | |
9:13 | Â | NJ Benson defensive rebound | Â | |
9:03 | +3 | JJ Traynor makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists) | 13-15 | |
8:40 | Â | Nakyel Shelton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:38 | Â | JJ Traynor defensive rebound | Â | |
8:28 | +3 | Jacob Meyer makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists) | 13-18 | |
8:08 | +3 | Blake Goodman makes three point jump shot | 16-18 | |
7:56 | Â | Blake Goodman personal foul | Â | |
7:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:44 | Â | Sekou Kalle defensive rebound | Â | |
7:13 | +2 | Artese Stapleton makes two point layup | 18-18 | |
6:56 | +3 | Jacob Meyer makes three point jump shot (Troy D'Amico assists) | 18-21 | |
6:28 | Â | Nakyel Shelton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:26 | Â | Jacob Meyer defensive rebound | Â | |
6:19 | Â | Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:17 | Â | Nakyel Shelton defensive rebound | Â | |
5:59 | Â | Nakyel Shelton turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
5:42 | Â | Sekou Kalle shooting foul (Jacob Meyer draws the foul) | Â | |
5:42 | +1 | Jacob Meyer makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-22 | |
5:42 | Â | Jacob Meyer misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
5:42 | Â | Nakyel Shelton defensive rebound | Â | |
5:29 | Â | Nakyel Shelton turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
5:19 | Â | Kooper Jacobi shooting foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul) | Â | |
5:19 | +1 | Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-23 | |
5:19 | +1 | Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-24 | |
5:09 | Â | Isaiah Rivera personal foul | Â | |
5:00 | Â | Zion Fruster turnover (Jacob Meyer steals) | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Malik Olafioye blocks Jacob Meyer's two point layup | Â | |
4:48 | Â | Zion Fruster defensive rebound | Â | |
4:37 | Â | Malik Olafioye misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:35 | Â | Conor Enright defensive rebound | Â | |
4:26 | Â | Conor Enright turnover (bad pass) (Artese Stapleton steals) | Â | |
4:24 | Â | Artese Stapleton turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
4:13 | +3 | CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Conor Enright assists) | 18-27 | |
3:49 | Â | Blake Goodman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Jacob Meyer defensive rebound | Â | |
3:40 | Â | NJ Benson misses two point layup | Â | |
3:38 | Â | Rodolfo Bolis defensive rebound | Â | |
3:29 | +2 | Artese Stapleton makes two point layup | 20-27 | |
3:20 | Â | Jacob Meyer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:18 | Â | Zion Fruster defensive rebound | Â | |
2:58 | Â | Blake Goodman turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
2:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:31 | Â | Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:29 | Â | CJ Gunn offensive rebound | Â | |
2:27 | Â | Blue Demons turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
2:09 | +3 | Artese Stapleton makes three point jump shot | 23-27 | |
1:42 | +2 | Isaiah Rivera makes two point jump shot | 23-29 | |
1:24 | Â | Sekou Kalle offensive foul (Conor Enright draws the foul) | Â | |
1:24 | Â | Sekou Kalle turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
1:05 | Â | JJ Traynor turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
0:49 | Â | Blake Goodman turnover (bad pass) (Conor Enright steals) | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Malik Olafioye personal foul (Conor Enright draws the foul) | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Conor Enright misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Nakyel Shelton defensive rebound | Â | |
0:25 | Â | CJ Gunn shooting foul (Nakyel Shelton draws the foul) | Â | |
0:25 | +1 | Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-29 | |
0:25 | +1 | Nakyel Shelton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-29 | |
0:25 | Â | Blue Demons 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:07 | Â | JJ Traynor misses two point alley-oop dunk | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Malik Olafioye defensive rebound | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Artese Stapleton turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Malik Olafioye defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |