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 Will Artino added 13 points and seven rebounds off the bench for
Creighton (13-15, 4-11 Big East), which started 0-8 in conference
play. Austin Chatman contributed 12 points for the Bluejays, who
owned a 38-22 edge in rebounding.
Forrest Robinson scored 14 points off the bench to lead DePaul
(12-17, 6-10). Jamee Crockett finished with 13 points and Rashaun
Stimage had 10 points and matched his season high with three blocks
in a reserve role for the Blue Demons, who have lost five straight
and eight of nine.
Artino’s three-point play with 12:11 left broke a deadlock at 43 and
the lead hovered between one and five points for the next eight-plus
minutes before Artino twice scored inside to push the lead to 62-54
with 3:29 left. Chatman sank a 3-pointer to put the lead back in
double figures with 2:06 left and the Bluejays closed out the win by
shooting 8-for-8 from the free throw line in the final 1:22.
DePaul took its only lead at 3-1 before Creighton unleashed a 10-0
run to move ahead 11-3 and eventually stretch the advantage to as
much as 15 in the first half before settling for a 34-27 halftime
advantage. The Blue Demons battled back to tie the score at 40 on
Crockett’s jumper with 13:22 left and again at 43 on a 3-pointer by
Robinson.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: DePaul shot 5-for-23 from 3-point range to give the
Blue Demons 231 3-pointers on the season, which ties the program
record set in the 2007-08 season. … Chatman came in shooting 28.1
percent from the floor in conference play and finished 5-for-11. ….
The Blue Jays have won eight straight games played in Illinois by an
average of 15.5 points.
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