Scouting: DePaul at Pitt

Posted December 27, 2009 10:00 pm

By Lindsey Willhite

DePaul (7-5, 0-0) @ Pittsburgh (10-2, 0-0)

When 6 p.m. at Petersen Events Center

TV ESPNU

Radio WIND 560-AM

Outlook The Blue Demons enter their fifth year of Big East action without much momentum. Their 3-point loss Tuesday at Florida Gulf Coast doesn't go well with the Dec. 16 home loss to American. DePaul ranks 346th out of 347 Division I teams in free-throw accuracy (53.3 percent), a number that doesn't figure to rise with junior center Mac Koshwal back in the fold. Mac delivered 16 points and 13 rebounds off the bench against FGC and should start today. Pittsburgh lost its top three players from last year's Elite Eight squad. Though sophomore G Ashton Gibbs averages 16.2 points, these Panthers make their name on defense and the boards. Opponents shoot just 37 percent from the floor and 28 percent from 3, while Pitt outrebounds foes by 8 per game.

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