DePaul beats Rutgers to snap five-game skid
Associated Press January 25, 2012 11:00PM
Rutgers' Kadeem Jack defends against a shot from DePaul's Jamee Crockett in the first half Wednesday. | Mel Evans~AP
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Updated: February 27, 2012 9:57AM
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — DePaul didn’t win any style points, but the Blue Demons still produced a thing of beauty in coach Oliver Purnell’s eyes.
“It wasn’t pretty,” Purnell said of DePaul’s 69-64 victory over Rutgers on Wednesday night. “But I didn’t say it wasn’t beautiful for us. That’s what we needed.
“You can ask yourself what your issue is, what your problem is, and what we needed most was a win for our confidence.”
DePaul (11-9, 2-6 Big East) got what it needed thanks to freshman Jamee Crockett, who scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half as the Demons rallied from an 11-point deficit to snap a five-game losing streak.
Crockett came in with 15 three-pointers and had not attempted more than five in a game, but he went 5-for-5 from behind the arc in the second half.
“I got extra shots in this week, and it paid off on the court,” Crockett said. “Practice makes perfect. One play was developed for me, but most of it was just [done] within our offense. Our guards did a good job giving me the ball, and I did a good job knocking shots down.”
Cleveland Melvin had 14 points and hit a late go-ahead layup for the Demons. Brandon Young had 11 points and seven assists.
The Scarlet Knights (11-10, 3-5), who have dropped three of their last four, got 22 points from Myles Mack and 14 from Jerome Seagears.
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