CJ Gunn had a team-high 17 points with five rebounds as DePaul snapped a 39-game regular-season Big East losing streak with a 73-68 win over host Georgetown.
It was the Blue Demons’ first regular-season conference win in 730 days since beating No. 8 Xavier on Jan. 18, 2023. The victory was also DePaul’s first road win since Dec. 3, 2022.
DePaul’s conference losing streak was tied for the fourth-longest streak in the AP poll era (since 1948-49), according to ESPN research. The longest was Colgate’s 47-game conference losing streak from 1984 to 1987.
The Blue Demons (10-9, 1-7 Big East), who also snapped a five-game skid, took a 39-28 halftime lead against the Hoyas (12-6, 3-4).
With a little over two minutes remaining in the game, Malik Mack hit a three-pointer for Georgetown to cut the lead to 65-63. But Troy D’Amico came up big with a steal and three-pointer with a minute left and made critical free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.
Layden Blocker scored 14 points while shooting 4-for-8 (2-for-3 from 3-point range) from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line.