Chicago State Cougars vs. DePaul Blue Demons

Nov 3, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CHST	21	41	62
DEP	46	46	92

Game Recap

Benson scores 16, DePaul beats Chicago State 92-62. N.J. Benson's 16 points helped DePaul defeat Chicago State 92-62 on Monday in a season-opening contest for both teams.

Player Stats

CHICAGO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23CJ Ray	26	2-7	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	3	4
6Daniel Zatsepin	20	0-3	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	0	1	2	1
11Lionel Larvadain III	27	1-5	0-1	1-2	1	2	1	1	3	4	3
3Doyel Cockrill III	27	3-9	2-5	2-5	2	3	0	0	0	0	10
4Marcus Tankersley	33	6-11	0-1	4-4	9	0	0	0	5	2	16
Stephen Byard	15	5-8	1-1	5-6	1	0	0	1	1	5	16
22Dailliss Cox	12	2-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	3	4
15Joseph Owens	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
9Malek Robinson	6	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	2	0	1	2	2
10Corey Sands	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
21Braelon Bush	25	2-8	1-5	1-2	4	3	2	0	4	1	6

TOTAL	-	21-5637.5%	4-1625.0%	16-2369.6%	28	8	8	3	16	22	62

DEPAUL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35NJ Benson	21	7-8	0-0	2-3	10	1	0	2	2	1	16
1Kaleb Banks	19	1-4	0-1	6-9	4	3	1	0	2	3	8
0Brandon Maclin	28	2-5	1-2	2-4	3	6	5	1	2	1	7
11CJ Gunn	26	5-12	1-6	1-1	3	4	1	1	0	1	12
2Layden Blocker	26	5-10	1-5	5-5	2	4	2	0	1	3	16
21Théo Pierre-Justin	14	5-7	2-2	0-0	5	0	1	0	1	0	12
32Jeremy Lorenz	14	0-0	0-0	4-6	2	2	0	1	2	3	4
14Khaman Maker	12	1-4	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	2	0	1	3
10Ilija Milijaševic	12	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6
22Kruz McClure	12	1-4	1-4	1-3	1	0	1	0	2	1	4
3Nate Kasher	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
5RJ Smith	14	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	3	2
TOTAL	-	30-6050.0%	8-2532.0%	24-3568.6%	39	21	12	7	13	18	92

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCHSTDEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by DePaul.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Chicago State.
(19:50) Layden Blocker missed Layup.
(19:50) Lionel Larvadain III Block.
(19:44) CJ Gunn Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:43) CJ Gunn made Three Point Jumper.
03
(19:27) Daniel Zatsepin missed Jumper.
(19:27) NJ Benson Block.
(19:27) Chicago State Offensive Rebound.
(19:27) Lionel Larvadain III Turnover.
(19:27) Brandon Maclin Steal.
(19:06) Layden Blocker missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:04) Doyel Cockrill III Defensive Rebound.
(18:42) CJ Ray missed Jumper.
(18:38) Kaleb Banks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:33) CJ Gunn made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Maclin.
05
(18:19) Foul on Brandon Maclin.
+1 (18:19) Lionel Larvadain III made Free Throw.
15
(18:19) Lionel Larvadain III missed Free Throw.
(18:19) Daniel Zatsepin Offensive Rebound.
(18:09) Marcus Tankersley missed Layup.
(18:04) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(17:59) Kaleb Banks missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:57) NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.
(17:56) NJ Benson missed Jumper.
(17:53) Daniel Zatsepin Defensive Rebound.
(17:48) Lionel Larvadain III missed Layup.
(17:46) Chicago State Offensive Rebound.
(17:33) Lionel Larvadain III Turnover.
(17:33) Brandon Maclin Steal.
+3 (17:13) Brandon Maclin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Layden Blocker.
18
+2 (16:47) Doyel Cockrill III made Jumper.
38
(16:24) CJ Gunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:21) CJ Ray Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:04) Doyel Cockrill III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lionel Larvadain III.
68
(15:45) Foul on Daniel Zatsepin.
+1 (15:45) Kaleb Banks made Free Throw.
69
+1 (15:45) Kaleb Banks made Free Throw.
610
(15:27) Doyel Cockrill III missed Jumper.
(15:25) DePaul Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:12) Kaleb Banks made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Maclin.
612
(15:12) Foul on Tank Byard.
+1 (15:12) Kaleb Banks made Free Throw.
613
(15:04) Marcus Tankersley Turnover.
(15:04) Layden Blocker Steal.
+2 (15:00) Layden Blocker made Dunk.
615
(14:34) Foul on Layden Blocker.
+1 (14:34) Doyel Cockrill III made Free Throw.
715
+1 (14:34) Doyel Cockrill III made Free Throw.
815
(14:34) Doyel Cockrill III missed Free Throw.
(14:34) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:14) Théo Pierre-Justin made Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Maclin.
817
(13:49) Braelon Bush missed Jumper.
(13:47) DePaul Defensive Rebound.
(13:21) Layden Blocker missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:19) Doyel Cockrill III Defensive Rebound.
(13:00) Tank Byard missed Jumper.
(12:56) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
(12:53) Foul on Tank Byard.
(12:53) Jeremy Lorenz missed Free Throw.
(12:53) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:53) Jeremy Lorenz missed Free Throw.
(12:53) Marcus Tankersley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:36) Braelon Bush made Jumper.
1017
(12:05) Théo Pierre-Justin missed Layup.
(12:04) Jeremy Lorenz Offensive Rebound.
(12:04) Foul on Dailliss Cox.
+1 (12:04) Jeremy Lorenz made Free Throw.
1018
+1 (12:04) Jeremy Lorenz made Free Throw.
1019
(11:41) CJ Ray missed Jumper.
(11:39) DePaul Defensive Rebound.
(11:28) Kruz McClure missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:26) NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.
(11:26) Foul on Dailliss Cox.
(11:24) RJ Smith Turnover.
(11:16) Foul on RJ Smith.
(10:54) Braelon Bush Turnover.
+2 (10:36) CJ Gunn made Jumper. Assisted by NJ Benson.
1021
(10:16) Lionel Larvadain III missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:14) RJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
(10:09) Kruz McClure missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:05) NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.
(9:58) Foul on CJ Ray.
+1 (9:58) Kaleb Banks made Free Throw.
1022
+1 (9:58) Kaleb Banks made Free Throw.
1023
(9:40) Marcus Tankersley missed Layup.
(9:40) NJ Benson Block.
(9:38) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
(9:14) RJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:12) Braelon Bush Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) CJ Ray Turnover.
(9:02) CJ Gunn Steal.
+2 (8:57) CJ Gunn made Layup.
1025
+2 (8:22) Marcus Tankersley made Jumper.
1225
(8:13) CJ Gunn missed Layup.
(8:11) Marcus Tankersley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:54) Braelon Bush made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lionel Larvadain III.
1525
(7:36) RJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:34) Marcus Tankersley Defensive Rebound.
(7:28) Braelon Bush missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:26) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:15) NJ Benson made Layup. Assisted by CJ Gunn.
1527
(7:00) Tank Byard Turnover.
(7:00) Kaleb Banks Steal.
(6:56) Kaleb Banks missed Layup.
(6:54) Marcus Tankersley Defensive Rebound.
(6:46) Marcus Tankersley Turnover.
(6:46) Ilija Milijašević Steal.
(6:38) Foul on Tank Byard.
+1 (6:38) NJ Benson made Free Throw.
1528
(6:38) NJ Benson missed Free Throw.
(6:38) Braelon Bush Defensive Rebound.
(6:32) Braelon Bush Turnover.
(6:32) Brandon Maclin Steal.
+2 (6:26) NJ Benson made Dunk. Assisted by Kaleb Banks.
1530
(6:00) Marcus Tankersley Turnover.
(5:47) Kaleb Banks Turnover.
(5:24) Lionel Larvadain III missed Layup.
(5:21) Dailliss Cox Offensive Rebound.
(5:20) Dailliss Cox missed Layup.
(5:20) Khaman Maker Block.
(5:19) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
(5:19) Foul on Lionel Larvadain III.
+1 (5:19) Brandon Maclin made Free Throw.
1531
(5:19) Brandon Maclin missed Free Throw.
(5:19) Kaleb Banks Offensive Rebound.
(5:08) Foul on Malek Robinson.
+1 (5:08) Layden Blocker made Free Throw.
1532
+1 (5:08) Layden Blocker made Free Throw.
1533
+2 (4:56) Lionel Larvadain III made Jumper.
1733
(4:19) Layden Blocker missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:18) DePaul Offensive Rebound.
(4:18) Foul on Dailliss Cox.
+1 (4:18) Khaman Maker made Free Throw.
1734
(4:18) Khaman Maker missed Free Throw.
(4:18) Marcus Tankersley Defensive Rebound.
(4:04) Lionel Larvadain III Turnover.
+2 (3:52) Khaman Maker made Jumper. Assisted by CJ Gunn.
1736
(3:28) Braelon Bush Turnover.
(3:28) Layden Blocker Steal.
(3:23) Brandon Maclin missed Layup.
(3:23) Joseph Owens Block.
(3:18) Layden Blocker Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:17) Layden Blocker made Layup.
1738
(3:02) Braelon Bush Turnover.
(3:02) Brandon Maclin Steal.
(2:58) Jeremy Lorenz Turnover.
(2:58) Dailliss Cox Steal.
(2:50) Corey Sands missed Jumper.
(2:46) Dailliss Cox Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:46) Dailliss Cox made Two Point Tip Shot.
1938
(2:20) Brandon Maclin Turnover.
(2:20) Corey Sands Steal.
(2:09) Foul on Kruz McClure.
+2 (1:51) Dailliss Cox made Jumper. Assisted by Doyel Cockrill III.
2138
+3 (1:31) Théo Pierre-Justin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Gunn.
2141
(1:18) Dailliss Cox missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:16) Théo Pierre-Justin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:06) Théo Pierre-Justin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Maclin.
2144
(0:47) Daniel Zatsepin missed Jumper.
(0:47) Khaman Maker Block.
(0:43) Kruz McClure Defensive Rebound.
(0:37) Théo Pierre-Justin missed Layup.
(0:35) Dailliss Cox Defensive Rebound.
(0:31) Braelon Bush missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:28) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) CJ Gunn missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Khaman Maker Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Khaman Maker missed Layup.
(0:00) Théo Pierre-Justin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Théo Pierre-Justin made Two Point Tip Shot.
2146

2nd half

Team Stats

CHST

DEP

62Points92

21-56(37.5%)Field Goal(%)30-60(50.0%)

4-16(25.0%)3-Point(%)8-25(32.0%)

16-23(69.6%)Free Throw(%)24-35(68.6%)

34(11)Rebounds(Offensive)43(16)

8Assists21

8Steals12

3Blocks7

16Turnovers13

22(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

0Largest Lead31

Game Details

Monday, November 3, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Wintrust Arena · Chicago, IL

attendance: 3,495 (33.6%)

tv: ESPN+