Xavier Musketeers vs. DePaul Blue Demons

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
XAV	37	40	77
DEP	40	46	86

Game Recap

CJ Gunn's 22 help DePaul down Xavier 86-77. CJ Gunn's 22 points helped DePaul defeat Xavier 86-77 on Saturday.

Player Stats

XAVIER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Filip Borovicanin	37	4-10	2-4	0-0	10	3	0	0	0	3	10
24Jovan Milicevic	10	2-4	1-3	0-0	3	2	0	1	3	5	5
12Tre Carroll	34	7-16	1-8	2-3	7	4	1	0	2	2	17
0Roddie Anderson III	32	5-16	2-6	3-4	2	2	3	0	1	5	15
1Malik Messina-Moore	35	5-12	2-6	2-3	1	3	2	0	1	1	14
22Pape N'Diaye	19	3-5	1-1	1-2	5	0	0	1	0	3	8
3All Wright	14	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
7Isaiah Walker	19	2-3	2-3	2-2	3	4	1	0	0	1	8
TOTAL	-	28-6940.6%	11-3333.3%	10-1471.4%	31	19	7	2	8	21	77

DEPAUL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35NJ Benson	31	3-7	0-0	4-8	7	3	0	0	0	3	10
1Kaleb Banks	23	2-6	1-5	6-6	7	1	0	1	1	3	11
11CJ Gunn	33	8-15	3-8	3-4	6	1	0	1	4	3	22
5RJ Smith	38	2-4	2-4	4-4	6	5	0	1	2	0	10
2Layden Blocker	35	5-10	3-5	5-5	1	4	1	0	0	1	18
21Théo Pierre-Justin	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
15Fabián Flores	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2
0Brandon Maclin	28	5-9	0-2	3-4	5	2	0	1	2	3	13
TOTAL	-	26-5250.0%	9-2437.5%	25-3180.6%	33	17	3	4	10	14	86

Play-by-Play

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1st halfXAVDEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by DePaul.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Xavier.
(19:32) Layden Blocker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:29) Kaleb Banks Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:25) CJ Gunn makes 25-foot three point jumper (RJ Smith assists).
03
+2 (19:09) Malik Messina-Moore makes layup (Jovan Milicevic assists).
23
(18:49) CJ Gunn misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:47) Tre Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(18:45) Tre Carroll bad pass turnover.
(18:27) RJ Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:21) CJ Gunn Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:21) CJ Gunn makes 0-foot tip in layup.
25
(18:12) Jovan Milicevic misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:09) Kaleb Banks Defensive Rebound.
(18:03) CJ Gunn misses 19-foot jumper.
(18:01) Jovan Milicevic Defensive Rebound.
(17:53) Roddie Anderson III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:51) RJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:45) Layden Blocker makes layup (RJ Smith assists).
27
(17:41) Jovan Milicevic bad pass turnover.
(17:41) Layden Blocker Steal.
(17:41) Foul on Jovan Milicevic.
(17:22) Foul on Malik Messina-Moore.
(17:22) NJ Benson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:22) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:22) NJ Benson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:20) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:03) Filip Borovicanin makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
47
(16:34) RJ Smith bad pass turnover.
(16:34) Tre Carroll Steal.
(16:29) Roddie Anderson III misses 7-foot jumper.
(16:18) Filip Borovicanin Offensive Rebound.
(16:16) Filip Borovicanin misses 8-foot jumper.
(16:16) Foul on Jovan Milicevic.
+1 (16:16) NJ Benson makes free throw 1 of 2.
48
+1 (16:16) NJ Benson makes free throw 2 of 2.
49
(16:14) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(15:47) Malik Messina-Moore misses 19-foot jumper.
(15:44) Filip Borovicanin Offensive Rebound.
(15:30) Tre Carroll misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:27) Pape N'Diaye Offensive Rebound.
(15:25) Pape N'Diaye misses layup.
(15:24) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:24) Foul on Filip Borovicanin.
(15:08) Kaleb Banks misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:05) Kaleb Banks Offensive Rebound.
(14:57) Brandon Maclin bad pass turnover.
(14:57) Roddie Anderson III Steal.
(14:57) Foul on Brandon Maclin.
(14:42) Filip Borovicanin misses layup.
(14:39) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:19) Fabián Flores makes layup.
411
+3 (14:00) Isaiah Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Roddie Anderson III assists).
711
+3 (13:37) Kaleb Banks makes 26-foot three point jumper (RJ Smith assists).
714
+3 (13:07) Malik Messina-Moore makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1014
+3 (12:49) Layden Blocker makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1017
+3 (12:40) Pape N'Diaye makes 27-foot three point jumper (Roddie Anderson III assists).
1317
(12:20) Fabián Flores bad pass turnover.
(12:20) Isaiah Walker Steal.
+2 (12:14) Roddie Anderson III makes 7-foot pullup jump shot.
1517
(11:55) Brandon Maclin bad pass turnover.
(11:55) Roddie Anderson III Steal.
+2 (11:51) Roddie Anderson III makes layup (Isaiah Walker assists).
1717
(11:29) Foul on Pape N'Diaye.
+1 (11:29) Kaleb Banks makes free throw 1 of 2.
1718
+1 (11:29) Kaleb Banks makes free throw 2 of 2.
1719
(11:15) All Wright bad pass turnover.
(11:15) Théo Pierre-Justin Steal.
(11:03) Layden Blocker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:00) Pape N'Diaye Defensive Rebound.
(10:44) Tre Carroll misses driving layup.
(10:41) Théo Pierre-Justin Defensive Rebound.
(10:24) CJ Gunn misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:21) Tre Carroll Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:09) Tre Carroll makes layup.
1919
(10:09) Foul on Théo Pierre-Justin.
(10:09) Tre Carroll misses free throw 1 of 1.
(10:08) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
(9:59) Foul on All Wright.
+1 (9:59) RJ Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
1920
+1 (9:59) RJ Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
1921
+2 (9:47) Jovan Milicevic makes driving layup (All Wright assists).
2121
(9:24) NJ Benson misses layup.
(9:24) Jovan Milicevic Block.
(9:19) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:08) Jovan Milicevic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tre Carroll assists).
2421
+2 (8:49) Brandon Maclin makes layup.
2423
+2 (8:36) Tre Carroll makes layup (Isaiah Walker assists).
2623
(8:20) Brandon Maclin misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:17) Jovan Milicevic Defensive Rebound.
(8:10) All Wright misses layup.
(8:10) Brandon Maclin Block.
(8:06) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:05) Brandon Maclin makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
2625
(8:05) Foul on Jovan Milicevic.
+1 (8:05) Brandon Maclin makes free throw 1 of 1.
2626
(7:44) Malik Messina-Moore misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:38) RJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:32) CJ Gunn makes 24-foot three point jumper (NJ Benson assists).
2629
+3 (7:09) Isaiah Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre Carroll assists).
2929
(6:52) Kaleb Banks misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:49) Kaleb Banks Offensive Rebound.
(6:49) Kaleb Banks out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (6:39) Roddie Anderson III makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
3129
+3 (6:14) Layden Blocker makes 25-foot three point jumper (RJ Smith assists).
3132
(5:55) Tre Carroll misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:51) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:44) NJ Benson makes layup (CJ Gunn assists).
3134
(5:30) Tre Carroll misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:27) Filip Borovicanin Offensive Rebound.
(5:25) Filip Borovicanin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:22) Roddie Anderson III Offensive Rebound.
(5:19) Roddie Anderson III misses 11-foot jumper.
(5:15) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
(4:54) CJ Gunn misses layup.
(4:49) Tre Carroll Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:40) Malik Messina-Moore makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Tre Carroll assists).
3334
+2 (4:19) CJ Gunn makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Kaleb Banks assists).
3336
+2 (4:00) Tre Carroll makes layup.
3536
+2 (3:38) NJ Benson makes 3-foot dunk (RJ Smith assists).
3538
(3:18) Roddie Anderson III misses layup.
(3:18) Roddie Anderson III Offensive Rebound.
(3:18) Kaleb Banks Block.
(3:12) All Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:12) Xavier Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:12) Foul on Kaleb Banks.
+2 (2:45) Filip Borovicanin makes driving layup (Isaiah Walker assists).
3738
(2:15) Layden Blocker misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(2:11) Isaiah Walker Defensive Rebound.
(1:51) Filip Borovicanin misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:48) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:21) CJ Gunn makes 17-foot jumper (Layden Blocker assists).
3740
(1:11) Tre Carroll misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:07) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
(0:52) CJ Gunn misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:49) NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.
(0:35) NJ Benson misses layup.
(0:33) Isaiah Walker Defensive Rebound.
(0:30) Roddie Anderson III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:26) Layden Blocker Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) CJ Gunn misses 18-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:00) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

XAV

DEP

77Points86

28-69(40.6%)Field Goal(%)26-52(50.0%)

11-33(33.3%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)

10-14(71.4%)Free Throw(%)25-31(80.6%)

34(15)Rebounds(Offensive)35(8)

19Assists17

7Steals3

2Blocks4

8Turnovers10

21(1)Fouls(Technical)14(1)

3Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Wintrust Arena · Chicago, IL

attendance: 5,266 (50.7%)

tv: FS1

spread: DEP -2.5

over/under: 149.5