Marquette Golden Eagles vs. DePaul Blue Demons

Jan 16, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MARQ	44	31	75
DEP	36	44	80

Game Recap

Gunn scores 31 as DePaul defeats Marquette 80-75. CJ Gunn's 31 points led DePaul over Marquette 80-75 on Friday.

Player Stats

MARQUETTE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
18Caedin Hamilton	15	1-3	0-0	1-2	7	0	0	0	1	2	3
13Royce Parham	37	6-10	1-4	1-2	2	2	0	1	0	2	14
10Adrien Stevens	35	3-6	3-6	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	5	9
0Nigel James Jr.	35	7-19	4-9	0-1	5	8	2	0	5	2	18
2Chase Ross	34	5-10	1-2	2-5	4	4	2	0	1	3	13
12Ben Gold	15	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	6
9Damarius Owens	27	5-8	1-4	1-3	5	2	0	1	0	1	12
5Tre Norman	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	29-6048.3%	12-2941.4%	5-1338.5%	25	20	5	2	7	16	75

DEPAUL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Théo Pierre-Justin	16	1-1	1-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	3	3
35NJ Benson	28	8-9	0-0	1-2	7	0	0	0	0	1	17
11CJ Gunn	39	11-23	7-13	2-4	7	3	0	0	4	3	31
5RJ Smith	31	2-6	2-5	1-2	4	5	1	0	1	3	7
2Layden Blocker	36	4-11	0-1	2-2	4	8	2	2	1	2	10
1Kaleb Banks	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0
15Fabián Flores	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Ilija Milijaševic	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
0Brandon Maclin	34	5-13	1-3	1-3	7	3	2	0	1	3	12
TOTAL	-	31-6547.7%	11-2445.8%	7-1353.8%	38	20	5	2	8	18	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMARQDEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Marquette.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by DePaul.
(19:50) Nigel James Jr. bad pass turnover.
(19:50) RJ Smith Steal.
+2 (19:45) NJ Benson makes 2-foot dunk (Layden Blocker assists).
02
+2 (19:29) Nigel James Jr. makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Adrien Stevens assists).
22
(19:29) Foul on Théo Pierre-Justin.
(19:28) Nigel James Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(19:26) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:00) CJ Gunn makes 21-foot jumper (Théo Pierre-Justin assists).
24
+3 (18:51) Nigel James Jr. makes 27-foot three pointer.
54
(18:28) NJ Benson misses layup.
(18:26) Royce Parham Defensive Rebound.
(18:13) Adrien Stevens misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(18:10) Théo Pierre-Justin Defensive Rebound.
(17:58) CJ Gunn misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:56) Caedin Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:46) Nigel James Jr. makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
84
(17:20) RJ Smith misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(17:17) Caedin Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:12) Royce Parham makes 0-foot dunk (Chase Ross assists).
104
(16:52) Layden Blocker misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:49) Nigel James Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:44) Adrien Stevens makes 26-foot three pointer (Nigel James Jr. assists).
134
+2 (16:16) CJ Gunn makes 17-foot turnaround jump shot (RJ Smith assists).
136
(16:00) Nigel James Jr. misses 15-foot floating jump shot.
(15:58) Théo Pierre-Justin Defensive Rebound.
(15:55) Brandon Maclin bad pass turnover.
(15:55) Nigel James Jr. Steal.
(15:52) Nigel James Jr. bad pass turnover.
(15:52) Brandon Maclin Steal.
(15:22) CJ Gunn misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:20) Nigel James Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:20) Nigel James Jr. traveling turnover.
+2 (15:11) NJ Benson makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (CJ Gunn assists).
138
(14:49) Chase Ross misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(14:45) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
(14:20) CJ Gunn bad pass turnover.
(14:20) Tre Norman Steal.
+2 (14:02) Damarius Owens makes 1-foot dunk (Ben Gold assists).
158
+2 (13:38) Layden Blocker makes driving layup.
1510
(13:25) Foul on Layden Blocker.
+3 (13:21) Adrien Stevens makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nigel James Jr. assists).
1810
(12:50) Brandon Maclin misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:46) Damarius Owens Defensive Rebound.
(12:42) Ben Gold misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(12:40) Kaleb Banks Defensive Rebound.
(12:28) Foul on Kaleb Banks.
(12:28) Kaleb Banks turnover.
+2 (12:16) Damarius Owens makes 1-foot dunk (Chase Ross assists).
2010
(11:57) Foul on Ben Gold.
+1 (11:57) RJ Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
2011
(11:56) RJ Smith misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:55) Chase Ross Defensive Rebound.
(11:39) Foul on RJ Smith.
+2 (11:30) Royce Parham makes 1-foot dunk (Nigel James Jr. assists).
2211
(11:09) Brandon Maclin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:06) Fabián Flores Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:57) CJ Gunn makes 27-foot three point jumper (RJ Smith assists).
2214
+3 (10:45) Ben Gold makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chase Ross assists).
2514
+3 (10:18) CJ Gunn makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2517
+2 (10:08) Chase Ross makes 4-foot floating jump shot.
2717
(10:08) Foul on Kaleb Banks.
+1 (10:08) Chase Ross makes free throw 1 of 1.
2817
(9:54) CJ Gunn misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:54) DePaul Offensive Rebound.
(9:54) Foul on Nigel James Jr..
+3 (9:35) CJ Gunn makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Maclin assists).
2820
+3 (9:23) Ben Gold makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nigel James Jr. assists).
3120
(9:09) Foul on Adrien Stevens.
+1 (9:09) Layden Blocker makes free throw 1 of 2.
3121
+1 (9:09) Layden Blocker makes free throw 2 of 2.
3122
(8:47) Foul on Chase Ross.
(8:47) Chase Ross turnover.
(8:28) CJ Gunn misses 16-foot step back jumpshot.
(8:28) Marquette Defensive Rebound.
(8:03) Nigel James Jr. misses driving layup.
(8:01) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(7:56) Layden Blocker bad pass turnover.
(7:56) Chase Ross Steal.
+2 (7:52) Chase Ross makes 2-foot dunk.
3322
(7:18) Layden Blocker misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:16) Théo Pierre-Justin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:09) Brandon Maclin makes layup (Layden Blocker assists).
3324
(6:53) Nigel James Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:51) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
(6:33) Brandon Maclin misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(6:29) NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:29) NJ Benson makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
3326
(6:20) Adrien Stevens misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:18) Layden Blocker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:15) Layden Blocker makes 2-foot dunk.
3328
+3 (5:55) Chase Ross makes 23-foot three point jumper (Royce Parham assists).
3628
+3 (5:31) CJ Gunn makes 25-foot three point jumper (Layden Blocker assists).
3631
(5:02) Foul on Théo Pierre-Justin.
+2 (4:50) Royce Parham makes driving layup.
3831
(4:40) Foul on Caedin Hamilton.
(4:26) Brandon Maclin misses driving layup.
(4:26) Royce Parham Block.
(4:23) Damarius Owens Defensive Rebound.
(4:20) Foul on Brandon Maclin.
+1 (4:20) Royce Parham makes free throw 1 of 2.
3931
(4:19) Royce Parham misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:17) Fabián Flores Defensive Rebound.
(4:05) Brandon Maclin misses driving layup.
(4:03) Brandon Maclin Offensive Rebound.
(4:02) Brandon Maclin misses layup.
(4:00) Caedin Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:40) Damarius Owens makes 1-foot dunk (Royce Parham assists).
4131
(3:19) Foul on CJ Gunn.
(3:19) CJ Gunn turnover.
(2:52) Damarius Owens misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:49) RJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:44) CJ Gunn makes 25-foot three point jumper (RJ Smith assists).
4134
(2:27) Chase Ross misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(2:24) Fabián Flores Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Layden Blocker misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(2:17) Damarius Owens Defensive Rebound.
(2:17) Foul on Layden Blocker.
(2:16) Damarius Owens misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:15) Fabián Flores Defensive Rebound.
(1:55) RJ Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:52) Kaleb Banks Offensive Rebound.
(1:52) Kaleb Banks misses layup.
(1:52) Damarius Owens Block.
(1:49) RJ Smith Offensive Rebound.
(1:40) CJ Gunn misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:38) Nigel James Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:15) Damarius Owens makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nigel James Jr. assists).
4434
(0:45) CJ Gunn offensive goaltending turnover.
(0:32) Chase Ross misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:30) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
(0:08) Layden Blocker misses driving layup.
(0:04) NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:04) NJ Benson makes 0-foot tip in layup.
4436
(0:00) Nigel James Jr. misses 13-foot jumper.
(0:00) Marquette Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MARQ

DEP

75Points80

29-60(48.3%)Field Goal(%)31-65(47.7%)

12-29(41.4%)3-Point(%)11-24(45.8%)

5-13(38.5%)Free Throw(%)7-13(53.8%)

30(8)Rebounds(Offensive)42(15)

20Assists20

5Steals5

2Blocks2

7Turnovers8

16(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

11Largest Lead15

Game Details

Friday, January 16, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Wintrust Arena · Chicago, IL

attendance: 7,474 (72.0%)

tv: FS1

spread: DEP -2.5

over/under: 145.5