Providence Friars vs. DePaul Blue Demons

FINAL

Feb 21, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
PROV	38	33	71
DEP	35	33	68

Game Recap

Sellers' 21 help Providence beat DePaul 71-68. Jaylin Sellers' 21 points helped Providence defeat DePaul 71-68 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

PROVIDENCE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
55Oswin Erhunmwunse	19	2-3	0-0	0-2	12	1	0	1	3	4	4
5Jamier Jones	37	4-9	0-1	3-4	7	0	2	0	4	1	11
7Stefan Vaaks	33	4-8	4-6	2-2	1	1	0	0	2	0	14
11Ryan Mela	27	0-5	0-1	3-6	5	4	0	0	2	2	3
2Jaylin Sellers	34	9-13	3-5	0-0	6	0	0	1	4	5	21
17Peteris Pinnis	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
13Cole Hargrove	18	0-1	0-0	1-2	3	2	0	0	0	3	1
20Nilavan Daniels	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Jason Edwards	28	6-10	1-3	4-5	4	6	0	0	3	3	17
TOTAL	-	25-4951.0%	8-1650.0%	13-2161.9%	39	15	2	2	18	19	71

DEPAUL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Théo Pierre-Justin	22	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	2	3
35NJ Benson	32	7-9	0-0	5-8	10	2	2	0	0	1	19
0Brandon Maclin	37	4-12	1-3	5-8	7	3	0	1	2	0	14
5RJ Smith	27	4-8	2-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	4	10
2Layden Blocker	29	1-11	1-7	0-4	1	4	4	0	0	4	3
15Fabián Flores	8	3-4	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	6
22Kruz McClure	17	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	1	1	2	0
11CJ Gunn	28	5-16	1-8	2-2	3	3	0	0	2	2	13

TOTAL	-	25-6538.5%	6-2623.1%	12-2450.0%	29	17	8	2	6	15	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPROVDEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by DePaul.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Providence.
+2 (19:27) NJ Benson makes layup (Théo Pierre-Justin assists).
02
+2 (19:18) Oswin Erhunmwunse makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Ryan Mela assists).
22
+3 (19:00) RJ Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (NJ Benson assists).
25
+3 (18:42) Stefan Vaaks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Oswin Erhunmwunse assists).
55
(18:18) Foul on Jaylin Sellers.
(18:13) Layden Blocker misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(18:09) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) Oswin Erhunmwunse bad pass turnover.
(17:56) Layden Blocker Steal.
(17:42) RJ Smith misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(17:38) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
(17:36) Foul on RJ Smith.
(17:36) Oswin Erhunmwunse misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:36) Providence Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:36) Oswin Erhunmwunse misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:34) Théo Pierre-Justin Defensive Rebound.
(17:23) Brandon Maclin misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:19) Jamier Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:10) Jamier Jones makes driving layup (Ryan Mela assists).
75
(16:44) Brandon Maclin misses 7-foot hook shot.
(16:41) Jamier Jones Defensive Rebound.
(16:32) Jamier Jones misses 2-foot jumper.
(16:29) Oswin Erhunmwunse Offensive Rebound.
(16:28) Oswin Erhunmwunse misses layup.
(16:26) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(16:00) NJ Benson misses layup.
(16:00) Oswin Erhunmwunse Block.
(15:56) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(15:56) Jaylin Sellers traveling turnover.
(15:37) Brandon Maclin bad pass turnover.
(15:12) Ryan Mela misses 2-foot jumper.
(15:09) Oswin Erhunmwunse Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:09) Oswin Erhunmwunse makes 0-foot tip in layup.
95
(14:45) Brandon Maclin misses 3-foot jumper.
(14:43) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:23) Stefan Vaaks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Edwards assists).
125
(13:57) Brandon Maclin turnover.
(13:37) Jaylin Sellers bad pass turnover.
+3 (13:24) CJ Gunn makes 25-foot three point jumper (Layden Blocker assists).
128
(13:01) Cole Hargrove misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(12:58) Cole Hargrove Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:57) Jaylin Sellers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cole Hargrove assists).
158
(12:42) Layden Blocker misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(12:38) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(12:32) Jason Edwards bad pass turnover.
(12:10) Kruz McClure misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:10) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:10) team shot clock turnover .
(11:57) Foul on Kruz McClure.
(11:57) Jamier Jones misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:57) Providence Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:57) Jamier Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
168
(11:42) Kruz McClure bad pass turnover.
(11:42) Jamier Jones Steal.
(11:36) Jamier Jones bad pass turnover.
+2 (11:07) Brandon Maclin makes driving layup.
1610
(10:55) Foul on RJ Smith.
(10:44) Stefan Vaaks misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:39) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:34) CJ Gunn makes 18-foot floating jump shot (Layden Blocker assists).
1612
+2 (10:20) Jaylin Sellers makes 17-foot step back jumpshot.
1812
(9:51) CJ Gunn misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:49) Brandon Maclin Offensive Rebound.
(9:40) Foul on Oswin Erhunmwunse.
(9:34) CJ Gunn misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(9:30) Oswin Erhunmwunse Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Ryan Mela bad pass turnover.
+2 (9:10) Brandon Maclin makes 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
1814
+2 (8:57) Jaylin Sellers makes driving layup.
2014
+2 (8:41) Fabián Flores makes 10-foot hook shot.
2016
+3 (8:32) Jaylin Sellers makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2316
(8:10) CJ Gunn misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(8:04) Fabián Flores Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:04) Fabián Flores makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
2318
(7:56) Ryan Mela misses driving layup.
(7:53) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
(7:49) Foul on Oswin Erhunmwunse.
+1 (7:49) CJ Gunn makes free throw 1 of 2.
2319
+1 (7:49) CJ Gunn makes free throw 2 of 2.
2320
(7:25) Jason Edwards misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:22) Peteris Pinnis Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:21) Jason Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peteris Pinnis assists).
2620
+2 (7:00) NJ Benson makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Kruz McClure assists).
2622
(6:47) Jaylin Sellers misses driving layup.
(6:44) Jaylin Sellers Offensive Rebound.
(6:42) Jaylin Sellers bad pass turnover.
(6:42) Layden Blocker Steal.
+2 (6:33) NJ Benson makes 2-foot dunk (Brandon Maclin assists).
2624
+2 (6:09) Jamier Jones makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Jason Edwards assists).
2824
(6:03) Layden Blocker misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:00) NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.
(5:53) Layden Blocker misses layup.
(5:52) Jaylin Sellers Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Foul on Layden Blocker.
+2 (5:33) Jason Edwards makes layup (Ryan Mela assists).
3024
(5:15) CJ Gunn traveling turnover.
(5:04) Stefan Vaaks misses 11-foot step back jumpshot.
(5:01) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(4:58) Théo Pierre-Justin bad pass turnover.
(4:43) Jason Edwards misses 17-foot jumper.
(4:41) Providence Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:41) Foul on Layden Blocker.
+2 (4:38) Jamier Jones makes layup (Jason Edwards assists).
3224
+3 (4:21) Théo Pierre-Justin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Maclin assists).
3227
(4:10) Jason Edwards misses 16-foot jumper.
(4:10) Brandon Maclin Block.
(4:10) Providence Offensive Rebound.
(4:04) Jaylin Sellers misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:01) Ryan Mela Offensive Rebound.
(4:00) Ryan Mela misses layup.
(3:58) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(3:41) RJ Smith misses 15-foot jumper.
(3:39) Ryan Mela Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:20) Jaylin Sellers makes driving layup.
3427
+2 (2:55) RJ Smith makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (NJ Benson assists).
3429
(2:38) Jamier Jones misses layup.
(2:35) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:15) NJ Benson makes layup (CJ Gunn assists).
3431
+2 (1:54) Jaylin Sellers makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
3631
+3 (1:25) Brandon Maclin makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3634
(1:04) Jaylin Sellers misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(1:01) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Foul on Cole Hargrove.
(0:41) NJ Benson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:41) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:41) NJ Benson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3635
+2 (0:25) Jason Edwards makes driving layup (Cole Hargrove assists).
3835
(0:07) Foul on Cole Hargrove.
(0:03) CJ Gunn misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:01) Cole Hargrove Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

PROV

DEP

71Points68

25-49(51.0%)Field Goal(%)25-65(38.5%)

8-16(50.0%)3-Point(%)6-26(23.1%)

13-21(61.9%)Free Throw(%)12-24(50.0%)

41(11)Rebounds(Offensive)31(15)

15Assists17

2Steals8

2Blocks2

18Turnovers7

19(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

8Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 8:15 PM

Wintrust Arena · Chicago, IL

attendance: 5,895 (56.8%)

tv: FS1

spread: DEP -2.5

over/under: 152.5