DePaul vs Marquette — College Basketball, Mar 1, 2026

DePaul beat Marquette 62–51 at Marquette on Mar 1, 2026.

FinalSun, Mar 1Conference game

DePaul Blue Demons

16-16 · 4-8 on the road

62

Marquette Golden Eagles

12-20 · 10-10 at home

51

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
DEP	32	30	62
MARQ	14	37	51

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

DePaul Blue Demons

• Brandon MaclinG

  18 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
  6-15 FG

  2-6 3PT
• NJ BensonF

  10 pts · 16 reb · 1 ast · Double-double
  4-8 FG
• Kruz McClureG

  10 pts · 1 reb
  2-5 FG

  2-5 3PT

Marquette Golden Eagles

• Nigel James Jr.G

  14 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast · 5 stl
  4-11 FG

  0-5 3PT
• Chase RossG

  12 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast · 3 stl
  5-12 FG

  2-4 3PT
• Royce ParhamF

  8 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
  2-4 FG

  1-2 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

DEP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brandon Maclin	36	18	5	3	0	0	3	6-15	2-6	4-4	—
NJ Benson	29	10	16	1	1	0	3	4-8	0-0	2-2	—
RJ Smith	28	4	1	5	3	0	1	1-4	0-2	2-2	—
Théo Pierre-Justin	23	8	4	1	1	1	0	3-4	2-3	0-0	—
Layden Blocker	21	4	2	1	1	0	3	1-7	0-3	2-2	—
Kruz McClure	30	10	1	0	0	0	0	2-5	2-5	4-6	—
CJ Gunn	18	6	3	0	1	0	2	2-7	1-4	1-3	—
Fabián Flores	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	—
Kaleb Banks	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		62	37	11	7	1	12	20-52	7-23	15-19

MARQ	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nigel James Jr.	34	14	7	3	5	2	5	4-11	0-5	6-10	—
Chase Ross	34	12	4	2	3	0	2	5-12	2-4	0-2	—
Royce Parham	32	8	4	2	1	1	2	2-4	1-2	3-4	—
Adrien Stevens	31	3	4	0	1	1	1	1-4	0-3	1-2	—
Ben Gold	27	7	2	1	0	1	1	3-7	1-4	0-2	—
Damarius Owens	22	7	3	1	0	0	0	3-7	0-3	1-2	—
Tre Norman	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	—
Michael Phillips II	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	—
Caedin Hamilton	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		51	27	9	11	6	13	18-47	4-22	11-22

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

DEPMARQ

38.5%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 20-52, home 18-47.

38.3%

30.4%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 7-23, home 4-22.

18.2%

78.9%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 15-19, home 11-22.

50.0%

41

Rebounds

28

12

Offensive rebounds

7

11

Assists

9

14

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

13

7

Steals

11

1

Blocks

6

26

Points in the paint

28

14

Fast-break points

18

20

Fouls?Fewer is better.

19

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

DEP offensevsMARQ defense

DEP offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups (1 by a clear margin) · MARQ defense in 3 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

49.8%

#240

50.6%

Stronger#131

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

15.5%

#257

16.6%

Stronger#51

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

30.0%

#195Stronger

34.7%

#328

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

24.4%

#215

24.4%

Stronger#140

MARQ offensevsDEP defense

MARQ offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · DEP defense in 4 (1 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

50.5%

#217

49.3%

Stronger#75

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

14.0%

#137

16.4%

slight#67

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

29.7%

#212

31.1%

slight#205

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

22.1%

#284

27.0%

slight#249

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

DEPMARQ

+1.0 164thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions193rd −0.9

104.8 273rdOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions230th 107.0

103.8 54thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)129th 107.9

67.0 240thPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)75th 70.2

Expected pace: about 69 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  DEP offensive rebounding

  DEP offense 30.0% (195th) vs MARQ defense allowing 34.7% (328th)
  +133 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

FSSMTWTFSGame

DEP

PROV

CREI

MARQ

3 days rest

FSSMTWTFSGame

MARQ

GTWN

DEP

4 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

DEP · last 10

16-16 · 3 days rest

• Feb 25 @ CREIW 72–71
• Feb 21 vs PROVL 68–71
• Feb 18 @ HALLW 69–57
• Feb 11 vs CREIW 72–71
• Feb 7 @ PROVL 72–90
• Feb 3 vs SJUL 56–68
• Jan 31 @ XAVL 66–68
• Jan 28 @ GTWNL 61–70
• Jan 24 vs HALLW 67–60
• Jan 20 @ BTLRL 80–87

4-6 in these

MARQ · last 10

12-20 · 4 days rest

• Feb 24 @ GTWNW 76–60
• Feb 18 vs SJUL 70–76
• Feb 14 @ XAVL 88–96
• Feb 10 @ VILLL 74–77
• Feb 7 vs BTLRW 70–55
• Jan 31 @ HALLL 64–69
• Jan 27 vs CREIW 86–62
• Jan 23 @ BTLRL 76–87
• Jan 19 vs PROVW 105–104
• Jan 16 @ DEPL 75–80

4-6 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.