NJ Benson had 22 points and 17 rebounds in DePaul’s 84-65 victory over Loyola Maryland on Saturday at Wintrust Arena.
Benson was 10 of 14 from the field and also blocked two shots. Jacob Meyer added 12 points and five boards for the Blue Demons (9-4) and CJ Gunn scored 11.
It was the final nonconference game for DePaul, which had lost four of its last five before Saturday, including its first two Big East games. Two-time defending national champion Connecticut comes to Wintrust on Wednesday (1 p.m., CBSSN).
Jacob Theodosiou led the Greyhounds (5-6) with 22 points, Milos Ilic had 13 points, six rebounds and two steals and Jordan Stiemke scored 10.
DePaul took its first lead 1 minute, 15 seconds into the game and never relinquished it. Benson scored 14 in the first half to help put the Blue Demons up 44-26 at the break.
An 8-0 second-half run extended the lead to 64-36. Isaiah Rivera scored 10 of his 11 points after halftime.
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