The Demons came as close as they have all season to beating a conference opponent last night. In the end, they dropped a tough 74-72 loss to #10 Villanova.

The Demons have plenty of excuses; a ten man roster that consists of 5 freshmen and 3 sophomores is just one of many, but it can’t get much worse if you are a DePaul fan.

With a 8 point lead early in the second half, you started to believe that it just might work out for the Demons. The Wildcats then went on a 21-5 run and you could almost hear Allstate arena saying a collective “Here we go again”.

Yet, as time ticked away Will Walker hit 4 three pointers, helping DePaul go on a 12-2 run. Suddenly it was a 62-60 game with just under 3 minutes remaining.

Just then, when all seemed right in Rosemont, Scottie Reynolds had to go and spoil the party by scoring 8 points in the final 2:05 and close the door on the 8-20 Demons.

Villanova coach Jay Wright gave credit to DePaul instead of blaming his team for not playing their best, and even said “we got lucky… They outplayed us.”

So even though the Demons are 0-15 in the conference, give them credit for not giving up, and give DePaul’s fans credit for supporting their team when a lot of fans would not have. 

No disrespect to Villanova (I’ve been pumping them up in this blog for weeks), but I would have loved to see the DePaul faithful rush the court last night. Not because I wish ill on the Wildcats, but because DePaul’s fans deserved it even if the team didn’t.