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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
DePaul 84, Chicago St. 60
When: 8:05 PM ET, Thursday, December 4, 2014
Where: Jones Convocation Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: # Brad Ferrie, # Verne Harris, # Randy McCall
Attendance: 754

DePaul 84, Chicago State 60: Tommy Hamilton IV went 7-for-7 from the field en route to a career-high 25 points as the visiting Blue Demons routed their crosstown rivals for their third straight victory.

Myke Henry scored 12 points for DePaul, which is off to its first 5-1 start since 2009-10. Aaron Simpson added 11 points for the Blue Demons, who shot 52.4 percent overall and went 8-of-18 from 3-point range.

Clarke Rosenberg poured in 20 points to lead Chicago State (2-7), which dropped to 0-7 against NCAA Division I teams. Joshua Meier and Montana Byrd scored nine points apiece for the Cougars.

Henry hit a 3-pointer to set off an 11-0 run that he capped with a layup for a 26-11 lead with 8:05 left in the half. The Blue Demons had the lead as large as 20 before settling for a 47-30 halftime advantage.

The Cougars scored the first five points of the second half to trim the margin to 12 but never got closer. Joshua Batson's free thrown with 7:50 left pulled Chicago State within 65-52, but DePaul answered with an 8-0 burst and continued to pull away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: DePaul improved to 13-1 against Chicagoland opponents during coach Oliver Purnell's tenure. … The Blue Demons went 32-of-41 from the foul line while Chicago State was 12-of-25. … The Cougars have been outscored by an average of 23.9 points in their seven losses.

Top Game Performances
 
DePaul   Chicago St.
Tommy Hamilton IV 25 Scoring Clarke Rosenberg 20
Jamee Crockett 4 Assists Joshua Batson 2
Tommy Hamilton IV 8 Rebounds Joshua Meier 7
Tommy Hamilton IV 9 Free Throws Made Clarke Rosenberg 5
Tommy Hamilton IV 2 Steals Johnny Griffin 6
Jamee Crockett 1 Blocks Johnny Griffin 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
DePaul 84 52.4 8-18 32-41 9 33 3 9 21
Chicago St. 60 36.8 6-18 12-25 8 21 2 14 15