CHICAGO (AP) – Eli Cain led all five starters in double figures with 20 points and DePaul beat Incarnate Word 81-71 on Wednesday night.
The Blue Demons (8-2) made 62.5 percent of their shots (30 of 48).
Cain was 7 of 11 including 4 of 8 from 3-point range. Max Strus added 18 points and Paul Reed 14. DePaul’s shooting from the field almost equaled its free throw percentage (63.6) at 14 of 22.
DePaul led 42-38 at halftime. Later, Jaylen Butz’s layup with 11:19 left made it 60-50 and the Blue Demons led by double digits for most of the remainder.
Charles Brown III led Incarnate Word (5-8) with 27 points on 11-of 16-shooting with five 3-pointers. Antoine Smith Jr. scored 15 with all five of his shots made from a distance.
DePaul’s eight straight wins at home to open the season is the best home start since the 2006-07 team won its first seven. The last team to start 8-0 at home was the 1999-00 squad.
