Each of the Blue Demons' past two losses have come by single digits, including a 77-71 defeat against Marquette last Tuesday. Paulicap finished with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field.

"He's one of the hardest-playing guys around," DePaul coach Dave Leitao said.

Cooley knows his team will have to be ready in order to keep a turbulent season from ending.


"I feel good about our team -- we're in a better place physically and emotionally. We're trying to push the pace, accentuate the strengths of some of the people on our team. DePaul is playing well and I think we'll see a max effort tonight while they get the +7 ATS cover for us.