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Benson scores 18 off the bench, DePaul knocks off Georgetown 71-67 in Big East Tournament

AP
Mar 12, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) NJ Benson helped lead DePaul over Georgetown on Wednesday night with 18 points off of the bench in a 71-67 win in the Big East Tournament.

DePaul (14-18) will play No. 2 seed Creighton in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Benson shot 7 of 8 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line for the Blue Demons. Layden Blocker scored 16 points while going 5 of 11 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and added six assists. CJ Gunn shot 3 for 8 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points.

Micah Peavy led the way for the Hoyas (17-15) with 26 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Drew Fielder added 11 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, and Curtis Williams also put up 11 points.

Gunn scored 10 points in the first half and DePaul went into halftime trailing 40-38. DePaul went on a 7-0 second-half run to take the lead at 55-51. Benson scored 13 second-half points.

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1st Half
DEP
Blue Demons
38
GTWN
Hoyas
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Blue Demons gains possession)
19:33		JJ Traynor misses two point jump shot
19:31		Jordan Burks defensive rebound
19:06	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot (Drew Fielder assists)	0-2
18:35	+3	Layden Blocker makes three point jump shot (JJ Traynor assists)	3-2
18:19	+3	Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot (Drew Fielder assists)	3-5
17:39		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
17:37		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
17:31		Drew Fielder misses two point dunk
17:29		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
17:20		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
17:18		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
17:15		Micah Peavy turnover (Layden Blocker steals)
17:06		Jayden Epps shooting foul (CJ Gunn draws the foul)
17:06	+1	CJ Gunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-5
17:06	+1	CJ Gunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-5
16:50		Isaiah Rivera shooting foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul)
16:50	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 1 of 3	5-6
16:50	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 2 of 3	5-7
16:50	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 3 of 3	5-8
16:32	+3	CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)	8-8
16:12		CJ Gunn personal foul
16:00	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point jump shot	8-10
15:30		Malik Mack personal foul
15:30		TV timeout
15:24	+3	CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)	11-10
15:05		Drew Fielder misses two point layup
15:03		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
14:51	+3	Layden Blocker makes three point jump shot	14-10
14:35		JJ Traynor blocks Drew Fielder's two point layup
14:33		Drew Fielder offensive rebound
14:29		Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot
14:27		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
14:22		CJ Gunn turnover (Malik Mack steals)
14:14		Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
14:12		Layden Blocker defensive rebound
14:03		Layden Blocker misses two point jump shot
14:01		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
13:53		Drew Fielder misses three point jump shot
13:51		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
13:23		Isaiah Rivera offensive foul
13:23		Isaiah Rivera turnover (offensive foul)
13:13		Jayden Epps turnover (Layden Blocker steals)
13:06		Micah Peavy shooting foul (Layden Blocker draws the foul)
13:05	+1	Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-10
13:05	+1	Layden Blocker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-10
12:51		Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
12:49		Hoyas offensive rebound
12:44	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point dunk	16-12
12:15	+2	Layden Blocker makes two point layup	18-12
11:42		Drew Fielder misses two point jump shot
11:40		David Thomas defensive rebound
11:37		Malik Mack personal foul
11:37		TV timeout
11:25	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (David Thomas assists)	21-12
11:05		Drew Fielder misses three point jump shot
11:03		David Thomas defensive rebound
10:51	+2	NJ Benson makes two point layup (Troy D'Amico assists)	23-12
10:51		Drew Fielder shooting foul (NJ Benson draws the foul)
10:51		NJ Benson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:51		CJ Gunn offensive rebound
10:48		NJ Benson turnover (offensive goaltending)
10:38		David Thomas personal foul
10:33		Micah Peavy turnover (CJ Gunn steals)
10:33		Micah Peavy personal foul
10:15	+2	JJ Traynor makes two point alley-oop dunk (David Thomas assists)	25-12
9:50		Drew Fielder turnover (lost ball)
9:27	+2	CJ Gunn makes two point jump shot	27-12
9:17		David Thomas personal foul
9:11		Drew Fielder misses two point layup
9:09		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
8:48		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
8:46		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
8:41	+2	Curtis Williams Jr. makes two point layup (Jayden Epps assists)	27-14
8:41		Layden Blocker shooting foul (Curtis Williams Jr. draws the foul)
8:41		Curtis Williams Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:41		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
8:22		Drew Fielder shooting foul (JJ Traynor draws the foul)
8:22	+1	JJ Traynor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-14
8:22	+1	JJ Traynor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-14
8:05		Layden Blocker shooting foul (Drew Fielder draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Drew Fielder makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-15
8:05		Drew Fielder misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:05		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
7:56		CJ Gunn turnover (Drew Fielder steals)
7:48	+3	Curtis Williams Jr. makes three point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists)	29-18
7:37		JJ Traynor misses three point jump shot
7:35		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
7:29	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	29-20
7:25		Blue Demons 30 second timeout
7:25		TV timeout
7:18		Isaiah Rivera turnover (Micah Peavy steals)
7:13	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point layup (Curtis Williams Jr. assists)	29-22
7:00		Blue Demons turnover (10-second violation)
6:56		JJ Traynor personal foul
6:56	+1	Drew Fielder makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-23
6:56	+1	Drew Fielder makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-24
6:47		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
6:45		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
6:37		Jordan Burks misses three point jump shot
6:35		David Thomas defensive rebound
6:27		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
6:25		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
6:04		Curtis Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:02		Drew Fielder offensive rebound
5:58	+2	Drew Fielder makes two point layup	29-26
5:45	+2	JJ Traynor makes two point alley-oop dunk (CJ Gunn assists)	31-26
5:17		Jordan Burks misses two point layup
5:15		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
5:06		CJ Gunn misses two point jump shot
5:04		Jordan Burks defensive rebound
4:57		Jayden Epps turnover (CJ Gunn steals)
4:41		David Thomas misses three point jump shot
4:39		Jordan Burks defensive rebound
4:24		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
4:22		David Thomas defensive rebound
4:15	+2	David Thomas makes two point layup (Layden Blocker assists)	33-26
3:58	+3	Micah Peavy makes three point jump shot (Jordan Burks assists)	33-29
3:27		David Thomas turnover (Jayden Epps steals)
3:18		JJ Traynor personal foul
3:18		TV timeout
3:18	+1	Drew Fielder makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-30
3:18	+1	Drew Fielder makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-31
3:12		David Thomas turnover (traveling)
3:05		NJ Benson blocks Micah Peavy's two point layup
3:03		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
2:52		Layden Blocker misses two point layup
2:50		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
2:40		Drew Fielder misses two point jump shot
2:38		Hoyas offensive rebound
2:31		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
2:29		David Thomas defensive rebound
2:23		Isaiah Rivera turnover (Curtis Williams Jr. steals)
2:20	+2	Jordan Burks makes two point dunk (Curtis Williams Jr. assists)	33-33
2:00	+2	Troy D'Amico makes two point layup (NJ Benson assists)	35-33
1:40	+3	Micah Peavy makes three point jump shot (Jordan Burks assists)	35-36
1:20	+2	NJ Benson makes two point layup	37-36
0:54	+2	Curtis Williams Jr. makes two point jump shot (Drew Fielder assists)	37-38
0:38		Micah Peavy shooting foul (NJ Benson draws the foul)
0:38		NJ Benson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:38		Hoyas 30 second timeout
0:38	+1	NJ Benson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-38
0:08		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
0:06		Curtis Williams Jr. offensive rebound
0:06		David Thomas personal foul
0:06	+1	Curtis Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-39
0:06	+1	Curtis Williams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-40
0:02		Jayden Epps blocks Layden Blocker's two point layup
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DEP
Blue Demons
33
GTWN
Hoyas
27

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+3	Malik Mack makes three point jump shot (Drew Fielder assists)	38-43
19:33		CJ Gunn turnover (Malik Mack steals)
19:22	+2	Drew Fielder makes two point dunk (Micah Peavy assists)	38-45
18:57		JJ Traynor turnover (Jordan Burks steals)
18:32		Malik Mack misses two point jump shot
18:30		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
18:18	+3	Layden Blocker makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)	41-45
17:56		Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot
17:54		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
17:50	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Rivera assists)	44-45
17:22	+2	Drew Fielder makes two point dunk	44-47
16:52		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
16:50		Jordan Burks defensive rebound
16:40		Troy D'Amico shooting foul (Malik Mack draws the foul)
16:40		Malik Mack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:40		Malik Mack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:40		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
16:22	+2	NJ Benson makes two point dunk (CJ Gunn assists)	46-47
16:05		Malik Mack misses three point jump shot
16:03		NJ Benson defensive rebound
15:48		NJ Benson misses two point layup
15:46		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
15:33		Jayden Epps misses two point layup
15:31		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
15:04		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
15:02		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
14:54	+2	Malik Mack makes two point layup (Micah Peavy assists)	46-49
14:27	+2	Isaiah Rivera makes two point layup (Troy D'Amico assists)	48-49
13:52	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	48-51
13:22	+3	Isaiah Rivera makes three point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)	51-51
12:54		Jordan Burks misses two point layup
12:52		NJ Benson defensive rebound
12:44	+2	NJ Benson makes two point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)	53-51
12:19		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
12:17		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
11:53		Jordan Burks personal foul
11:52		TV timeout
11:41		Drew Fielder personal foul
11:41		TV timeout
11:41	+1	NJ Benson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-51
11:41	+1	NJ Benson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-51
11:21		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
11:19		Drew Fielder offensive rebound
11:13		Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot
11:11		Curtis Williams Jr. offensive rebound
11:05	+2	Curtis Williams Jr. makes two point layup	55-53
10:53		Isaiah Rivera turnover (Jayden Epps steals)
10:47		Jayden Epps turnover (David Thomas steals)
10:43		CJ Gunn turnover (bad pass)
10:28		Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot
10:26		Isaiah Rivera defensive rebound
10:00		Troy D'Amico misses two point layup
9:58		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
9:51		Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot
9:49		NJ Benson defensive rebound
9:35	+2	NJ Benson makes two point dunk (David Thomas assists)	57-53
9:16		Isaiah Rivera personal foul
9:12	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point dunk	57-55
8:44	+2	NJ Benson makes two point layup	59-55
8:44		Drew Fielder shooting foul
8:44	+1	NJ Benson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-55
8:30		Drew Fielder misses three point jump shot
8:28		Layden Blocker defensive rebound
8:05	+2	NJ Benson makes two point layup	62-55
8:05		Hoyas 30 second timeout
8:05		TV timeout
7:51		Layden Blocker personal foul
7:51		TV timeout
7:39		Drew Fielder turnover (David Thomas steals)
7:18		Layden Blocker misses two point layup
7:16		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
7:07		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
7:05		Blue Demons defensive rebound
6:42		Jayden Epps personal foul
6:40		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
6:38		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
6:36		NJ Benson shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
6:36		Micah Peavy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:36	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-56
6:06	+2	Troy D'Amico makes two point layup	64-56
6:06		Jordan Burks shooting foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul)
6:06	+1	Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-56
5:51		Drew Fielder misses two point jump shot
5:49		NJ Benson defensive rebound
5:24		Isaiah Rivera misses two point jump shot
5:22		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
5:16		Micah Peavy misses two point layup
5:14		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
4:51		Drew Fielder personal foul
4:50		Layden Blocker turnover (Micah Peavy steals)
4:38	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point dunk	65-58
4:08		Isaiah Rivera misses three point jump shot
4:06		Blue Demons offensive rebound
4:06		Blue Demons turnover (shot clock violation)
4:00		JJ Traynor blocks Malik Mack's two point layup
3:58		JJ Traynor defensive rebound
3:49		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
3:47		Malik Mack defensive rebound
3:42	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point layup	65-60
3:42		Hoyas 30 second timeout
3:42		TV timeout
3:17		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
3:15		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
3:03		Isaiah Rivera shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
3:03	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-61
3:03	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-62
2:37		Layden Blocker misses three point jump shot
2:35		Blue Demons offensive rebound
2:32		Blue Demons 30 second timeout
2:24	+3	Layden Blocker makes three point jump shot	68-62
2:08		Jordan Burks turnover (Isaiah Rivera steals)
1:48		Curtis Williams Jr. personal foul
1:48		JJ Traynor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:48		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
1:43	+2	Malik Mack makes two point layup	68-64
1:09	+2	JJ Traynor makes two point jump shot (Layden Blocker assists)	70-64
1:09		Hoyas 30 second timeout
0:50	+2	Micah Peavy makes two point layup	70-66
0:50		CJ Gunn shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-67
0:50		Blue Demons 30 second timeout
0:24		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
0:22		Curtis Williams Jr. defensive rebound
0:10		Isaiah Rivera personal foul
0:10		Jayden Epps misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:10		Blue Demons defensive rebound
0:10		Jordan Burks personal foul
0:10	+1	CJ Gunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-67
0:10		CJ Gunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:10		Micah Peavy defensive rebound
0:05		Curtis Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:03		Blue Demons defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Blue Demons defensive rebound