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DePaul 81, Florida Atlantic 70
[December 13, 2013] ROSEMONT — DePaul 81, Florida Atlantic 70: Sandi Marcius established career highs with 19 points and 11 rebounds to help the Blue Demons slip past the visiting Owls.
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Cleveland Melvin scored 12 of his 19 points in the second
half and Billy Garrett Jr. added 14 points for DePaul (5-4).
Brandon Young returned from a one-game absence due to an ankle
injury to score 12 points. Pablo Bertone scored 30 points to pace Florida Atlantic (3-7).
Jackson Trapp added 17 points and Justin Raffington grabbed 12
rebounds for the Owls. Florida Atlantic was within 62-58 after Trapp connected on a
3-pointer with 7 1/2 minutes remaining. Melvin scored DePaul’s
next seven points as the Blue Demons took a nine-point advantage
and expanded the lead down the stretch. Bertone had 17 first-half points as Florida Atlantic led most of
the half. DePaul closed with a 12-4 surge and Melvin’s basket at
the buzzer gave the Blue Demons a 38-37 lead at the break. GAME NOTEBOOK: The Blue Demons collected 18 offensive rebounds
while recording a 38-29 edge on the boards. … Bertone is
averaging 27.8 points over the last four games, including a
career-best 31 against Central Florida on Dec. 3. … Young had
six assists to move into fifth place in school history with 445
and he also passed Sammy Mejia (1,494 from 2003-07) for 10th on
DePaul’s career scoring list by raising his output to 1,504. [© 2013 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.] Copyright 2013 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
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