The Good:

-- Not sure if it was the start or just that shots started falling, but Davante looked motivated and it was infectious in the second half. That's how we need him to play.
-- Mayo did a bit of everything for us today. That one-man 6-0 run, rebounded well, hit a three, nice game from Todd.
-- The defense was great. Even when DePaul was in the lead, their shooting percentage was woeful and the advantage was mostly due to turnovers on the other end. 28-16 advantage in fouls.
-- Dominating at the line. MU goes 23/31 from the charity stripe, DPU goes 2/4. Two guys fouled out for DePaul as well.

The Bad:

-- Jamil is not a point guard. He turned it over way too much and was largely responsible for DePaul's first half advantage. Like it or not, Derrick is the best point guard on the roster.
-- Guarding the three. Good interior defense, but DePaul got too many open looks from three and took advantage. How do you give Melvin that much room on three straight trips?
-- For about 35 minutes, DePaul was clearly the better team. And that with key players in foul trouble and Young not contributing. MU went 36-16 after that point, but there just didn't seem to be the motivation early. Thank god Ox woke up, or we'd be staring at another loss.

The Ugly:

-- Not ugly for DPU, but that Garrett kid look like he's going to be very good. Seems like a much more complete player than Melvin or Young. If Purnell can put guys around him, DePaul could be a legitimate threat in the next few years.