The reign of terror is over! 25 game conference losing streak no more! The DePaul Blue Demons have actually won a Big East game. And a road game for the first time in 31 tries. What a joyous night this is for Chicago college basketball.
The world was a very different place in 2008, the last time the Demons won on the road- Jerry Wainwright was coach, cell phone calls not text messaging was the dominant form of communication, a lot of people, but not everybody had a Twitter account, a ton of people were on Facebook, but not every single person, and some people still had telephone land lines.
But today is historical, as the Demons beat Providence 79-76 at the Dunkin Donuts Center. Yes, one of the most horribly named arenas in all of sport is witness to this moment.
Here are some highlights to the Twitterverse reacting to this win:
BlueDemonNation Blue Demons Nation
I love how in victory, people still are taking multiple shots at DePaul. How original to say this team is not talented.
chicolbball Chicago Basketball
Great team effort for DePaul. Drew, Kelly, Melvin, Young all contributed in big ways. Way to get a W!
chicolbball Chicago Basketball
#DePaul and #Northwestern both got good wins tonight, but both need to refocus. Conference play doesn’t let up. Both with games on Sat.
WeAreDePaul Steve Newhouse
Want to see the game again? — https://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310482507 #dpubb
WeAreDePaul Steve NewhouseGeorge W. Bush was president. #LastTimeDePaulWonARoadGame
BlueDemonsLair Blue Demons Lair
DePaul gives me an early birthday present tonight. Thank goodness the streak is over. #dpubb
BlueDemonsLair Blue Demons Lair I’m speechless RT @friarblog 79-76 Friars lose to DePaul. You think I would be upset, but I’m numb to this stuff at this point #pcbb