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Thursday’s DePaul-Xavier men’s basketball game postponed

The school said it will try to schedule a replacement game.

By Sun-Times staff

DePaul coach Dave Leitao will have to deal with another disruption to the Blue Demons’ schedule.

DePaul’s game Thursday at Xavier has been postponed because of COVID-19 issues. No other details were released.

The game has not been rescheduled yet, and DePaul hopes to schedule another game to replace the matchup against the Musketeers.

This is the latest shakeup of the Blue Demons’ schedule this season. DePaul’s game against Xavier last week was postponed due to COVID-19-related issues in the Xavier program. DePaul’s previously postponed game at St. John’s on Jan. 2 has been rescheduled for Feb. 20.

DePaul started its season nearly a month late after five games were cancelled or postponed in November and December.

The Blue Demons’ next game is at 7 p.m. Saturday against Providence.

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