


Last night at Verizon Center:
SEEN AND HEARD
Scouts from 10 different NBA franchises were on hand. Those represented were the Magic, 76ers, Bobcats, Cavaliers, Nets, Pacers, Hawks, SuperSonics, Mavericks and Raptors. Cleveland sent Bob Ferry, father of DeMatha product and former Duke All-American Danny. Anybody want to serve on the King’s court? …
Longtime Georgetown trainer Lorry Michel returned from illness after missing back-to-back games for the first time in her career on the Hilltop. Michel, who has been the basketball trainer for the Hoyas since 1981, was suffering from a severe flu similar to the one that sidelined junior swingman Tyler Crawford earlier this season.
BY THE NUMBERS
68.4 Shooting percentage for DePaul during the first half. Led by off-guard Draelon Burns, who made three of his four 3-point attempts, the Blue Demons dropped 13 of 19 shots before intermission and went to the locker room tied 30-30 with the Hoyas.
— Barker Davis
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