CHICAGO, ILL - The Gardner-Webb men's basketball team (0-5) was back on the road on Tuesday night, suffering a 93-62 loss at the hands of DePaul (3-2)

Facing off against Big East opposition for the first time this season, the Runnin' Bulldogs got off to a slow start and were down 13-2 through the first 7:30 of the game. Sophomore forward Jacob Hogarth got the first bucket of the game to go for GWU after 2:57, knocking down a sharp jumper in the paint

Gardner-Webb got its next points with 13:14 remaining until halftime, when once again, the Runnin' Bulldogs got free in the paint for a short jumper. This time, freshman guard Jamias Ferere was able to cash in for two, making the score 15-4, DePaul

The Runnin' Bulldogs began to find some footing on offense late in the first half, junior guard Ace Talbert cashing in on a couple late free throws and graduate forward Navuan Peterson getting a tip-in to go with under a minute to play. At the break, DePaul would lead Gardner-Webb, 48-24

Gardner-Webb stepped up in a big way in the second half, shooting 41.2% as a team and knocking down six three pointers over the course of the final 20 minutes. The first of those came from Talbert with 16:10 left to play, off a nice assist from sophomore guard Jacob Hudson

For the Runnin' Bulldogs, redshirt junior guard DJ Jefferson also posted a solid individual second half, adding 10 points of what would eventually finish as a second-team high 10 for the game. Jefferson would knock down five made field goals and two three-pointers, all after halftime, including GWU's final points on a dunk with 1:09 to play

For the game, Gardner-Webb connected on 23 field goals, scored by nine players, including seven who made at least two, the Runnin' Bulldogs also added 30 points in the paint, 28 points off the bench and had four players in double figures

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The Runnin' Bulldogs continue a stretch of seven straight games away from Paul Porter Arena, visiting Richmond on Saturday, November 22nd at 7 pm