DePaul Blue Demons vs Missouri State Lady Bears
NCAA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP PRES. BY CAPITAL ONE - CHICAGO REGION - 1st ROUND
89
24-9
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOST | 23 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 89 |
DEP | 23 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 78 |
78
26-8
Missouri State Lady Bears
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 22 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 22 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | 20 | 9-17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 8-9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | 20 | 7-15 | 2-3 | 4-8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
89 | 32-61 | 11-20 | 14-19 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 12 | |
52% | 55% | 74% |
DePaul Blue Demons
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 36 | 17 | 7-18 | 1-7 | 2-4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 28 | 9 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | 17 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 20 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
78 | 31-73 | 10-35 | 6-10 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 21 | |
42% | 29% | 60% |
Game Information
Ames, IA

Referee:Tim Daley
Referee:Maj Forsberg
Referee:Kristi Vera

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USAConference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 17-1 | - | 26-7 |
| Florida International | 12-6 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Missouri State | 11-7 | 6 | 23-13 |
| Liberty | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Sam Houston | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-7 | 6 | 17-16 |
| Jacksonville State | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Kennesaw State | 6-12 | 11 | 13-17 |
| Delaware | 6-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| UTEP | 5-13 | 12 | 13-17 |
| New Mexico State | 5-13 | 12 | 9-21 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-14 | 13 | 8-21 |
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 20-0 | - | 38-1 |
| Villanova | 16-4 | 4 | 25-8 |
| Marquette | 12-8 | 8 | 18-12 |
| Seton Hall | 12-8 | 8 | 19-13 |
| St. John's | 11-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| Creighton | 11-9 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 13 | 15-18 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 14 | 14-17 |
| Butler | 6-14 | 14 | 12-19 |
| DePaul | 5-15 | 15 | 8-24 |
| Xavier | 4-16 | 16 | 11-19 |
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