# 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

The 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirty-second year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the Wintrust Arena. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with Marquette. They won the Big East women's tournament by defeating Marquette in the championship game. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Oklahoma in the first round before losing to Texas A&M in the second round.
This was the Blue Demons' first season at the new Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place convention center. The arena is also the new home to the DePaul men's team.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2017* 5:30 pm | No. 25 | Saint Xavier | W 128–77 | – | Wintrust Arena (4,751) Chicago, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | No. 25 | Northern Colorado | L 88–94 | 0–1 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,665) Chicago, IL |
| 11/13/2017* 7:00 pm | | No. 21 Oklahoma | W 111–108 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,072) Chicago, IL |
| 11/17/2017* 6:30 pm | | Delaware State Maggie Dixon Classic semifinals | W 110–71 | 2–1 | Wintrust Arena (1,692) Chicago, IL |
| 11/18/2017* 4:00 pm | | Saint Louis Maggie Dixon Classic championship | W 86–78 | 3–1 | Wintrust Arena (1,964) Chicago, IL |
| 11/23/2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Play4Kay Showcase Quarterfinals | L 84–89 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Mandalay Bay Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| 11/24/2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. Memphis Play4Kay Showcase consolation 2nd round | W 81–67 | 4–2 | Mandalay Bay Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| 11/25/2017* 5:00 pm | | vs. Gonzaga Play4Kay Showcase 5th place game | W 88–71 | 5–2 | Mandalay Bay Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| 12/04/2017* 11:00 am | | Loyola–Chicago | W 88–47 | 6–2 | Wintrust Arena (5,152) Chicago, IL |
| 12/08/2017* 6:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 1 Connecticut | L 69–103 | 6–3 | Wintrust Arena (3,229) Chicago, IL |
| 12/13/2017* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at Northwestern | W 92–63 | 7–3 | Beardsley Gym (636) Evanston, IL |
| 12/17/2017* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 2 Notre Dame | L 82–91 | 7–4 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,503) South Bend, IN |
| 12/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | IUPUI | W 85–71 | 8–4 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,746) Chicago, IL |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Seton Hall | W 89–66 | 9–4 (1–0) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,832) Chicago, IL |
| 12/30/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN/NBCSCH | | St. John's | W 76–67 | 10–4 (2–0) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,709) Chicago, IL |
| 01/04/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN/NBCSCH | | at Marquette | L 81–93 | 10–5 (2–1) | Al McGuire Center (1,626) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/07/2018 12:00 pm, BEDN | | at Providence | W 71–48 | 11–5 (3–1) | Alumni Hall (326) Providence, RI |
| 01/10/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Creighton | W 82–54 | 12–5 (4–1) | D. J. Sokol Arena (672) Omaha, NE |
| 01/12/2018 4:30 pm, BEDN/NBCSCH | | Xavier | W 79–48 | 13–5 (5–1) | Wintrust Arena (5,354) Chicago, IL |
| 01/14/2018 3:30 pm, CBSSN | | Butler | W 87–65 | 14–5 (6–1) | Wintrust Arena (1,979) Chicago, IL |
| 01/19/2018 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Villanova | L 58–84 | 14–6 (6–2) | Jake Nevin Field House (641) Villanova, PA |
| 01/21/2018 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Georgetown | W 78–62 | 15–6 (7–2) | McDonough Gymnasium (1,191) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/29/2018 8:00 pm, FS1 | | Marquette | W 95–83 | 16–6 (8–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,381) Chicago, IL |
| 02/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN/NBCSCH | | Creighton | W 77–67 | 17–6 (9–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,828) Chicago, IL |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN/NBCSCH | | Providence | W 81–47 | 18–6 (10–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,235) Chicago, IL |
| 02/09/2018 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Butler | W 86–68 | 19–6 (11–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,047) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/11/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN | | at Xavier | W 73–72 | 20–6 (12–2) | Cintas Center (1,107) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/16/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN/NBCSCH | | Georgetown | L 85–86 | 20–7 (12–3) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,890) Chicago, IL |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 pm, FS1 | | Villanova | W 71–66 | 21–7 (13–3) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,182) Chicago, IL |
| 02/23/2018 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at St. John's | W 67–54 | 22–7 (14–3) | Carnesecca Arena (749) Queens, NY |
| 02/25/2018 12:00 pm, BEDN | | at Seton Hall | W 72–68 | 23–7 (15–3) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,013) South Orange, NJ |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2018 6:00 pm, FS2 | (2) | vs. (7) Seton Hall Quarterfinals | W 78–52 | 24–7 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| 03/05/2018 5:30 pm, FS1 | (2) | vs. (6) Georgetown Semifinals | W 85–53 | 25–7 | Wintrust Arena (2,192) Chicago, IL |
| 03/06/2018 6:00 pm, FS1 | (2) | vs. (1) Marquette Championship Game | W 98–63 | 26–7 | Wintrust Arena (2,264) Chicago, IL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | (5 S) | vs. (12 S) Oklahoma First Round | W 90–79 | 27–7 | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 03/18/2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5 S) | at (4 S) No. 14 Texas A&M Second Round | L 79–80 | 27–8 | Reed Arena (3,162) College Station, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
Source:

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |