LSU and DePaul will look to stamp a successful holiday weekend on Saturday night when they face off in the Emerald Coast Classic final in Niceville, Fla.

DePaul (5-2) earned its first power conference victory of the season on Friday in a 75-61 win over Georgia Tech in the semifinals of the four-team bracket. The triumph also marked the Blue Demons' first non-conference win over a power 5 team since beating Louisville in December 2023.

"I think as much as anything, I think they learned they can do it," DePaul coach Chris Holtmann said of the team's first marquee win of the season. "They can do it against a good defense. I thought our defensive staff's game plan was outstanding with the job that those guys did in preparing our guys for what we were going to see."

DePaul outscored Georgia

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