ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Casey Mitchell scored 18 points, and West Virginia beat DePaul 67-65 after blowing a 14-point lead in the second half on Tuesday night.

With a 58-44 lead with about 10 minutes remaining, the Mountaineers (9-4, 1-2) appeared to be in good shape after opening Big East play with losses to St. John's and Marquette. Instead, they couldn't hang on against the conference's worst team.

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Things got real interesting in the closing minutes when DePaul's Jeremiah Kelly buried a 3-pointer after a turnover to make it a two-point game and then hit another with 1:30 left to tie it at 63 with about 1:30 left after a free throw by Cam Thoroughman.

Darryl Bryant answered with a three-point play to give West Virginia a three-point lead. DePaul's Brandon Young hit two free throws with 49.9 seconds left to make it 66-65, but the Mountaineers hung on.

John Flowers hit the second of two free throws with 0.9 seconds left after Young missed a jumper from the wing, sending DePaul (6-9, 0-3) to its 16th straight loss against conference opponents.