DePaul rallies to top No. 5 Kansas

Sammy Mejia hit game-tying and go-ahead 3-pointers in the final 3 minutes and DePaul rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit Saturday to stun No. 5 Kansas 64-57.

DePaul was behind 53-45 with 4:39 to go before Mejia brought the Blue Demons all the way back during a remarkable 14-0 run.

His 3-pointer tied it at 53 with 3:02 left and after a missed free throw by Brandon Rush, he hit another 3-pointer to give DePaul a 56-53 lead with 2:10 to go.

After a Jayhawks miss, the Blue Demons (3-4) ran the shot clock down and Mejia sank a jumper from the baseline, sending the crowd at All-State Arena into a frenzy and giving the Blue Demons a 58-53 lead with 1:18 left.

Russell Robinson of Kansas missed from the line and DePaul’s Marcus Heard sank one foul shot with 1:07 remaining.

Kansas (6-2) had beaten defending national champion Florida a week ago and had won five straight since a surprising home loss to Oral Roberts.

Mejia finished with 23 points to lead DePaul. Mario Chalmers had 15 for Kansas, which shot only 35 percent in the second half. DePaul made 54 percent of its shots in the final 20 minutes after shooting 26 percent in the first half.