DePaul held on to beat Providence 79-76 on Thursday night, earning their first Big East road win since March 6, 2008 when they defeated Cincinnati.

Cleveland Melvin scored 20 points for DePaul and Brandon Young put up 17, including 15 in the second half.

The victory was also the first in the conference for the Blue Demons this season.

Florida received a commitment from Walter Pitchford on Wednesday.

Pitchford is averaging 17.4 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game for Summit Christian Academy of Michigan.

"He’s a tremendous shooter for a kid his size and also a tremendous athlete," said Summit coach Steve Ernst, "and what he’s really learned tobe and what he’s worked on and what I’m proud of is he’s become a really good leader."

Pitchford had signed a Letter of Intent with DePaul coming out of high school but asked to be released after coach Jerry Wainwright was fired.