RUSTON, La. -- Erik McCree scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds and Jacobi Boykins added 14 points and eight rebounds to carry Louisiana Tech past Marshall 94-90 on Saturday night.
put Louisiana Tech (16-8, 8-3 Conference USA) up for good with a jumper with just under a minute to go.
Derric Jean blocked Ajdin Penava's layup attempt for Marshall (13-11, 6-5) with 39 seconds left. Jean made it a 91-88 game when he made one of two free throws. Jon Elmore trimmed the deficit to a point with his layup, but Jacobi Boykins sealed it shooting 3 for 4 from the free throw line.