HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Egor Koulechov's 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining gave Rice an 89-88 victory over Marshall on Thursday night.
Koulechov's winner came after a bucket by Jon Elmore and a 3-pointer from Stevie Browning gave Marshall a two-point lead with 23 seconds left.
Koulechov, Conference USA's 3-point percentage leader at 46.4, made 4 of 10 from the arc and grabbed 14 rebounds for his 10th double-double this season. Marcus Evans added 13 points, five assists and three rebounds to become the first player in Rice history to have 500 points, 100 assists and 100 rebounds in a season.