MIAMI -- Marcus Evans had four 3-pointers, 27 points, six rebounds and four assists, Egor Koulechov added 20 points and seven rebounds, and Rice beat Florida International 89-78 on Thursday night.
Rice, which won its third straight, has scored 80-plus in 16 games this season to tie a program record set in the 1970-71 season.
Evans was 8 of 17 from the floor and hit seven straight free throws for his 13th 20-plus game of the season. It was Koulechov's 11th such scoring game.
Chad Lott only missed one field-goal attempt and scored 10 points for Rice (16-8, 6-5 Conference USA), which shot 51.