Koulechov gets Rice on track, beats Stephen F. Austin, 70-63
HOUSTON — Egor Koulechov poured in 21 points and pulled down nine rebounds as Rice held off Stephen F. Austin, 70-63 on Saturday night.
TJ Holyfield got the Lumberjacks within four, 65-61, with a free throw with 1:17 left, but Marcus Evans, the leading scorer in Conference USA, answered with a jumper to push the lead back to six, 67-61 with :39 left.
Rice looked to get back on the winning track after losing to Texas Tech last Saturday.