MOBILE, Ala. -- Georgi Boyanov scored 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting and had 12 rebounds to lead South Alabama past Rice 74-67 Tuesday night.
Egor Koulechov hit three free throws after getting fouled on a 3-point attempt to trim South Alabama's lead to 62-60 with 4:27 to play.
Back-to-back layups by Boyanov and Tafari Whittingham pushed the lead to six when Marcus Evans made a 3 to make it 66-63. Wittingham's free throw made it 67-63 before Marquez Letcher-Ellis made one of two free throws and Connor Cashaw's 3-point play tied it at 67 with 1:03 left.