HOUSTON -- Chase Clement threw for 381 yards and five touchdowns for Rice in a 56-42 win over Houston on Saturday to deny the Cougars a chance at the Conference USA championship.

Needing a win to clinch the West in Conference USA, Houston instead quickly fell behind and lost to the Owls (9-3, 7-1) for the first time in the series since 2004.

The loss by Houston (7-5, 6-2) means that Tulsa and East Carolina will play for the conference title next week. Tulsa got the nod over Rice after beating the Owls head-to-head.

James Casey caught three touchdown passes from Clement, scored another on a 1-yard plunge and threw a 3-yard touchdown pass for the Owls. His 104 catches this season are a single-season conference record.

Houston's Case Keenum threw for 494 yards and five touchdowns, and set a Football Bowl Subdivision record with 25 straight pass completions. Keenum finished 30-of-54, and he is one game shy of tying the NCAA record of 14 consecutive 300-yard passing games.

L.J. Castile led Houston with five catches for 144 yards and three touchdowns.

C.J. Ugokwe rushed for 110 yards on 18 carries for the Owls.

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Tulsa 38, Marshall 35: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Tarrion Adams ran for 123 yards and three touchdowns to lead Tulsa past Marshall to clinch Conference USA's West division on Saturday.

Adams scored from 1, 1 and 6 yards out, and Tulsa finished with 516 total yards to Marshall's 437.

Tulsa (10-2, 7-1 Conference USA) came into the game needing help to reach its second consecutive conference championship game.

The Golden Hurricane will host host East Carolina next week.

Tulsa's David Johnson was 21 of 33 for 313 yards and two touchdown passes.

Courtney Edmonson was on the receiving end of Brian Anderson's first career touchdown pass midway through the first quarter to give the Thundering Herd a 7-0 lead.

Anderson, who started for the injured Mark Cann, was 14 of 19 for 177 yards and three scores.

Anderson found Darius Passmore for a 42-yard touchdown pass to tie the score at 21 just before halftime.

Chubb Small, Darius Marshall and Terrell Edwards combined for 237 rushing yards for Marshall. The trio also combined for two touchdowns, highlighted by a 69-yard scamper by Small to tie the score at 14 midway through the second quarter.

Tulsa took a 38-35 lead with 3:42 to play in the fourth quarter on Jarod Tracy's 22-yard field goal.

Small was stopped on fourth-and-1 at the Thundering Herd's 49-yard line with 1:56 left in the game, ending Marshall's chances.

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