There was a collective groan followed by a swarm of loud, barely audible profanities that preceded pronounced bleacher stomping.These were familiar sounds of frustration, but Wednesday night at Tudor Fieldhouse the inspiration for the angst was different. For those accustomed to discouragement following a disheartening loss to a superior opponent, this felt worse. Disappointment by tantalization often yields a bitter disillusionment that can only be released like pressure by a valve.Rice teased its small but fervent fan base yet again, blowing a 17-point second-half lead in losing to UAB 61-60 in overtime on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Blazers guard Robert Williams. The basket was Williams’ lone field goal and came nine seconds after Rice guard Connor Frizzelle drilled a 3 that lifted the Owls (11-8, 2-2 Conference USA) into the lead.From a narrowed scope Williams’ heroics represented a bitter turn, for Frizzelle nailed his own buzzer-beater four nights earlier to defeat Tulane in New Orleans. The broader view revealed this: After building momentum with consecutive road wins, Rice surrendered it by falling at home to UAB (6-11, 1-3 C-USA), the only league team with a losing record.“There’s nothing deflating at all about the first half of this game,” Rice coach… Read full this story
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