The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Thursday, March 11
Frisco, Texas
6:00 PM
UAB
vs
Rice
UAB Prepares for Conference USA Championship
3/10/2021 6:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Will Face Rice Thursday at 6 p.m.
FRISCO, Texas – UAB (21-6, 13-5 C-USA) begins its pursuit for a conference title on Thursday night. The Blazers will face Marshall/Rice winner at 6 p.m. at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The game will air on Stadium.
UAB LATELY
UAB is the No. 2 seed in the West and received a first round bye into the quarterfinal round. The Blazers are coming off a sweep at North Texas last weekend, taking the first game on Friday 65-51 before fending off a late Mean Green comeback on Saturday to come away with a 65-61 win.
RICE LATELY
Rice is the No. 6 seed in the West. The Owls were 72-68 winners over Marshall earlier tonight in their first round game. Rice defeated Southern Miss 61-52 in the preliminary round.
UAB AND RICE HISTORY
The series began in 1980 when Rice came to Birmingham for the UAB Classic, a 78-60 Blazers victory. The teams did not meet again until 2006 after Rice joined Conference USA. The Blazers have dominated the series, winning 16 of the 18 games, including both games earlier this season.
COMMON OPPONENTS
UAB and Rice have seven common opponents this season: Charlotte, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Old Dominion, Southern Miss, UTSA and UTEP.
UAB GETS WIN NUMBER 20
UAB's 65-51 win at North Texas on March 5 was its 20th win in 26 games. Only four Blazer teams have accomplished that feat faster. The 2015-16 squad recorded its 20th win in 24 games and the 1981-82, 2005-06 and 2009-10 teams did it in 25 games.
THREE BLAZERS RECEIVE C-USA HONORS
Tavin Lovan, Trey Jemison and Quan Jackson were named to Conference USA All-Conference Teams. Lovan was named to the second-team while Jackson and Jemison were named to the All-Defensive Team. This is the first time in program history that UAB has had two players on the All-Defensive Team.
D-ING UP
In addition to being seventh in the nation in scoring defense (60.1), the Blazers are fourth in turnover margin (5.4) and 16th in scoring margin (+12.9).
UP NEXT
The winner of this game will face the winner of the No. 1 East WKU/No. 4 West UTSA game in the semifinals. That contest will air on CBS Sports Network on March 12 at 11 a.m.
RADIO
Blazer men's basketball games are set to air on 100.5 ESPN JOX 2 with David Crane and Murry Bartow on the call.
Fans may also follow the Blazers this season by downloading the free TuneIn Radio app, online through Blazers All-Access at UABSports.com, or on the UAB Gameday mobile app.
MEN'S BASKETBALL TICKET INFORMATION
Men's basketball season tickets for the 2021-22 season are on sale now. Current basketball season ticket holders can click here to renew their original 2020-21 seat locations prior to social distancing adjustments. Click here to purchase new 2021-22 season which start as low as $100 with the Blaze's Corner season ticket.
Fans interested in season tickets can fill out the season ticket request form or contact the UAB Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1 to receive additional information.
For more information on the UAB men's basketball team, follow @UAB_MBB on Twitter and Instagram.
UAB LATELY
UAB is the No. 2 seed in the West and received a first round bye into the quarterfinal round. The Blazers are coming off a sweep at North Texas last weekend, taking the first game on Friday 65-51 before fending off a late Mean Green comeback on Saturday to come away with a 65-61 win.
RICE LATELY
Rice is the No. 6 seed in the West. The Owls were 72-68 winners over Marshall earlier tonight in their first round game. Rice defeated Southern Miss 61-52 in the preliminary round.
UAB AND RICE HISTORY
The series began in 1980 when Rice came to Birmingham for the UAB Classic, a 78-60 Blazers victory. The teams did not meet again until 2006 after Rice joined Conference USA. The Blazers have dominated the series, winning 16 of the 18 games, including both games earlier this season.
COMMON OPPONENTS
UAB and Rice have seven common opponents this season: Charlotte, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Old Dominion, Southern Miss, UTSA and UTEP.
UAB GETS WIN NUMBER 20
UAB's 65-51 win at North Texas on March 5 was its 20th win in 26 games. Only four Blazer teams have accomplished that feat faster. The 2015-16 squad recorded its 20th win in 24 games and the 1981-82, 2005-06 and 2009-10 teams did it in 25 games.
THREE BLAZERS RECEIVE C-USA HONORS
Tavin Lovan, Trey Jemison and Quan Jackson were named to Conference USA All-Conference Teams. Lovan was named to the second-team while Jackson and Jemison were named to the All-Defensive Team. This is the first time in program history that UAB has had two players on the All-Defensive Team.
D-ING UP
In addition to being seventh in the nation in scoring defense (60.1), the Blazers are fourth in turnover margin (5.4) and 16th in scoring margin (+12.9).
UP NEXT
The winner of this game will face the winner of the No. 1 East WKU/No. 4 West UTSA game in the semifinals. That contest will air on CBS Sports Network on March 12 at 11 a.m.
RADIO
Blazer men's basketball games are set to air on 100.5 ESPN JOX 2 with David Crane and Murry Bartow on the call.
Fans may also follow the Blazers this season by downloading the free TuneIn Radio app, online through Blazers All-Access at UABSports.com, or on the UAB Gameday mobile app.
MEN'S BASKETBALL TICKET INFORMATION
Men's basketball season tickets for the 2021-22 season are on sale now. Current basketball season ticket holders can click here to renew their original 2020-21 seat locations prior to social distancing adjustments. Click here to purchase new 2021-22 season which start as low as $100 with the Blaze's Corner season ticket.
Fans interested in season tickets can fill out the season ticket request form or contact the UAB Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1 to receive additional information.
For more information on the UAB men's basketball team, follow @UAB_MBB on Twitter and Instagram.
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