Nov. 25, 2004
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Isaiah Hunter had 16 points and Alex Loughton added13 as Old Dominion beat TCU 67-62 on Thursday in the Corpus ChristiCaller-Times Challenge.
Loughton had 11 rebounds and an assist for Old Dominion (3-0), which took a37-30 lead into halftime. Hunter was 6-of-14 from the field, including 2-of-6from 3-point range and hit both of his free throws. He also had three assists.
TCU (3-1) was led by Chudi Chinweze with 16 points, while Corey Santee andMarcus Shropshire added 11 apiece.
ODU jumped out to a 37-30 halftime lead as Valdas Vasylius ledwith seven points while Arnaud Dahi and Alex Loughton had six each.
In the second half, TCU fought back to tie the game at 41 with 14:25left on a basket by Corey Santee. TCU led by as many as five , 46-41with 11:44 left.
ODU came back and tied the contest at 52 all with 7:09 remainingon a layup by Alex Loughton. ODU kept up the pressure and tookthe lead for good with 5:14 left(57-55) on a jumper by Isaiah Hunter.Hunter hit two more baskets, and Loughton hit one to give ODUa 65-59 lead. Kiah Thomas then iced the victory with two free throwswith 26 seconds left.
ODU is the only team in the Classic still unbeaten. The Monarchswill play Shawnee State Saturday at 3:30, then play host TexasA&M Corpus Christi on Sunday at 6 p.m. to complete the tournament.Florida State, Kent State, TCU are also in the tournament in CorpusChristi,Tx.