March 27, 2009
NORFOLK, Va. - Fans of the ODU men's basketball team will be able to tune in and watch the finals of Tuesday's inaugural College Insider.com Tournament Championship Game live at 8 p.m. EST. The game will be broadcast on Fox College Sports and can be seen locally on DirecTV and Verizon Fios, in addition to being aired live on Star 94.1 FM and streamed live, free of charge, at www.foxsports.com. The Monarchs will face the Bradley Braves for the postseason tournament championship.
The Monarchs improved to 24-10 on the season with a CIT Semi-final victory over James Madison University, 81-43. ODU is led by junior forward Gerald Lee, an All-CAA First Teamer averaging 15.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 1.5 apg.
Bradley improved to 21-14 with a 59-49 win over Pacific in the semi-finals and has won eight of its last ten games, including six straight at home. The Braves are led by senior forward Theron Wilson, an All-Missouri Valley Conference First Teamer averaging a team-high 14.1 ppg and 7.3 rpg.
Tip is set for 7:00 pm (central time) in Peoria, Ill.