Feb. 18, 2010
The ODU Monarchs (21-7/13-3) travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa to take on 24th ranked Northern Iowa (23-3) Friday night in an ESPN Bracketbuster's game at 7 p.m.(ET)on ESPN2. ODU is 4-0 in Bracketbuster games.
2009-10 MONARCH BASKETBALLOld Dominion University 21-7/13-3Feb. 19 vs. Northern Iowa 23-3/14-2
ESPN Bracketbuster GameODU Radio: ESPN 94.1 FM(Ted Alexander, Kenny Gattison, Rick Kiefner)
ESPN2 Channel 60 in the Hampton Roads area.Announcers: John Saunders and Bob Valvano
PROBABLE STARTERS FOR ODUF 35 Ben Finney, 6-5, Jr, Portsmouth, VA. 9.3 ppg/ 6.0 rpgF 21 Frank Hassell, 6-8, RS-Jr. Chesapeake, VA. 8.8 ppg/ 6.3 rpgC 12 Gerald Lee, 6-9, Sr., Uusikaupunki, Finland, 14.0 ppg/ 5.1 rpgG 24 Kent Bazemore, 6-5, RS-So. Kelford, NC. 8.0 ppg/ 3.4 apg.G 3 Darius James, 6-1, Jr., Virginia Beach, VA.,6.8 ppg/ 3.3 apg
OFF THE BENCHF 33 Keyon Carter, 6-8, RS-Jr. Riviera Beach, Fl. 7.1 ppg/ 5.1 rpgG 23 Marsharee Neely, 6-2, Sr., Greensboro, NC. 5.5 ppg/ 2.7 rpgC 20 Chris Cooper,6-9, So, Dumfries, VA., 1.5 ppg/ 2.2 rpgG 22 Marquel Delancey, 6-0, So.., Alexandria, Va., 1.4 ppg/ 1.7. apgF 1 Nick Wright, 6-8, RS-Fr.., Suffolk, VA 1.6 ppg /1.1 rpgG 15 Trian Iliadis, 6-3, Fr.,Perth,W.Australia 3.5 ppg/ 1.2 rpgG 2 Josh Hicks, 6-2, Fr., Winston-Salem, NC./ ------/-----Red ShirtC 40 Anton Larsen, 7-0, Fr., Copenhagen, Denmark -----/----- Red Shirt
NATION'S LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAKSThe Monarchs have won 21 consecutive home games dating back to last season. TheStreak is the third longest in the country. ODU last lost at home on Jan. 24, 2009 against Northeastern. The Monarchs then closed the 2009-10 season with eight straight wins, including three wins at home during the CIT Tournament. The Monarchs are a perfect 13-0 at home this season.
1.Kansas 562. Siena 343. ODU 22 Xavier 215. BYU 206. Vanderbilt 187. Kentucky 17Ohio State 17Murray State 1710. Duke 16
ODU'S KEYS TO VICTORY18-3 when out-rebounding its opponents16-2 when committing fewer turnovers than its opponents6-0 when shooting 50% or better from the floor10-1 when shooting a better free throw percentage than its opponent4-0 when Frank Hassell rebounds in double-figures8-1 when Kent Bazemore has five assists or more.
SERIES VS. NORTHERN IOWAODU and Northern Iowa have met just once before.The Monarchs defeated Northern Iowa, 63-61 in a 1990-91Tournament in Puerto Rico.