Jan. 17, 2012
Norfolk, Va. -
OLD DOMINION (10-8/5-1) VS. TOWSON TIGERS (0-18/0-6)
Game time: 7 p.m. at the Towson Center
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MONARCH PROBABABLES
F 20 Chris Cooper, 6-9 Sr. Dumfries, VA. 10.7 ppg/ 10.2 rpg
F 1 Nick Wright, 6-8 R-Jr. Suffolk, VA. 7.7 ppg/ 4.9 rpg
G 22 Marquel De Lancey, 6-0, Sr. Alexandria, Va. 4.6 ppg/ 2.3 apg
G 12 Donte Hill, 6-4, So., Virginia Beach, Va. 7.0 ppg/ 3.7 rpg
G 24 Kent Bazemore, 6-5, R-Sr. Kelford, NC. 14.6 ppg/ 5.3 rpg
OFF THE BENCH
G 15 Trian Iliadis, 6-3 Sr., Perth W. Australia 8.3 ppg/ 2.5 apg
G 4 Dimitri Batten, 6-3, R-Fr. 7.8 ppg/ 2.6 rpg
F 23 Richard Ross, 6-7, R-Fr. Wichita Falls, TX. 5.7 ppg/ 4.7 rpg
G 10 Breon Key, 6-2, Fr., Hampton, VA. 2.3 ppg/ 0.9 rpg.
F 40 Anton Larsen, 7-0, R-So. Copenhagen, Denmark 1.7 ppg/0.9 rpg
F 00 Jason Pimentel, 6-8,. Fr., Ocala, FL. 4.0 ppg/ 4.6 rpg
SERIES VS. TOWSON
ODU leads, 26-1
The Monarchs defeated the Tigers, 75-38 on Jan. 7th in Norfolk.Bazemore scored 14 and Dimitri Batten added 11 as all 11 Monarchsscored. Nwankwo led Towson with 11 points, followed by Jones with 10.Towson's only win over ODU was in 2001-02 in the old ODU fieldhouse.
LAST TIME OUT
The Monarchs rallied to defeat Hofstra Saturday, 69-61 in the Constant Center.Trian Iliadis scored 19, Bazemore 16 and Cooper 13 points. ODU shot .463 fromThe floor, while the Pride shot only.358. ODU has won three straight.The Monarchs have won three straight and five of it's last seven.
Blaine Taylor
Year-by Year As a Head Coach
2011-12 ODU 10-8
225-120 at ODU at ODU (11th Yr)
Totals 366-184
COMPARING THE TEAMS
| ODU | TOW | |
| Scoring: | 64.4 | 49.3 |
| OPP Scoring: | 62.9 | 71.1 |
| FG PCT: | .394 | .368 |
| OPP FG PCT: | .417 | .454 |
| 3PT FG PCT: | .296 | .289 |
| OPP 3PT FGPCT: | .335 | .386 |
| FT PCT: | .609 | .562 |
| REBS: | 39.2 | 33.8 |
| OPP REBS: | 33.9 | 34.9 |
| AST: | 12.9 | 7.7 |
| TO: | 14.4 | 18.8 |
| STLS: | 9.1 | 5.1 |
| BLKS: | 3.9 | 4.3 |
NCAA NATIONAL STATISTICS
Chris Cooper 20th - Rebounding 10.3
Chris Cooper 8th - Double-Doubles 10
Kent Bazemore 18th - Steals 2.4
Team 49th - +5.3 rebound margin
Team 26th - Steals 9.1
ODU ACADEMIC SUCCESS
ODU enjoyed outstanding academic success last fall with a 3.4 team GPA. Four Monarchs,Trian Iliadis, Donte Hill, Anton Larsen and Kent Bazemore were on the Dean's list.
ODU CAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS
Scoring Offense: 8th at 6 4.4
Scoring Defense: 5th at 62.9
FG PCT: 11th at .394
FGPCT DEF: 5th at .417
3PT FG PCT: 11th .296
REBS: 1st at 39.2
REB Margin: 2nd +5.3
AST: 3rd 12.9
STLS: 3rd at 9.1
BLKS: 7th at 3.9
INDIVIDUAL CAA STAT RANKINGS
Scoring: Bazemore 9th at 14.6
REBS: Cooper 3rd at 10.2
ASST: Bazemore, 9th at 3.1
STLS: Bazemore, 2nd at 2.4
Iliadis 9th at 1.7
OFF.REBS: Cooper 1st at 4.7
ODU IN OVERTIME GAMES
Overall: 43-43 - Division I 38-35
The Monarchs tied a school record for the most overtime games in a season with five thus far with its 68-66 victory at Delaware.The 1978-79 Monarchs also had five overtime games with wins over Florida State, East Carolina, VCU andClemson. Last year's CAA Champion Monarchs played no overtime contests.
1978-79 Overtime Games
Dec. 9 L at Austin Peay 68-65
Jan. 6 W Florida State (2 OT) at Scope
Feb. 3 W at East Carolina (2 OT) , 90-85
Feb. 15 W at VCU, 72-71 in Richmond Coliseum
Mar. 12 W at Clemson (2 OT)- NIT second round
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
1-16-2 - Kent Bazemore, Old Dominion - Averaged 21.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals in Old Dominion's 2-0 week. Scored a career-high 27 points and tied a career-high with 12 rebounds in ODU's 68-66 overtime win at Delaware. Scored 9 of the Monarchs' 11 points in overtime and hit the game-tying free throws with 2 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. He also contributed 16 points and four assists in a 69-61 victory over Hofstra.