Nov. 23, 2012
OLD DOMINION MONARCHS (1-4) vs. VS. MURRAY STATE RACERS (3-1)
Game time: 8:02 ET in Murray, KY.
Radio: ESPN94.1- Ted Alexander (play-by-play)
TV: ESPN3.com
MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERS
| Position | No. | Name | Height | Class | Hometown | Stats |
| F | 11 | DeShawn Painter | 6-9 | Sr. | Norfolk, VA | 7.8 ppg/6.0 rpg |
| F | 23 | Ricard Ross | 6-7 | R-So. | Wichita Falls, TX | 7.0 ppg/5.4 rpg |
| G | 4 | Dimitri Batten | 6-3 | R-So. | Newport News, VA | 11.4 ppg/ 4.4 rpg |
| G | 25 | Donte Hill | 6-4 | Jr. | Virginia Beach, VA | 9.4 ppg/ 4.4 rpg |
| G | 3 | Keenan Palmore | 6-1 | Fr. | Stone Mountain, GA | 8.6 ppg/5.8 rpg |
OFF THE BENCH
| Position | No. | Name | Height | Class | Hometown | Stats |
| F | 1 | Nick Wright | 6-8 | R-Sr. | Suffolk, VA | 5.0 ppg/ 5.4 rpg |
| G | 2 | Aaron Bacote | 6-5 | Fr. | Hampton, VA | 8.0 ppg/ 1.8 rpg |
| G | 15 | Deion Clark | 6-3 | Fr. | Naples, FL | 3.8 ppg/ 1.4 rpg |
| F | 40 | Anton Larsen | 7-0 | R-Jr. | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2.0 ppg/2.2 rpg |
| F | 21 | Stuart McEwen | 6-9 | Fr. | Sydney, Australia | ----/---- |
NOTE: All nine Monarchs who have played as started atleast one game thus far this season. Junior co-captain Donte Hill is the only Monarch who has started all five.
SERIES VS. MSU
Murray leads 1-0 ... This is only the second meeting between the two. The Racers defeated ODU, 76-61 in the 1990-91 Puerto Rico Shootout in San Juan.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
| ODU | MSU | |
| Scoring | 62.6 | 78.2 |
| OPP Scoring | 65.8 | 62.5 |
| FG PCT | .396 | .469 |
| 3PT PCT | .227 | .399 |
| FT PCT | .667 | .699 |
| REB AVG | 41.4 | 35.2 |
| REB MRG | +9.0 | -0.2 |
| ASST AVG | 12.0 | 12.5 |
| TO AVG | 15.4 | 13.8 |
| STLS | 6.4 | 8.8 |
| BLKS | 4.4 | 4.5 |
LAST GAME
Monarchs lost to VMI, 76-71 Wednesday night as Stan Okoye led the Keydets with 22 points and D.J. Covington added 13 points with 13 rebounds. Sophomore Dimitri Batten led ODU with a career high 21 points, while both Richard Ross and DeShawn Painter grabbed nine rebounds. VMI shot .483 from the floor while ODU shot .411. The Monarchs outrebounded VMI, 47-34, but committed 18 turnovers. It was VMI's first win over ODU in 13 meetings dating back to 1977-78.
Blaine Taylor
238-127 at ODU (12TH YEAR)
TOTAL: 379-193 (.657)
STEVE PROHM
37-3 at MSU (2nd year)