Dec. 6, 2012
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (1-7) VS. VCU Rams (5-3)
Dec. 7, 2012 Ted Constant Convocation Center
Game time 9 p.m.
ODU ON RADIO: ESPN94.1 - Ted Alexander, Billy Mann and Rick Kiefner
TV: NBCSN - Todd Harris (play by play) & Ron Thompson (color)
MONARCH PROBABLE STARTERS
| F | 11 | DeShawn Painter | 6-9 | Sr. | Norfolk, VA | 8.3ppg/7.4 rpg |
| F | 1 | Nick Wright | 6-8 | R-Sr. | Suffolk, VA. | 7.8ppg/5.0 rpg |
| G | 2 | Aaron Bacote | 6-5 | Fr. | Hampton, VA. | 6.3ppg/1.9rpg |
| G | 25 | Donte Hill | 6-4 | Jr | Virginia Beach, VA. | 9.3ppg/5.0 rpg |
| G | 3 | Keenan Palmore | 6-1, | Fr., | Stone Mountain, GA. | 9.0ppg/5.3rpg |
OFF THE BENCH
| F | 23 | Richard Ross | 6-7 | R-So. | Wichita Falls, TX. | 5.5ppg/5.0rpg |
| G | 4 | Dimitri Batten | 6-3 | R-So. | Newport News, VA. | 9.5ppg/3.1rpg |
| G | 15 | Deion Clark | 6-3 | Fr. | Naples, FL. | 4.4ppg/1.4rpg |
| F | 40 | Anton Larsen | 7-0 | R-Jr. | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2.6ppg/2.0rpg |
| F | 21 | Stuart McEwen | 6-9 | Fr. | Sydney, Australia | 0.0ppg/0.0rpg |
SERIES VS. VCU
VCU leads the series, 45-42. Last year, the Rams defeated ODU, 61-48 in Richmond and68-64 here in the Constant Center. The previous season, ODU beat VCU in two of threemeetings, including at VCU and in the CAA Championship game.
OTHER VCU-ODU NOTABLES
The ODU-VCU series at the Constant Center has attracted 8,400 or more sold out nine straight years.The two teams have met in the CAA finals twice (2005 and 2011)
COMPARE AND CONTRAST ODU VCUScoring: 62.5 73.6OPP Scoring: 69.9 60.6FG PCT .395 .445FG DEF .464 .4363PT PCT .256 .341FT PCT: .662 .651REB AVG: 39.8 36.5REB MRG: +7.4 +4.1ASST AVG: 12.4 14.3TO AVG: 15.1 12.8STLS: 7.4 11.6BLKS: 3.8 2.3
NOTE:
All nine Monarchs who have played thus far have started atleast two games with Donte Hillbeing the only Monarch who has started all eight games this season.
LAST GAME
ODU's Nick Wright scored 16 points, but Richmond defeated the Monarchs, 80-53 Tuesday night.UR was led by Cedrick Lindsay with 19 points. The win was the first ever for the Spiders in the Constant Center and their first win against ODU in Norfolk since beating the Monarchs, 77-73 in double overtime in 2000-01 at Scope. Joining Lindsay in double figures were Greg Robbins and Darien Brothers with 14 points each. Richmond shot .574 (31-54) for the game while the Monarchs shot .317 (19-60). The Spiders led throughout the contest. DeShawn Painter hauled down a game high 10 rebounds for ODU.
Blaine Taylor
238-130 AT ODU (12TH YEAR)
TOTAL: 379-196 (.651)
SHAKA SMART
89-31 AT VCU (Fourth Year)
TOTAL: 89-31
ODU CAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS
| ODU | VCU | |
| Scoring Offense: | 62.5 | 8th |
| Scoring Defense: | 369.9 | 8th |
| FG PCT: | 3 .395 | 9th |
| FGPCT DEF: | 3 .464 | 7th |
| FT PCT: | .662 | 5th |
| 3PT FG PCT: | 3.256 | 10th |
| REBS: | 39.8 | 2nd |
| REBS Margin: | 3 +7.4 | 2nd |
| AST: | 3 12.4 | 3rd |
| STLS: | 3 7.4 | 4th |
| BKLS: | 3.8 | 8th |
INDIVIDUAL CAA RANKINGS
| Scoring: | Batten | 9.5 | 21st |
| REBS: | Painter | 7.4 | 10th |
| FT: | Palmore | 84.0 | 4th |
| AST: | Palmore | 3.2 | 5th |
| STLS: | Palmore | 1.6 | 9th |
| Hill | 1.8 | 7th |
NEXT GAME
ODU hosts Central Florida, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.