William & Mary (5-5) at Old Dominion (7-4)
Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 at the Ted Constant Convocation Center at 7:00 p.m.
Watch: C-USA TV
Radio: ODU Sports Network - ESPN Radio 94.1 FM (Norfolk), Sports FM 100.5 (Richmond), 94.1 FM WLVA and Fox Sports 580 (Lynchburg)
Live Stats: CLICK HERE
In-Game Updates: ODUMBB Twitter
Tickets: YNotTix
NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men’s basketball team (7-4, 0-0 C-USA) will host William & Mary (5-5, 0-0 CAA) on Thursday, Dec. 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The Monarchs will look to win their third in a row on Thursday night, after not trailing in either of their past two games in which they only allowed 46 points in each contest.
The game can be viewed in HD via C-USA TV ($). Please click HERE for more info.
Fans attending Thursday night’s game against William & Mary will have the opportunity to get their picture with the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl trophy that the Old Dominion football team recently won to cap off its historic 10-3 (7-1 C-USA) season and first ever bowl appearance and victory. The photo op will begin in the main lobby at 6:00 p.m. and will end at the start of the second half.
Fans are encouraged to purchase their Popeyes Bahamas Bowl championship gear at the game from the University Village Bookstore kiosk, and wear it in their photos. The trophy photo op will be located next to the championship merchandise.
Radio (and C-USA TV audio) for Thursday
Old Dominion Senior Associate Athletic Director Ted Alexander will take care of the play-by-play duties, while ODU Hall of Famer and former NBA champion Dave Twardzik will handle color commentary. Ted and Dave’s live pregame show will begin at 6:30 p.m. EST.
ALL-TIME SERIES
-Thursday night marks the 88th meeting between ODU and W&M.
-ODU leads the all-time series 67-20.
-The Tribe have won four of the last five games.
-When the two schools met last season in Williamsburg, W&M won 55-48.
ODU NCAA Ranking Highlights:
TEAM
-Scoring Defense Per Game: 2nd (1st in C-USA) – 56.4
-Offensive Rebounds Per Game: 7th (1st in C-USA) – 15.45
-Blocked Shots Per Game: 28th (3rd in C-USA) – 5.5
-FG % Defense: 33rd (1st in C-USA) – 38.6%
-Total Rebounds Per Game: 39th (2nd in C-USA) – 40.36
INDIVIDUAL
-Offensive Rebounds Per Game: Denzell Taylor: 9th (1st in C-USA) – 4.18
-Blocked Shots Per Game: Brandan Stith: 40th (3rd in C-USA) – 2.09
QUICK HITTERS
-ODU has given up just 46 points in each of the two games. The Monarchs never trailed in either game.
-ODU has out-rebounded its opponents in eight of 11 contests so far this season and is 7-1 in such games.
-ODU has led at the half in eight of 11 contests so far this season and is 6-2 in such games.
-The most points ODU has allowed in regulation this season is 67 (vs. VCU [RV]), the Monarchs allowed 68 to No. 10 Louisville in a game that went to overtime. Old Dominion's defense is nationally ranked No. 2 (ppg), only behind No. 10 Virginia.
-In the past two(+) seasons, the Monarchs are 36-5 in the Ted.
-Zoran Talley is coming off a career high of 18 points, while Ahmad Caver dished out a career high nine assists (only had one turnover) in ODU’s most recent win against Howard.
-W&M is 5-0 at home so far this season, but 0-5 in road games.
SINGLE-GAME TICKETS
Single-game tickets for Old Dominion University men’s basketball are on sale now at www.ynottix.com or by calling 757-683-4444.
For group pricing (10+), please call Todd McKeating at 757-683-7087.
All ODU students get in free all year long.
VOUCHER BOOKS
The voucher book includes 10 ticket vouchers that can be redeemed for tickets to any remaining home men’s basketball games. The tickets can be used all at once to bring a family or group of friends or spread out amongst multiple games. If you run out of vouchers, simply come back and purchase another voucher book. At just $99 per voucher book, it represents more than $70, or 40%, savings over face value.
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