TV: Stadium (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED CLEARANCE CHARTS)
Stream: CLICK HERE
Radio: Ted Alexander (PxP) and ODU Hall of Famer/NBA Champion Dave Twardzik's (color) live pregame show will begin at 6:30 p.m. EST. All ODU men’s basketball games air on: ESPN 94.1 (in Hampton Roads, Va.); WNTW 820 AM and 97.7 FM The Answer (in Richmond and Central Va.); WLVA 94.1 FM and Fox Sports 580 AM (in Lynchburg, Va.).
HUNTINGTON, W.V. – The second place Old Dominion men’s basketball team (21-5, 12-2 C-USA) will travel to fourth place Marshall (19-8, 10-4 C-USA) for a Thursday night (Feb. 22) showdown in Huntington at 7:00 p.m. The game will air on Stadium (please see attached Clearance Charts to see which channels will be picking up the game). Fans can also stream Thursday’s contest at: https://watchstadium.com/
Both teams are riding a five-game win streak. ODU has won nine of its last 10 and 16 of its last 18 contests.
CLICK HERE for Conference USA standings. The top four teams receive a first round bye in the 2018 Conference USA Tournament held in Frisco, Texas.
Game notes, as well as both team’s stats and C-USA notes are attached.
All-Time Series: Old Dominion vs. Marshall
-Thursday night marks the 19th all-time meeting between Old Dominion and Marshall.
-ODU leads the all-time series, 10-8.
-Old Dominion defeated Marshall earlier this season in Norfolk, 82-76.
-Marshall knocked ODU out of the Conference USA Tournament a season ago (64-63).
-The Thundering Herd has won four of the last six contests against Old Dominion.
Monarch Nuggets
-Old Dominion is allowing just 62.0 points per game, which ranks 4th nationally and 1st in the conference.
-The Monarchs rank 25th in the country and 1st in the C-USA for its field-goal percentage defense (40.5).
-The Monarchs turn the ball over just 10.2 times per contest, which ranks 9th nationally and 2nd in Conference USA. Their 264 total turnovers ranks 4th in the country and 1st in the league.
-Old Dominion’s 4.9 turnover margin ranks 6th nationally and 1st in the conference.
-ODU’s 1.52 assist/turnover ratio ranks 13th in the country (2nd in the C-USA).
-Old Dominion is ranked 14th in the nation and 2nd in the conference for fewest fouls (410).
-Ahmad Caver ranks 3rd in the country and 2nd in Conference USA for most minutes played per game (38:09). Caver’s 38:09 average per game this season is just shy (so far) of Frank Smith’s school record of 38:50 for the 1986-87 season.
-Caver ranks 16th in the NCAA and 2nd in the conference for averaging 6.4apg. His 166 total assists ranks 20th in the country and 3rd in the conference.
-Caver’s 3.61 assist to turnover ratio ranks 4th nationally and 1st the C-USA.
-Caver ranks 15th in Division I and 2nd in Conference USA for averaging 2.27 steals per outing.
-Old Dominion is 17-1 when allowing 69 points or less.
-The Monarchs are 17-2 when leading at the half.
-Old Dominion is 15-2 when outrebounding its opponent.
-ODU is 17-3 in games they shoot 40% or higher from the floor.
-The Monarchs are 6-0 on the road in C-USA play.
-The Monarchs are 10-0 when scoring 80 or more points.
OLD DOMINION LEADERS
POINTS: B.J. Stith 15.0 (13th in C-USA)
REBOUNDS: Brandan Stith 7.2 rpg (7th in C-USA)
ASSISTS: Ahmad Caver 6.4 apg (16th in the country, 2nd in C-USA)
STEALS: Ahmad Caver 2.27 spg (15th in country, 2nd in C-USA)
BLOCKS: Brandan Stith 1.58 bpg (91st in the country, 5th in C-USA)