NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men’s basketball team (9-3) will put its seven-game win-streak on the line Saturday, Dec. 22, when the Monarchs welcome Morgan State (5-5) to the Ted Constant Convocation Center for a 2:00 p.m. tip. Saturday afternoon’s game will stream on C-USA TV.
Saturday’s game will air on the ODU Sports Radio Network, with Ted Alexander and Dave Twardzik’s pregame show beginning at 1:30 p.m.
ALL-TIME SERIES
-Saturday marks the 4th all-time meeting between these two schools.
-ODU holds a 3-0 advantage in the all-time series.
-The two teams last met in 2015-16, in a game ODU won 79-48.
-The schools first met in during the 2003-04 season.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
The Monarchs rank second in the nation for holding teams to 35.7% shooting from the floor for the season. Old Dominion’s also defense ranks fourth in the country for scoring defense, allowing just 56.8 points per game. ODU turns the ball over just 10.8 times per game, which ranks 17th in the country.
ODU IS...
-On a seven-game win-streak.
-6-0 at home this season and 5-0 in December.
-9-2 when allowing 69 points or less.
-5-1 when leading at half.
-7-0 when shooting 40% or better from the floor.
-9-1 when scoring 60-79 points.
-8-2 when outrebounding its opponent (has outrebounded opponent in all but two games).
LAST GAME
ODU (9-3) ended the game on a 23-6 run to defeat Richmond (4-7) by a 63-54 score at the Robins Center on Wednesday night. Senior captains B.J. Stith and Ahmad Caver combined for 49 of ODU’s 63 points. The Monarchs outscored the Spiders 35-21 in the second half.
Stith poured in a game-high 30 points, to go along with 12 rebounds, marking his fourth consecutive double-double. Caver followed with 19 points, eight dimes, two rebounds and one steal. Dajour Dickens chipped in four points, eight rebounds and two blocks.
For the ballgame, Old Dominion’s defense held Richmond to 37.0% (20-54) shooting from the floor and 31.8% (7-22) shooting from deep. ODU turned UR over 14 times on Wednesday night, while the Monarchs only turned the ball over seven times. The game experienced six lead changes and five ties. Old Dominion held a lead for 17:49, while Richmond led for 16:57.
MORGAN STATE
The Bears enter Saturday’s game with a 5-5 overall record and are most recently coming off an 85-78 win over Wilmington University. Morgan State is coached by Todd Bozeman, who is in the midst of his 13th season at the helm.
The Bears have been led by Sherwyn Devonish, who is averaging 10.0 points per contest.