BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The first place Old Dominion men’s basketball team (18-6, 8-3 C-USA) will travel to UAB (14-9, 6-4 C-USA) for a Thursday, Feb. 7 showdown at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Then on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:00 p.m. ET, ODU will take on Middle Tennessee (7-16, 4-6 C-USA), which will air on Stadium (please see attached documents for channel listings). The Monarchs have won seven of their eight games and 16 of their last 19.
How to Watch Saturday’s Game at Middle Tennessee in Hampton Roads:
Verizon Fios: 820
Cox Cable: 111
Stadium will also provide a free live stream online through the following link: https://watchstadium.com/live/old-dominion-at-middle-tennessee-mens-basketball/
RADIO
Both games will air on the ODU Sports Radio Network, as Ted Alexander and Dave Twardzik’s live pregame show will begin on 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday and 6:30 pm. ET on Saturday.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-ODU’s 954 total rebounds this season rank 6th in Division I.
-The Monarchs rank 7th in the nation for holding teams to 38.6% shooting from the floor for the season.
-Old Dominion’s defense ranks 11th in the country for scoring defense, allowing just 61.6 points per game.
-ODU’s 107 total blocked shots rank 29th in Division I.
AHMAD CAVER
-Ahmad Caver 892:43 total minutes played rank 2nd in the NCAA.
-Caver’s 360 FGA rank 20th in the country.
-Caver’s 134 total assists this season rank 22nd in the nation.
-Caver has scored double-figures in 22 of 24 games this season, while scoring 20 or more points in 10 of those contests.
B.J. STITH
-B.J. Stith’s 351 FGA rank 24th in the NCAA.
-Stith’s eight double-doubles this season rank third in the C-USA.
-Stith has scoured double-figures in 21 of 24 games, while scoring 20 or more points in 10 of those contests.
ALL-TIME SERIES vs. UAB
-Thursday night marks the 32nd all-time meeting between these two schools.
-UAB leads the all-time series, 20-11.
-Old Dominion has won the last two meetings in this series.
-UAB has won five of the seven games in this series.
-The Monarchs are 2-13 all-time when playing UAB in Birmingham, Ala.
-These two schools first met during the 1982-83 season.
ALL-TIME SERIES vs. MIDDLE TENNESSEE
-Saturday night marks the 10th all-time meeting between these two schools.
-Middle Tennessee leads the all-time series, 9-0.
-Old Dominion is 0-3 all-time when playing MT in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
-These two schools first met during the 1986-87 season.
-ODU and MT have met three times in the C-USA Tournament.
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