NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men’s basketball team (23-6, 13-3 C-USA) will host Southern Miss (17-11, 9-7 C-USA) on Wednesday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m. The game will stream exclusively on “Live Conference USA’s” Facebook page, as it will be a CBS Sports Network production. Wednesday night will mark Senior Night for Ahmad Caver, B.J. Stith and Elbert Robinson III. Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 6:45 p.m. for the Senior Night ceremony.
LINK TO WATCH SOUTHERN MISS GAME
The Monarchs have won seven in a row, 12 of their 13 games and 21 of their last 24.
Wednesday’s game will air across the ODU Sports Radio Network, with Ted Alexander and Dave Twardzik’s live pregame show beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Last Thursday in San Antonio, Old Dominion clinched the Conference USA regular season title and secured the No. 1 seed for next week’s C-USA Tournament in Frisco. For more information on the C-USA Tournament, please CLICK HERE.
ALL-TIME SERIES vs. SOUTHERN MISS
-Wednesday will mark the 13th all-time meeting between these two schools.
-ODU owns the all-time series, 10-2.
-ODU defeated USM earlier this season in Norfolk, 76-62.
-ODU has won three in a row against USM.
-These two schools first met during the 1969-70 season.
-ODU won the first six meetings between these two schools.
-ODU is 6-1 at home all-time against USM.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-The Monarchs rank 8th in the nation for holding teams to 38.7% shooting from the floor for the season.
-Old Dominion’s defense ranks 8th in the country for scoring defense, allowing just 61.2 points per game.
-ODU’s 39.55 rebounds per game rank 21st in Division I.
-Old Dominion’s 5.7 rebound margin ranks 27th in the nation.
AHMAD CAVER
-Caver’s 37:20 minutes per contest rank 10th in the nation.
-Caver has scored double-figures in 27 of 29 games this season, while scoring 20 or more points in 12 of those contests.
B.J. STITH
-Stith has scored double-figures in 26 of 29 games, while scoring 20 or more points in 12 of those contests. He has 9 doubles-doubles this season.
ODU IS...
*21-4 when scoring 60 or more points.
*20-2 when allowing 69 points or less.
*19-3 since December (5-0 in Feb.).
*19-5 when out-rebounding its opponent.
*18-3 when shooting 40% or better from the floor.
*15-2 when committing less turnovers than its opponent.
*14-1 at home this season and 67-11 at home since the 2014-15 season.
*13-2 when leading at half.
CURRENT MONARCHS CLIMBING THE ALL-TIME LEADERBOARDS
AHMAD CAVER
-His 572 career assists rank 7th in school history.
-His 181 career steals rank 9th in school history.
-His 130 games played rank 9th in school history.
-His 1,450 points rank 17th in school history.
B.J. STITH
-His 1,313 points (doesn’t include the 13 he scored at UVA) rank 27th in school history.
Season Ticket Swap - Season Ticket Holder Appreciation Game
Attention all ODU men’s basketball season ticket holders. Available now, season ticket holders may redeem unused game tickets for General Admission seat to the men’s game versus Southern Miss on Wednesday, March 6 as part of our Season Ticket Holder Appreciation Game. Redeem your tickets now at the Constant Center Box Office or at the Ticket Window prior to the game while supplies last. Help us fill the Ted!