ODU Travels to VCU for Saturday Contest on NBC Sports Network at 5PM

Old Dominion (2-1) vs VCU (4-2)
Game Info – Saturday, Dec. 12 at 5:00 p.m.
Location – Siegel Center (Richmond, Va.)
TV/Stream – NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) - (Channel 34/1034 on COX in Hampton Roads)
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NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men's basketball team (2-1) will travel to Richmond, Va. for a Saturday, Dec. 12 showdown at VCU (4-2) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) with Jason Knapp (play-by-play) and Ron Thompson (analyst) on the call remotely. Tipoff is slated for 5:00 p.m. EST at the Siegel Center.
 
Radio
Saturday's contest will also air across the ODU Sports Radio Network, with Ted Alexander and Dave Twardzik's live pregame show beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET.
 
All-Time Series
Saturday evening will mark the 96th meeting between these two programs, as VCU leads the all-time series 44-51. These two schools last met last season on Dec. 7, 2019 at the Siegel Center in a game the Rams won 69-57. VCU has claimed victory in four of the last five games against ODU. The Monarchs last road win against the Rams came during 2010-11 season by a 70-59 score. The first ever meeting between these two squads dates all the way back to the 1968-69 season, when ODU defeated VCU, 101-69, in Norfolk, Va.
 
Monarchs
Old Dominion is most recently coming off an 80-66 victory at Norfolk State. The Monarchs have been led by a balanced scoring attack as four players are currently averaging double figures: Malik Curry (19.3 ppg), A.J. Oliver II (14.7 ppg), Joe Reece (11.3 ppg) and Kalu Ezikpe (11.0 ppg).
 
Xavier Green enters Saturday with 919 career points, needing just 81 more to hit the 1,000 point mark.
 
VCU
VCU enters Saturday's ballgame with a 4-2 record, most recently defeating North Carolina A&T by a 95-59 score. The Rams have been led by Bones Hyland's 17.2 points per contest so far this season. VCU head coach Mike Rhoades is in the midst of his fourth season at the helm in Richmond.
 
Get in the Game! 
Old Dominion athletics is providing Monarch Nation two opportunities to be involved in the 2020-21 basketball season virtually, as the athletic department is creating a virtual ticket, presented by the Virginia Lottery, that will allow fans to win various prizes, as well as the opportunity to purchase fan cutouts to be placed in Chartway Arena throughout the 2020-21 season, brought to you by Chartway Federal Credit Union. Proceeds from the sale of fan cutouts and virtual tickets will assist with paying for student-athlete scholarships. 

With the purchase of a $20 virtual ticket, fans will receive one Virginia Lottery digital scratcher with the possibility to win, among other things, two season tickets for all ODU sports in 2021-22, use of a Chartway Arena suite for a basketball game in 2021-22, a $500 Harris Teeter gift card, a $500 Under Armour shopping spree, free Papa John's pizza, or Moe's Bucks to Moe's Southwest Grill. 

The "Monarch Cutouts", presented by Chartway, are available for $59 and will be placed in camera-view seats. The cutouts will be in attendance at all ODU men's and women's basketball games during the 2020-21 season. Be on the lookout during games because your Monarch Cutout could be featured on the game broadcast or ODU Basketball social media.