Game 7 – Old Dominion (2-4) vs. Longwood (4-2)
Date: November 26, 2021 – 4 p.m.
Location: Chartway Arena – Norfolk, Va.
Stream – ESPN+
Audio – ODU Sports Radio Network
NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion men's basketball team looks to rebound from its performance at the Myrtle Beach Invitational by hosting Longwood University on Friday afternoon in a 4 p.m. tip at Chartway Arena.
Old Dominion (2-4) enters after falling 71-63 to Penn in the final day of the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Jaylin Hunter topped the Monarchs with 15 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to lead four in double figures. Charles Smith IV added 12 on 4-of-8 from 3-point range, C.J. Keyser also scored 12 points, while Kalu Ezikpe added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Ezikpe leads the team in scoring at 12.5 points per game and in rebounds at 7.2 per contest. Keyser joins him in double figures averaging 12 per game, while Hunter is averaging 10.5 points per game. Hunter leads the team in assists (24), steals (15) and is third in rebounding at 4.7 per game.
Longwood (4-2) heads to Norfolk after a 2-1 showing in its Jerome Kersey Classic last weekend defeating American (82-42), UMBC (82-55) and falling to Western Carolina (64-53). Leading scorer Leslie Nkereuwem is averaging 13.1 points and hitting over 77% from the floor in six games, all coming off the bench. Isaiah Wilkins is the only double figure scoring starter at 11.7 points per game, while leading the team in rebounding at 7.2 per contest.
The Monarchs lead the all-time series 2-0 winning 88-56 in the 2004-05 season and 98-59 in the 2009-10 campaign. Both games were played in Norfolk.
Up Next
Old Dominion will return to the road next week starting with a Tuesday night 7 p.m. tip in Greenville, N.C. against East Carolina. The week will conclude in Fairfax, Va. taking on George Mason on Saturday night.
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Men's and women's basketball season tickets for the upcoming 2021-22 season are available now at ynottix.com.
Men's basketball season tickets cost $215 and include tickets for the Monarchs' exhibition on Nov. 6 and all 14 of ODU's regular season home games. Women's basketball season tickets cost $115 for adults and $250 for courtside seating and include tickets to all 15 of the Monarchs' home games. Special pricing is available for senior citizens, ODU faculty and staff, and members of the military. Call the ODU Ticket Office at 757-683-4444 to receive special pricing. New this season, fans can select season tickets for men's games in section 108 for the promotional price of $110. For women's games, fans can select season tickets from sections 107, 108, and 109 for the price of $75.
Season tickets represent a savings of more than $50 for men's games and $45 for women's games, over single-game tickets. Single-game ticket prices start at $18 for men's games and $11 for women's games, with special pricing for senior citizens, ODU faculty and staff, youth (12 and younger) and members of the military. ODU students can register for student tickets for free to any ODU men's and women's home game.
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