NORFOLK, Va. – The matchups for the 2021 Myrtle Beach Invitational were unveiled today and the Old Dominion men's basketball team will first take on Indiana State on Thursday, Nov. 18 on ESPNU. ODU is paired on the same side of the bracket as Oklahoma and East Carolina. On the opposite side of the bracket, Davidson will take on New Mexico State and Penn will play Utah State. The third annual event will be played November 18, 19 and 21 at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C.
Owned and operated by ESPN Events, the pre-sale for All-Tournament tickets will be running through August 31. Regular priced All-Tournament tickets will begin September 1 with the sale of single-session tickets starting November 1.
Pre-sale ticket costs range from $105 to $135 starting today. The regular tickets costs starting September 1 will range from $130 to $145. Additional ticket information is available at https:// MyrtleBeachInvite.com.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Event | Network |
| Thu, Nov. 18 | Noon | Davidson vs. New Mexico State | ESPNU |
| 2PM | Penn vs. Utah State | ESPNU | |
| 7PM | Oklahoma vs. East Carolina | ESPN2 or ESPNU | |
| 9PM or 9:30PM | Indiana State vs. Old Dominion | ESPNU | |
| Fri, Nov. 19 | Noon | Semifinal #1 | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| 2PM or 2:30PM | Consolation Game #1 | ESPN2 or ESPNU | |
| 5PM | Semifinal #2 | ESPN2 | |
| 7:30PM | Consolation #2 | ESPNU | |
| Sun, Nov. 21 | 12:30PM | Seventh Place Game | ESPNEWS |
| 3PM | Championship | ESPN2 | |
| 6PM or 8:30PM | Fifth Place Game | ESPN2 or ESPNU | |
| Third Place Game | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
Field Highlights:
-ODU is coming off a 15-8 overall record and an 11-5 mark in C-USA play, in which the Monarchs earned a No. 2 seed in their conference tournament and first round bye.
-Oklahoma posted a 16-11 record this past season and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament, where the Sooners defeated Missouri and lost to eventual national runner-up Gonzaga.
-Utah State finished with a 20-9 record last season and lost to Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
-Davidson was 13-9 for the 2020-2021 campaign and advanced to the NIT.
-New head coaches: Porter Moser (Oklahoma), Ryan Odom (Utah State) and Josh Schertz (Indiana State).
-Bob McKillop returns for his 33rd season at Davidson where he has compiled 607 wins and netted 18 postseason appearances.
-East Carolina's 2020-21 season was highlighted by an upset win over Final Four participant Houston.
-Only Gonzaga, Virginia, Houston and Belmont have a better winning percentage (95-25, 79.2%) than New Mexico State since the start of the 2017-2018 season (357 Division I schools).
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