Game 21 – Old Dominion (11-9, 3-5) at South Alabama (8-12, 2-6), 8 pm EST Thursday
Game 22 – Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina, 4pm Saturday
ESPN+ Stream – South Alabama; Coastal Carolina
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NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men's basketball team will begin a stretch of six out of their next eight games on the road with the first pair starting Thursday night as they visit South Alabama for an 8 p.m. EST tip. At 4 p.m. Saturday, they'll take on Coastal Carolina in a rematch of a one-point loss to the Chanticleers just two weeks ago.
The matchup with South Alabama is the 23rd all-time meeting with Old Dominion holding a slight 12-10 lead. This is the first meeting since the 2004-05 season when Old Dominion won 63-55 in Norfolk. South Alabama is the only remaining team in the Sun Belt Conference from when ODU competed in the Sun Belt 30 years ago.
Saturday's meeting with Coastal Carolina will be the fourth all-time meeting, the first to be at Coastal Carolina. ODU won in the 2001-02 season (81-67) and the 2011-12 season (68-67), before dropping a 67-66 decision on January 12.
STREAM/AUDIO
Both games will be streamed on ESPN+.
ESPN Radio 94.1FM will have the radio broadcast both days with Ted Alexander and Dave Twardzik on the call starting at 7:30 p.m. with the Toyota Pregame Show on Thursday and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
LAST TIME OUT
Tyreek Scott-Grayson scored 16 points, while Chaunce Jenkins added 12 and Dericko Williams chipped in 10 as Old Dominion fell 72-58 to App State on Saturday night. Scott-Grayson added three rebounds and two steals, while Jenkins had four rebounds and four assists and Williams recorded seven rebounds and a season high three steals.
Tyrell Jones had 25 points, going 6-of-13 from 3-point range, to lead three in double figures as South Alabama rallied to force overtime but fell 85-81 on Saturday at Coastal Carolina. Isaiah Moore chipped in 19 points and nine assists, while Kevin Samuel recorded a double-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots.
Josh Uduje scored a game-high 25 points, but it wasn't enough on Monday night as Chicago State defeated Coastal Carolina 74-70 in Conway, S.C. Essam Mostafa had his 14th double-double of the year with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Ktlan Blackmon scored all 12 of his points in the second half.
ABOUT ODU
The Monarchs have four players averaging at least 9.4 points per game. Scott-Grayson leads the team in scoring (15 ppg), while second in assists (56), steals (24), third in blocked shots (12) and in rebounds per game (5.2 rpg). Chaunce Jenkins follows at 13.8 ppg, while leading in assists (60) and third in steals (19). Ben Stanley rounds out the double figure scorers at 10.4 ppg, with Mekhi Long averaging 9.4 points and a team high 7.4 rebounds per game.
ABOUT SOUTH ALABAMA
The Jaguars have two of the top 30 scorers in the conference as Isaiah Moore leads the team and is fourth in the league averaging 17.9 points per game, with Kevin Samuel 29th in the league at 11.4 points per game and is leading the team in rebounds (9.7 rpg), while also third in the league in field goal percentage (.650).
ABOUT COASTAL CAROLINA
The Chanticleers will play at James Madison on Thursday before hosting the Monarchs on Saturday afternoon. Jomaru Brown leads the team and is seventh in the league in scoring at 15.3 ppg, while Mostafa is next and 14th in the league at 13.5 ppg. Uduje rounds out the double figure scorers at 13.1 ppg to rank 16th in the league. Mostafa is second in the league in rebounds (10.4 rpg) and ninth in field goal percentage (.563).
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
| ODU | South Alabama | Coastal Carolina | |
| Record | 11-9/3-5 | 8-12/2-6 | 10-10/4-4 |
| Points Per Game | 68.0 | 69.3 | 75.8 |
| Opp. PPG | 66.5 | 68.0 | 71.8 |
| Scoring Margin | +1.5 | +1.3 | +4.0 |
| Rebounds Per Game | 37.5 | 32.6 | 38.3 |
| Rebound Margin | +3.0 | -5.4 | +3.4 |
| Assists Per Game | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.7 |
| Turnovers Per Game | 11.0 | 10.6 | 12.4 |
| Blocks Per Game | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| Steals Per Game | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| Field Goal Pct. | .431 | .453 | .447 |
| Opp. FG Pct. | .417 | .431 | .421 |
| 3-Pt FG Pct. | .333 | .322 | .326 |
| Opp. 3-Pt FG Pct. | .315 | .312 | .345 |
| Free Throw Pct. | .654 | .658 | .767 |
| Opp. FT Pct. | .672 | .712 | .694 |
| Leading Scorer | Scott-Grayson –15.0 | Moore – 17.9 | Brown – 15.3 |
| Leading Rebounder | Long-7.4 | Samuel – 9.7 | Mostafa – 10.4 |
| Leading Assists | Jenkins – 60 | Moore – 93 | Abraham – 68 |
| Leading Blocked Shots | Fields – 18 | Samuel – 49 | Nichols - 22 |
| Leading Steals | Long – 27 | Moore – 25 | Brown – 30 |
NET RANKINGS
Sun Belt Conference in the NCAA NET Rankings – as of 1/24
| Marshall | 67 |
| Southern Miss. | 70 |
| James Madison | 85 |
| Louisiana | 101 |
| Troy | 127 |
| Old Dominion | 173 |
| App State | 193 |
| South Alabama | 205 |
| Texas State | 211 |
| Georgia Southern | 221 |
| Georgia State | 245 |
| Coastal Carolina | 262 |
| ULM | 296 |
| Arkansas State | 312 |
NEXT GAME
The Monarchs will host James Madison on February 2 and Georgia Southern on February 4.