Men's Basketball Visits Northeastern For Saturday Matinee

GAME #7
ODU (3-3) at Northeastern (3-5)
When: 2:00 p.m. – Saturday
Where: Boston, Mass.
Series Record: ODU leads 10-5
Stream: FloSports ($)
Listen: Priority Auto Sports Radio 94.1
Live Stats: click here
 
 
NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men's basketball team will head north to Boston, Massachusetts this weekend to start a two-game road swing facing former CAA rival Northeastern on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
 
Saturday's game will be streamed on FloSports ($), while fans can also listen to the game on Priority Auto Sports Radio 94.1 FM with Ted Alexander and Dennis Wolff on the call starting at 1:30 p.m.
 
SERIES INFO
This marks the 16^th meeting between the schools and the first since 2020. ODU (3-3) leads the series 10-5 having won six of the last seven matchups.
 
ABOUT ODU
The Monarchs head north after a thrilling 69-68 win over Radford on Wednesday night. Chaunce Jenkins had 20 points, five assists and a career-high four blocks, while Vasean Allette had 14 points and six rebounds in the win. ODU forced an off-balance three-point attempt that fell short at the buzzer to hold on for the win.
 
Jenkins leads the team in scoring at 17.8 ppg and averages 4.8 rebounds per game. Tyrone Williams averages 12.4 points, a team-best 7.0 rebounds and shares the team lead in steals with 10. Allette rounds out the double-figure scorers at 11.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
 
As a team, the Monarchs are averaging 68.2 points per game and allowing 70.2. From the floor, the Monarchs are hitting .420 (153-of-364) while opponents are hitting .409 (140-of-342). ODU is hitting .359 from 3-point range (37-of-103) while allowing opponents a .340 mark from behind the arc (52-of-153). From the foul line, ODU is at .725 (66-of-91) while opponents are .679 (89-of-131). On the boards, ODU holds a slim 37.7 to 37.5 advantage per game.
 
ABOUT NORTHEASTERN
Northeastern returns home after falling to Seton Hall 88-75 on Wednesday night. Jared Turner topped the squad with 18 points to lead five in double figures against Seton Hall.
 
Luka Sakota leads them in scoring at 11.3 points per game, while Chris Doherty is next at 10.9 ppg and Joe Pridgeon follows him at 10.3 per contest. Doherty leads in rebounding at 7.8 per game with Pridgeon next at 5.0 per contest. Doherty and Pridgeon are the top two in assists with 23 and 18 respectively.
 
As a team, Northeastern is averaging 73.8 points per game and allowing 77 per contest. They're hitting .477 from the floor (208-of-436), .338 from 3-point range (54-of-160) and .732 from the foul line (120-of-164). Their opponents are hitting .479 from the floor (229-of-478), .360 from 3-point range (68-of-189) and .789 from the line (90-of-114). Northeastern holds a 32.8 to 31.5 advantage in rebounding.
 
NEXT UP
ODU will head to Williamsburg on Wednesday to face William & Mary at 7:00 p.m.