Men's Basketball Hosts Marshall and ULM This Week

Old Dominion (4-13, 0-5 Sun Belt) vs Marshall (9-9, 4-1 Sun Belt) | vs ULM (4-11, 0-5 Sun Belt)
Game Info – Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. | Saturday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m.
Location – Chartway Arena
Watch – ESPN+ (Game 1 | Game 2)
Listen – Game 1 | Game 2
Live Stats – Game 1 | Game 2
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NORFOLK, Va. – Following a two-week road swing, the Old Dominion men's basketball team returns home to start a four-game homestand facing Marshall on Thursday night and ULM on Saturday night at Chartway Arena. Both games will start at 7:00 p.m.
 
You can catch the games on ESPN+ with Scott Jackson and Billy Mann, 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 6:30 p.m. each night.

SERIES INFO

This will be the 28th all-time meeting between ODU and Georgia State with the Monarchs leading the series 14-13. These teams split meetings last year with ODU rallying from a nine-point second-half deficit to defeat Marshall in the regular season finale 71-67 at home.
 
This will be the first-ever meeting between ODU and ULM.
 
ABOUT ODU

The Monarchs hit the home floor after a pair of tough losses last weekend falling to Georgia State (77-70) and Coastal Carolina (79-75).
 
Against Coastal Carolina, Chaunce Jenkins had 24 points, five rebounds and four assists to lead three in double figures for ODU. Vasean Allette had his first collegiate double-double with 19 points, a season-best 12 rebounds and four assists. Devin Ceaser added 10 points and two steals off the bench.
 
Allette leads the Monarchs in scoring averaging 17 points per game, in rebounding at 5.9 per game and steals with 32. Jenkins follows him in scoring at 15.7 per game, along with 3.9 rebounds and shares the assists lead with Allette with 43. Tyrone Williams rounds out the double figure scorers at 12.4 per game and is second in rebounding at 5.7 per game.
 
As a team, the Monarchs are averaging 71.0 points per game and allowing 77.9. They are hitting .425 from the floor compared to .445 for opponents. From 3-point range, ODU is hitting .308, while opponents are at .366. At the foul line, ODU is at .658, while opponents are .731. On the boards, ODU is being outrebounded 39.2 to 3 to 34.7.
 
ABOUT MARSHALL

The Thundering Herd saw a four-game winning streak snapped on Saturday falling 91-85 to South Alabama at home. Obinna Anochili-Killen scored 26 points and Cameron Crawford added 23 to lead Marshall.
 
Anochili-Killen leads the team in scoring at 17 points per game and is second in rebounding at 6.4 per game. Kamdyn Curfman is second in scoring at 13.4 points per game, while leading the team in assists (59) and three-pointers made (52). Kevon Voyles is averaging 13.3 points per game and leads the team in steals (33), while Nate Martin averages 10.7 points and a team high 9.4 rebounds per game. Crawford rounds out the double figure scorers averaging 10.1 per contest.
 
As a team, Marshall is averaging 76.6 points per game and allowing 76.5. From the floor, they're hitting .422 and .317 from 3-point range. Their opponents are hitting .434 from the floor and .336 from 3-point range. At the foul line, Marshall is hitting .717 to their opponents .710. They're outrebounding opponents 40.1 to 36.7.
 
ABOUT ULM
 
The Warhawks have lost eight in a row and will play at James Madison on Thursday before heading to ODU.
 
Nika Metskhvarishvili shares the team lead in scoring with Tyreke Locure at 10 points per game   and shares the lead in rebounding with Jalen Bolden at 5.9 per game. Locure leads the team in three-pointers made (20), assists (40) and steals (25).
 
As a team, ULM is averaging 66.9 points per game and allowing 72.1. From the floor, they're hitting .405 to their opponents .418. Behind the arc, ULM is hitting .261 from 3-point range and their opponents are connecting at a .338 clip. From the foul line, ULM is hitting .640 and opponents are .727. The Warhawks are outrebounding their opponents 39.3 to 35.7.
 
NEXT WEEK
 
ODU will host JMU on Wednesday, January 24 and Georgia Southern on Saturday, January 28 with both games scheduled for 7:00 p.m. starts.