NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion stifled their challengers early and often once again Saturday night, holding the visiting Blue Raiders to just 60 points on 20 made field goals in a 73-60 win at Chartway Arena.
Middle Tennessee (5-15, 3-11) allowed a 50 percent field goal clip for the seventh time this season as the Monarchs (14-6, 10-4) shot 51.6 percent (32 of 62) to MT's 33.3 percent (20 of 60).
got the scoring started for the Blue Raiders while a 3-pointer by sharpshooter helped grow the early advantage to 9-4.
Just as it did at the first media timeout on Friday, the Monarch defense tightened up after the first media break to spark a 9-0 run and re-claim the lead.