Texas-El Paso coach Phil Johnson clearly didn’t travel 2,000 miles and two time zones to watch his team throw careless passes and jog back on defense.
After Old Dominion’s third-straight transition dunk early Saturday night, Johnson called time out, pulled his starters and replaced them with a fresh quintet.
No matter. The Monarch onslaught was just getting started.
Setting a Division I record for fewest points allowed, the Monarchs blitzed UTEP 82-33, their biggest margin of victory in a Conference USA game.
Randy Haynes led ODU (21-5, 12-2) with 24 points. Ahmad Caver scored 18 points and handed out seven assists without a turnover.