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Minium: ODU has Scheduled Four Games with Norfolk State Since 2015, and for That, You Can Thank Jeff Jones

By Harry Minium<br /> <br /> Old Dominion University played its first basketball game at Norfolk State in 50 years Wednesday night, and in some quarters, that was the pre-game story line.<br /> <br /> Why hasn't ODU played more often at NSU's Echols Hall was a question asked of ODU head coach Jeff Jones during a pre-game press conference?<br /> <br /> It was a loaded question that requires a complex answer. And press conferences a few days before a rivalry game aren't always the best place to do that.<br /> <br /> Here's some perspective: in the 20 times the teams have met, 12 have been played on neutral courts, including 11 at Scope, five at ODU and three at Norfolk State.