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Monarchs Bite the Spiders, 79-60

NORFOLK, Va. – In the 58th all-time meeting, the Old Dominion men’s basketball team (6-3, 0-0 C-USA) downed Richmond (1-8, 0-0 A10) by a 79-60 on Wednesday night at the Ted Constant Convocation Center.

After trailing 33-31 at the half, the Monarchs opened the second half on a 20-0 run to claim a 51-33 lead at the 15:11 mark. Old Dominion ended up outscoring the Spiders 48-27 in the second half en route to a 19-point victory.

“This was a great response for us in the second half,” said ODU head coach Jeff Jones. “It wasn’t just one guy for us in the second half either, it was a team effort.