MIAMI, Fla. – In the Conference USA opener, the Old Dominion men's basketball team (4-3, 0-1 C-USA) fell to FIU (7-2, 1-0 C-USA) by an 82-67 score on Friday night at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. Malik Curry paced ODU with 15 points to go along with eight rebounds and six assists.
After trailing by as many as 20, 63-43, at the 12:44 mark of the second half, the Monarchs utilized a 16-6 run to cut their deficit to 10, 69-59, with 7:14 remaining in regulation; however, would get no closer the rest of the way.