FRISCO, Texas – The Old Dominion men’s basketball team (25-7) fell to Western Kentucky (24-9) by a 57-49 score in the 2018 Conference USA Tournament on Friday afternoon at The Ford Center at The Star. ODU’s defense held WKU’s offense 22 points under its season average (79.4 ppg).
After trailing by nine at the half, the Monarchs roared back with a 19-9 run to take a 41-40 lead at the 9:26 mark of the second half, but the Hilltoppers would close the contest outscoring ODU 17-8.
“It’s always tough to lose,” said ODU head coach Jeff Jones.