CHARLESTON, S.C. – After trailing by 19 early in the second half, the Old Dominion men’s basketball team (2-1, 0-0 C-USA) rallied back to make it a one-point game, but would get no closer as the Monarchs dropped its first game of the season by a 76-65 score to Temple (1-0, 0-0 AAC) in the Quarterfinals of the Gildan Charleston Classic on Thursday afternoon on John Kresse Court at TD Arena.
After trailing by 19, 48-29, with 19:40 to play in the second half, the Monarchs went on a 24-6 run to pull within one, 54-53 with 9:10 remaining in regulation.