NORFOLK, Va. – Five Monarchs scored in double-figures as the Old Dominion men's basketball team (10-15, 6-6 C-USA) cruised to a 72-53 victory over UTEP (13-12, 4-8 C-USA) on Saturday night at Chartway Arena in front of 6,820 fans. (15 points and 10 rebounds) and (11 points and 14 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles. poured in a game-high 18 points, to compliment a career-high eight assists and four rebounds.
In a contest that ODU led for 36:30 of the possible 40 minutes, the Miners pulled within seven, 34-27, at the 18:11 mark of the second half, but would get no closer the rest of the way, as the Monarchs outscored UTEP 38-26 the rest of the way.