BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Old Dominion men’s basketball team (15-4, 6-1 C-USA) racked up 17 steals en route to defeating Florida Atlantic (9-10, 3-4 C-USA) by a 73-62 score at FAU Arena on Saturday afternoon. ODU led for 38:29 of the possible 40 minutes. The Monarchs have now won 10 of their last 11.
FAU trimmed its deficit to two (46-44) at the 12:21 mark, but the Monarchs roared back with an 12-0 run to take a 58-44 lead with 9:07 left in the second half. The Owls would get no closer than the 11-point margin at the end the contest.