MIAMI, Fla. - The Old Dominion men’s basketball team (14-4, 5-1 C-USA) defeated FIU (8-11, 2-4 C-USA) by a 64-54 score on Thursday night at FIU Arena. ODU has now won nine of its last 10 games.
The Monarchs started the second half on a 9-0 run, claiming a 37-28 advantage at the 16:33 mark. Old Dominion started the second half by outscoring FIU 22-8, taking a 50-36 lead with 7:11 remaining in regulation. The Panthers answered with an 8-0 run, cutting their deficit to six, 50-44, with 5:35 to play, but would get no closer as ODU claimed a 10-point victory on Thursday night.