Men's Basketball Hosts JMU and Georgia Southern To Start February

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Feb 6, 2023

Men's Basketball Hosts JMU and Georgia Southern To Start February

The Old Dominion men's basketball team returns to the home hardwood this week with a pair of games. ODU (13-9/5-5) hosts James Madison (15-8/6-4) on Thursday night at 7 p.m. in the first men's basketball matchup of the TowneBank Royal Rivalry Challenge.

Georgia Southern (12-11/5-5) comes to Norfolk for a second matchup with the Monarchs on Saturday night at 7 p.m. These teams met in Statesboro, Georgia on January 7 with ODU winning 81-75 in overtime.

STREAM/RADIO
Both games will be streamed on ESPN+ with Scott Jackson and Billy Mann on the call. The ODUSports Radio Network will have each games with Ted Alexander and Dave Twardzik on the call, starting with the Toyota PreGame Show at 6:30 p.m. both nights.

LAST TIME OUT
Freshman Bryce Baker went two-for-three from the line with 1.3 seconds left and Old Dominion forced a last second Coastal Carolina shot wide as the Monarchs took a 60-59 victory over the Chanticleers on Saturday afternoon in Sun Belt Conference men's basketball action. Mekhi Long had 19 points and a career-high 19 rebounds in the win at Coastal Carolina.

Mezie Offrum had 15 points, while Takal Molson added a career high 14 rebounds and four steals as JMU rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat ULM 58-45 on Saturday.

Jordan Brown scored 20 points, and Louisiana held Georgia Southern to 37 percent shooting in the second half to post a 94-87 win over Georgia Southern Saturday night in the Cajundome.

SERIES HISTORY
ODU leads the series 58-28, while JMU has won the last two meetings including the last one in Norfolk in the 2019-20 season by an 80-78 count.

Against Georgia Southern, the Monarchs lead the series 15-4 and have won the last five meetings. ODU won the last meeting in Norfolk 89-69 during the 2013-14 season.