NORFOLK, Va. – Malik Curry led the way with 19 points, six assists, four rebounds and three blocked shots, as the Old Dominion men's basketball team (2-1) defeated Loyola (Md.) (1-2) by a 62-53 score on Wednesday night at Chartway Arena. In a game the Greyhounds never led, ODU led for 38:15 of the possible 40 minutes.
After trailing by as many as 19 in the first half (1:34), Loyola cut its deficit down to seven, 53-46, at the 4:21 mark of the second half. A 7-4 run, pushed ODU's lead back to 10, 60-50, with 2:16 to play, before the Greyhounds cut it to a seven-point game one last time, 60-53, with 1:10 remaining in regulation, but would get no closer as the Monarchs claimed a nine-point victory on Wednesday night in Norfolk.