After coming off a frustrating loss to in-state rival James Madison on Thursday, the Monarchs looked to put a game in the win column against the Georgia Southern Eagles on Saturday night with a gritty 64-58 victory. ODU’s record entering the contest was 13-10 (Sun Belt) while the Eagles shared the same conference record at 12-12 overall.
This game held special significance because the Monarchs got to wear their Hudson Blue alternate uniforms and many Alumni and health professionals were in attendance since it was both health professionals night and the Alumni game.
The first half started out a little slow for ODU as Georgia Southern jumped to an 11-4 lead almost five minutes into the game.