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Monarchs Too Much for Marshall in 82-76 Victory

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NORFOLK, Va. - The Old Dominion men’s basketball team (13-4, 4-1 C-USA) took down Marshall (12-6, 3-2) by an 82-76 score on Saturday at the Ted Constant Convocation Center.

The Monarchs ballooned their lead to 23, 52-29, with 15:48 to play in the second half. With 35 seconds remaining in regulation, the Thundering Herd cut their deficit to two, 76-74, but would get no closer as Old Dominion ultimately held onto a six-point victory in front of 6,287 fans.

“At times we played really well tonight,” said ODU head coach Jeff Jones. “I was impressed with how we played at different stages, but we have to be more consistent.