NORFOLK, Va. – In a game that the Monarchs trailed by as many 17, the Old Dominion men’s basketball team (4-3) completed the comeback over VCU (5-2) by a 62-52 score on Wednesday night at the Ted Constant Convocation Center.
“We had to take it possession by possession,” said ODU head coach Jeff Jones. “We never quit and were able to fight, scratch and claw our way back from the 17-point deficit. When things got hard, we didn’t blink and kept pushing forward.”
ODU started the second half on a 34-17 run to claim a 54-49 lead with 4:13 remaining in regulation.