NORFOLK, Va. – Four Monarchs scored in double-figures to lift the Old Dominion men’s basketball team (1-1) over Saint Joseph’s (1-1) by an 82-69 score on Sunday afternoon at Chartway Arena. After trailing by as many as 12 in the first half, Old Dominion ended the game on a 17-4 run and outscored SJU 48-31 in the second half.
The Monarchs erased a four-point halftime lead by opening up the second half on a 13-3 run to claim a 47-41 lead with 13:56 to play in the second half. A Jason Wade and-one gave the Monarchs another six-point lead, 61-55 at the 7:09 mark.