NORFOLK, Va. – After trailing by as many as 20 in the first half, the Old Dominion men's basketball team (9-15, 5-6 C-USA) clawed its way back and force overtime; however, Jhivvan Jackson's game-high 45 points lifted UTSA (11-13, 5-6 C-USA) over the Monarchs by an 85-81 score on Thursday night at Chartway Arena. turned in a career-high 30 points, while followed with 20 points and hauled down a game-high 20 rebounds.
ODU opened the second half on a 32-16 run, narrowing its deficit to just one, 60-59, at the 5:41 mark. UTSA responded with six unanswered points to take a 66-59 lead with 3:20 to play, before the Monarchs went on a 12-5 run to end regulation, capped off by a Curry free-throw with five seconds remaining regulation, sending the contest into overtime.