BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP)
Brandan Stith scored 16, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked five shots for the Monarchs (15-11, 8-5 Conference USA), which beat Western Kentucky 68-62 on Jan. 21.
Old Dominion shot 42.2 percent from the field and led 26-23 at halftime behind Stith's 10 points.
The Hilltoppers rallied to a 37-32 advantage on Aleksej Rostov's 3-pointer and the lead traded hands six times before Freeman's jumper put the Monarchs up 57-56 with 31 seconds left.
Freeman iced it with two free throws and Western Kentucky's Aaron Cosby missed a 3 at the buzzer.