Marshall Rallies Past ODU Men as Coastal Carolina Holds Off Monarchs Women

Overview

• Old Dominion’s men lost 81-79 after leading by as many as 17 and for 36 minutes, cooling from 61.8% shooting before halftime to 37.9% after the break.
• LJ Thomas scored 18 points for ODU, with KC Shaw adding 16, Cal Swanton-Rodger 15 in under 16 minutes due to foul trouble, and Jared Turner 11 off the bench.
• The game ended after Marshall missed a late free throw, ODU secured the rebound, and Jordan Battle’s contested buzzer-beating three missed at Chartway Arena.
• The ODU women fell 69-62 to Coastal Carolina, trimming a 10-point deficit to 63-62 with 48 seconds left before Kinsea Grimes’ three-point play restored a two-possession margin.
• Simaru Fields led the Monarchs with 14 points and En’Dya Buford had 12 with a career-high eight steals as ODU won the boards 48-41 and led fast-break points 17-3 but finished 13-for-29 on layups; freshman Zacch Wiggins made his fourth men’s start.