By David Rogers. PENSACOLA, Fla. — Leading the game for almost 25 of the 40 minutes, No. 6 seeded App State men’s basketball nonetheless faded in the end, upset by No. 10 Old Dominion, 61-56.
In this game, just when it looked like one of the Sun Belt Conference adversaries would gain separation, the other came clawing back to take the lead, the largest of which for ODU was just five points at the end. The largest lead for App State was 6 points, at the end of the first half, 36-30.
The Mountaineers had a five-point lead with 8:48 remaining, but scored just five points for the rest of the contest. App State missed 10 of 11 shots from the 8:48 mark until the end of the game, allowing Old Dominion (15-19) to go on a 9-0 scoring run. It was a lead they would never relinquish.
SELECTED TEAM STATS
- Field Goal % – ODU 40% (22-55), APP 35% (18-52)
- 3-Point % – ODU 30% (7-23), APP 30% (7-23)
- Free Throw % – ODU 91% (10-11), APP 76% (13-17)
- Turnovers – ODU 9, APP 8
- Points off Turnovers – ODU 11, APP 7
- Total Rebounds – ODU 38, APP 31
- 2nd Chance Points – ODU 17, APP 8
- Bench Points – ODU 3, APP 14
- Points in Paint – ODU 22, APP 22
- Fast Break Points – ODU 8, APP 0
- Blocks – ODU 7, APP 3
- Steals – ODU 3, APP 6
- Assists – ODU 9, APP 7
- Time Leading – ODU 13:20, APP 24:38
KEY PERFORMERS
- APP – CJ Huntley: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal
- APP – Myles Tate: 7 points, 2 steals, 3 rebounds
- APP – Jamil Muttilib: 12 points, 1 block
- APP – Alonzo Dodd: 5 assists, 1 steal, 3 rebounds, 2 points
- ODU – Sean Durugordon: 21 points 12 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 assists
- ODU – Robert Davis, Jr.: 18 points, 4 rebounds
- ODU – R.J. Blakney: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block
- ODU – Caelum Swanton-Rodger: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks
