Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Old Dominion Monarchs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 69
66 - 69
Stith, Caver help Old Dominion rally past W. Kentucky 69-66
Western Kentucky led 21-0 to start the game as ODU missed its first 12 shots and had two of them swatted away. Caver broke the drought more than nine minutes into the game and the Monarchs closed the distance to 39-32 by halftime.
Old Dominion (11-4, 1-1 Conference USA) surged ahead 58-51 after a 13-2 run. Justice Kithcart hit a 3-pointer to put the Monarchs ahead for the first time, 52-51, with 9:11 remaining. Stith and Caver followed with back-to-back treys to make it 58-51 with 7:58 left. The Hilltoppers fought into a 62-62 tie only to miss four shots down the stretch until Taveion Hollingsworth scored with five seconds left.
Hollingsworth and Charles Bassey scored 19 each for WKU (9-7, 1-0).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Taveion Hollingsworth made Layup. | 66 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Kalu Ezikpe made Free Throw. | 64 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Kalu Ezikpe made Free Throw. | 64 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Foul on Charles Bassey. | 64 - 67 |
Statistics
 WKU |
 ODU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 27-66 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 13-17 | FT | 7-12 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Assists | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 35 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Chartway Arena
Location: Norfolk, VA
Attendance: 6,928 | Capacity:
Location: Norfolk, VA
Attendance: 6,928 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |