Old Dominion shot and rebounded better than Coastal Carolina but fell 76–74 in a Sun Belt Conference matchup due largely to turnovers and late-game execution issues at Chartway Arena.
Coastal converted 13 ODU turnovers into 18 points and went a perfect 10-for-10 at the free-throw line in the final 2:47. Four Monarch turnovers came in the last 5:53, proving costly in a tightly contested game.
ODU entered the contest at 4–9 overall and 1–1 in league play, coming off a signature 77–68 win over James Madison, the Sun Belt preseason favorite. The victory marked the program’s first win over JMU since 2018, but the momentum did not carry over…