PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Arnaud Dahi hit a short jump shot with 10
seconds remaining to lift Old Dominion to a 60-59 victory over
Drexel on Wednesday night.
Dahi scored 18 points for the Monarchs (12-2, 2-0 Colonial
Athletic Association), who won despite scoring only 19 points in
the second half, which featured a five-minute period in which
neither team scored.
The Dragons (4-6, 0-2) battled back from a 17-point deficit with
the aid of 11 points off the bench by Dominick Mejia, who hit three
3-pointers in the second half. Bashir Mason hit a pair of free
throws to put the Dragons up by one with only 36 seconds to go.
Old Dominion used a 23-5 run capped by a Valdis Vasylius layup
with 16:19 remaining in the game to take a 49-32 lead. The Dragons
whittled away the lead with a 24-7 run of their own to tie the game
56-56 with 6:30 left.
The Monarchs regained the lead with 6:09 remaining on a Dahi
layup, but neither team scored again until Drexel's Chaz Crawford
hit a free throw with 1:26 left.
Isaiah Hunter added 13 points for Old Dominion. Phil Goss scored
a team-high 13 points for Drexel.