West carries Marshall over Old Dominion 74-66
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Jarrod West had 18 points to lead five Marshall players scoring in double figures as the Thundering Herd topped Old Dominion 74-66 on Saturday night.
Jannson Williams, Taevion Kinsey and Iran Bennett added 14 points apiece for the Thundering Herd. Andrew Taylor chipped in 10 points.
West hit 5 of 7 3-pointers. Williams had 13 rebounds, while Bennett posted five blocks.
Malik Curry had 24 points and seven rebounds for the Monarchs (11-17, 7-8 Conference USA). Xavier Green added 15 points and six rebounds. Joe Reece had 14 points and eight rebounds. Aaron Carver had three points and 17 rebounds.
The Thundering Herd improve to 2-0 against the Monarchs for the season. Marshall defeated Old Dominion 68-67 on Jan. 18. Marshall (14-14, 8-7) plays UAB on the road on Thursday. Old Dominion faces Florida Atlantic at home on March 1.
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2020-2021 Conference USA Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Western Kentucky | 3-2 | - | 10-4 |
Old Dominion | 3-2 | - | 7-4 |
Middle Tennessee | 1-1 | 0.5 | 3-5 |
Florida Int'l | 2-3 | 1 | 8-5 |
Marshall | 1-2 | 1 | 7-3 |
Florida Atlantic | 1-2 | 1 | 6-6 |
Charlotte | 1-2 | 1 | 5-6 |
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
UAB | 3-0 | - | 10-1 |
Rice | 4-1 | - | 10-3 |
Louisiana Tech | 2-2 | 1.5 | 9-4 |
UTEP | 2-2 | 1.5 | 6-4 |
North Texas | 1-1 | 1.5 | 5-5 |
Southern Miss | 1-3 | 2.5 | 5-6 |
UT San Antonio | 1-3 | 2.5 | 5-6 |