Battle Leads Old Dominion to Road Upset Over Arkansas State
JONESBORO, Ark. (Interstat) — Jordan Battle scored 20 points to guide Old Dominion to a 75-71 Sun Belt Conference victory over Arkansas State on Wednesday night at Convocation Center. The Monarchs (7-15) never trailed, building a five-point halftime lead and holding off a second-half push by the Red Wolves (13-9). Battle added six assists. Ketron Shaw scored 16 points and Caelum Swanton-Rodger added 13 for Old Dominion. Christian Harmon led Arkansas State with 20 points. The Red Wolves, favored by 8.5 points, committed 15 turnovers and shot just 11 of 17 from the free-throw line. A crowd of 4,776 watched as Old Dominion secured its second road win in three games.