Dec. 30, 2008
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NORFOLK, Va. – The Monarchs wasted no time on Tuesday evening at the Ted Constant Convocation Center as they roared out of the locker room with back-to-back-to-back three-point field goals as part of a game-opening 20-4 run en route to downing the Winston-Salem State University Rams 80-50 in a non-conference men's college basketball contest.
The Rams, playing their 10th game away from home, fell victim to poor shooting as they had difficulty finding their shooting touch in WSSU's first game action since a Dec. 20th win over Averett, a 10-day span over the semester break.
Following three consecutive three-pointers, the Monarchs raced out to a 16-point lead at 20-4 as ODU opened up an advantage that they would never relinquish en route to their seventh consecutive victory.
WSSU head coach Bobby Collins, who served as an assistant coach at ODU during the Monarchs' 1994-95 NCAA Tournament run which included a triple-overtime victory over Villanova, could only watch as his Rams shot below 40 percent from the field for the seventh time in 2008-09.
WSSU would hit only 16 of their 63 field goal attempts in the contest including a four of 13 shooting performance from behind the three-point line. The 25.4 percent shooting output marks the Rams' worst shooting display of the season, surpassing the Rams' previous season-low of 26.2 percent in the season-opener at Georgia Tech on Nov. 14.
Conversely the Monarchs mounted a 26 of 54 shooting display from the field as ODU connected on nearly 50 percent (48.1 percent) of their shots over the span of 40 minutes.
Leading the way for the Rams was Brian Fisher with 15 points as he was the only WSSU player to score in double-figures. Gerald Lee led three ODU players in double-figures with 18 points.
The loss drops the Rams to 3-8 on the season while the Monarchs improve to 8-3 with the victory.
Winston-Salem State returns to action on Jan. 5 as they play host to the Pioneers of Columbia Union at the C.E. Gaines Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
For additional information on WSSU men's basketball, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at WSSURams.com.
