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NORFOLK, Va. - For the second straight game to open the 2009-10 season, the Monarchs never trailed. This time, the scoring seemingly never stopped, as ODU set a new program-high for points scored in regulation at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Old Dominion (2-0) got double figure scoring from six players and dominated the boards from start to finish as they beat Longwood University (0-3), 98-59.

ODU's 98 points was the most scored since the Monarchs put up 96 against Hofstra in the 2006-07 season and was just four points shy of the building high overall. ODU scored 102 in an overtime loss to Charlotte in 2003.

Old Dominion's advantage in the paint was evident early, dominating the glass for the entire game. The margin at halftime was +17 and by the final buzzer, ODU held a 48-30 advantage in rebounding. Kent Bazemore led the way with a career-high nine boards. He also had the punctuation mark in the game as he took the ball baseline and flushed a one-handed dunk over a defender with just under three minutes remaining.

The Monarchs paint presence saw Old Dominion grab 30 rebounds in the first half, led by Bazemore with seven and center Frank Hassell with six. Senior forward Gerald Lee went 5-for-9 in the first half for 12 points to pace Old Dominion, while a pair of dunks highlighted Ben Finney's first half, going 4-for-6 and adding 10 points in the first.

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