National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Old Dominion 70, Louisiana State 61
When: 6:30 PM ET, Friday, November 21, 2014
Where: UVI Sports and Fitness Center, St. Thomas
Officials: # William Covington Sr., # Tony Henderson, # Gary Pucino
Attendance: 1910

Old Dominion 70, LSU 61: Trey Freeman scored a season-high 25 points to lift the Monarchs to an upset victory over the Tigers in the first round of the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands.

Old Dominion (3-0) plays Illinois State in Sunday's semifinals. Freeman, a transfer from Campbell, rebounded from a 3-of-10 shooting game against Richmond by hitting 9-of-18 shots and both of his 3-point tries.

The Tigers, who fell behind by 10 points in the second half, were led by Jarell Martin with 17 points, while Keith Hornsby added 15 points. Martin also added 11 rebounds while Jordan Mickey blocked four shots.

Old Dominion led 50-40 with 11:29 remaining before LSU started chipping away at the lead with free throws. Tim Quarterman tied the game at 57 with a layup, but Freeman gave the Monarchs the lead for good with 4:11 left on a jump shot and LSU couldn’t get closer than six points in the final 36 seconds.

LSU went up 21-9 with 9:21 left in the first half on a jumper by Mickey but Freeman answered with a 3-pointer to jump start a 20-7 run. Freeman gave the Monarchs their first lead at 29-28 and after a jumper by the Tigers' Darcy Malone, Keenan Palmore made a layup and Freeman another jumper for a 33-30 halftime lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
LSU plays Weber State in Saturday's consolation round. … Old Dominion scored 25 points off the bench. … The Monarchs scored 21 points off 16 LSU turnovers.
Top Game Performances
 
Louisiana State   Old Dominion
Jarell Martin 17 Scoring Trey Freeman 25
Josh Gray 4 Assists Trey Freeman 3
Jarell Martin 11 Rebounds Jonathan Arledge 12
Jarell Martin 9 Free Throws Made Trey Freeman 5
Josh Gray 3 Steals Trey Freeman 2
Jordan Mickey 4 Blocks Nik Biberaj 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisiana State 61 39.2 5-16 16-25 11 35 4 5 16
Old Dominion 70 42.6 7-14 11-23 11 35 2 7 9