Story byWAVYBattle scores 27 as ODU stays hot with win over LouisianaWAVYTue, February 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM UTC·4 min readNORFOLK, Va. (COURTESY OF ODU ATHLETICS) – The Old Dominion men’s basketball team appears to be gaining momentum at the right time. Norfolk native Jordan Battle scored 27 points in his final home game for ODU, and the Monarchs pulled away in the final minutes to defeat Louisiana, 83-72, Monday at Chartway Arena. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe victory was the third in the last four games for ODU (9-18 overall, 6-9 Sun Belt), with the loss a 2-point defeat to Marshall, one of the Sun Belt’s best teams. It is the best four-game stretch for ODU this season, and comes with less than two weeks to go in the regular season. Louisiana (10-18, 6-8) had won four of its last five.“We’re getting better,” ODU head coach Mike Jones said.
