NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Jerrelle Benimon put Towson ahead 56-55 with a layup with 5:29 left en route to a 21-point, 17-rebound double-double as the Tigers held on to beat Old Dominion 68-66 Wednesday night.
The double-double was Benimon's 15th this year, tops in Division I. The junior entered third nationally with 11.5 rebounds per game.
Towson (11-12, 6-4 Colonial Athletic Association) let a 40-26 halftime lead vanish when Old Dominion opened the second half on a 17-2, 9 1/2-minute run. The Tigers quickly took back the lead and held it for about 5 minutes until Dimitri Batten's layup put the Monarchs up 53-52 with 6:54 left.
Benimon's go-ahead layup was the first of two straight, and gave the Tigers a definitive lead.
Towson's nine road victories are its most since winning nine in 1995-96.
DeShawn Painter had 20 points for Old Dominion (2-18, 0-8), which has dropped eight straight.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Towson (11-12) « | 40 | 28 | 68 |
| Old Dominion (2-18) | 26 | 40 | 66 |
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| Towson Tigers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Benimon, F | 37 | 7-17 | 5-10 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| M. Damas, F | 32 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| B. Dixon, C | 29 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| M. Burwell, G | 23 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| J. Hairston, G | 23 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Guthrie | 25 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| K. Walden | 17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| T. Parker-Rivera | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Flash | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-61 | 14-22 | 49 | 10 | 17 | 68 | |
| 39.3% | 63.6% | ||||||
| Old Dominion Monarchs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Painter, F | 35 | 9-18 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| R. Ross, F | 35 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| K. Palmore, G | 37 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| A. Bacote, G | 31 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| D. Hill, G | 15 | 1-8 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Batten | 29 | 4-10 | 6-7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| N. Wright | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Shaw | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. McEwen | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-64 | 12-15 | 34 | 16 | 20 | 66 | |
| 39.1% | 80% | ||||||
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