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Nelson scores 22 off the bench, Eastern Michigan defeats Old Dominion 76-70

AP
Feb 08, 2025

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) Da'Sean Nelson's 22 points off of the bench led Eastern Michigan to a 76-70 victory against Old Dominion on Saturday.

Nelson shot 8 of 13 from the field and 6 of 11 from the free-throw line for the Eagles (11-12, 4-6 Mid-American Conference). Jalen Terry scored 18 points while going 5 of 11 from the floor, including 4 for 9 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line. Christian Henry had 13 points and shot 3 of 8 from the field, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 10 from the line.

The Monarchs (11-14, 7-5 Sun Belt Conference) were led by Robert Davis Jr., who posted 18 points. Sean Durugordon added 15 points and 12 rebounds for Old Dominion. R.J. Blakney had 11 points.

Terry scored seven points in the first half for Eastern Michigan, who led 29-26 at the break. Nelson's 17-point second half helped Eastern Michigan close out the six-point victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
ODU
Monarchs
26
EMU
Eagles
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Eagles gains possession)
19:50		Arne Osojnik turnover
19:29	+2	Sean Durugordon makes two point layup	2-0
19:08	+2	Yusuf Jihad makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:52		Yusuf Jihad shooting foul (R.J. Blakney draws the foul)
18:52	+1	R.J. Blakney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-2
18:52	+1	R.J. Blakney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-2
18:42	+3	Jalen Terry makes three point jump shot	4-5
18:20		R.J. Blakney misses three point jump shot
18:18		Arne Osojnik defensive rebound
17:55		Yusuf Jihad misses three point jump shot
17:53		John Shanu II offensive rebound
17:45		Christian Henry turnover
17:31		Jaden Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:29		John Shanu II defensive rebound
17:00		Arne Osojnik misses two point jump shot
16:58		Sean Durugordon defensive rebound
16:52		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:50		Christian Henry defensive rebound
16:28	+2	Christian Henry makes two point layup	4-7
16:12		Caelum Swanton-Rodger offensive foul
16:12		Caelum Swanton-Rodger turnover (offensive foul)
15:41	+2	Jalen Terry makes two point layup	4-9
15:20		Yusuf Jihad personal foul
15:20		TV timeout
15:02		Sean Durugordon turnover (Jalen Terry steals)
14:55		Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
14:53		Dillon Tingler offensive rebound
14:49		Christian Henry misses three point jump shot
14:47		R.J. Blakney defensive rebound
14:33		Sean Durugordon misses three point jump shot
14:31		Dillon Tingler defensive rebound
14:05		Christian Henry misses three point jump shot
14:03		R.J. Blakney defensive rebound
13:59		Sean Durugordon turnover
13:45		Jalin Billingsley offensive foul
13:45		Jalin Billingsley turnover (offensive foul)
13:17	+3	Caden Diggs makes three point jump shot (Jaden Johnson assists)	7-9
12:51	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point layup	7-11
12:51		Donovan Raymond shooting foul (Jalin Billingsley draws the foul)
12:51	+1	Jalin Billingsley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-12
12:36		Caelum Swanton-Rodger misses two point jump shot
12:34		R.J. Blakney offensive rebound
12:23		Robert Davis Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:21		Eagles defensive rebound
12:02	+3	Arne Osojnik makes three point jump shot (Dillon Tingler assists)	7-15
11:44	+3	R.J. Blakney makes three point jump shot (Caden Diggs assists)	10-15
11:18		Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
11:16		Caelum Swanton-Rodger defensive rebound
11:05		R.J. Blakney misses three point jump shot
11:02		TV timeout
10:44	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup	10-17
10:39		Sean Durugordon turnover (Dillon Tingler steals)
10:03		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point layup
10:01		Monarchs defensive rebound
9:45	+2	Caelum Swanton-Rodger makes two point layup	12-17
9:30		Caelum Swanton-Rodger shooting foul
9:30	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-18
9:30		Da'Sean Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:30		Eagles offensive rebound
9:25		Donovan Raymond personal foul
9:19	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point dunk	12-20
8:55	+2	Sean Durugordon makes two point layup (Caden Diggs assists)	14-20
8:44	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point alley-oop dunk (Da'Sean Nelson assists)	14-22
8:12		Sean Durugordon misses two point jump shot
8:11		Sean Durugordon offensive rebound
8:11	+2	Sean Durugordon makes two point layup	16-22
8:11		Christian Henry shooting foul (Sean Durugordon draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Sean Durugordon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-22
7:45		Da'Sean Nelson turnover (Sean Durugordon steals)
7:38		TV timeout
7:30		Caden Diggs misses three point jump shot
7:28		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
7:08		Arne Osojnik misses two point layup
7:06		Sean Durugordon defensive rebound
6:48		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:46		Jalen Terry defensive rebound
6:37		Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot
6:35		Jalin Billingsley offensive rebound
6:34		Dani Pounds personal foul
6:19		Jalen Terry turnover (Caden Diggs steals)
6:11		Jalin Billingsley shooting foul (Caden Diggs draws the foul)
6:11	+1	Caden Diggs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-22
6:11	+1	Caden Diggs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-22
5:53		Jaden Johnson shooting foul
5:53	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-23
5:53		Christian Henry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:53		Sean Durugordon defensive rebound
5:26		Dani Pounds misses three point jump shot
5:24		Sean Durugordon offensive rebound
5:21		Sean Durugordon misses two point layup
5:19		Dillon Tingler defensive rebound
5:11		Christian Henry misses two point layup
5:09		Sean Durugordon defensive rebound
4:57		Dani Pounds misses three point jump shot
4:55		Christian Henry defensive rebound
4:42		Christian Henry misses three point jump shot
4:40		Sean Durugordon defensive rebound
4:32		Dani Pounds turnover (Dillon Tingler steals)
4:26		Jalen Terry turnover (Robert Davis Jr. steals)
4:18		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:16		Dillon Tingler defensive rebound
3:49		Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot
3:47		Robert Davis Jr. defensive rebound
3:41		Jump ball. (Monarchs gains possession)
3:41		TV timeout
3:18		R.J. Blakney misses three point jump shot
3:16		Dillon Tingler defensive rebound
3:01	+2	John Shanu II makes two point dunk (Arne Osojnik assists)	19-25
2:41		Sean Durugordon turnover
2:13		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point jump shot
2:11		Godslove Nwabude offensive rebound
2:09		Ben Nacey blocks Godslove Nwabude's two point layup
2:08		Godslove Nwabude offensive rebound
2:08		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
1:49	+2	Sean Durugordon makes two point dunk	21-25
1:34		Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
1:32		Donovan Raymond defensive rebound
1:21	+2	Sean Durugordon makes two point layup (Donovan Raymond assists)	23-25
0:49	+2	Arne Osojnik makes two point layup	23-27
0:30		Caden Diggs turnover (Arne Osojnik steals)
0:25		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:03		Donovan Raymond shooting foul
0:03	+1	Jalen Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-28
0:03	+1	Jalen Terry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-29
0:03		Monarchs 30 second timeout
0:01		Jalen Terry personal foul
0:00	+3	Robert Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot (R.J. Blakney assists)	26-29
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ODU
Monarchs
44
EMU
Eagles
47

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Jalen Terry misses two point layup
19:45		Sean Durugordon defensive rebound
19:41	+3	Robert Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sean Durugordon assists)	29-29
19:12	+2	Christian Henry makes two point layup	29-31
19:01		John Shanu II shooting foul (R.J. Blakney draws the foul)
19:01	+1	R.J. Blakney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-31
19:01	+1	R.J. Blakney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-31
18:42		Yusuf Jihad misses three point jump shot
18:40		Jalen Terry offensive rebound
18:36		Christian Henry turnover (R.J. Blakney steals)
18:26	+2	Caelum Swanton-Rodger makes two point dunk (Robert Davis Jr. assists)	33-31
18:02		Jaden Johnson personal foul
17:51		R.J. Blakney shooting foul
17:51	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-32
17:51	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-33
17:25		Jaden Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:23		Sean Durugordon offensive rebound
17:19		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:17		Yusuf Jihad defensive rebound
17:11		Caelum Swanton-Rodger personal foul
17:07		Jalen Terry turnover (Dani Pounds steals)
17:02	+2	Dani Pounds makes two point dunk (Sean Durugordon assists)	35-33
16:49		R.J. Blakney personal foul
16:38	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup	35-35
16:38		Jaden Johnson shooting foul (Da'Sean Nelson draws the foul)
16:38	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-36
16:28		Sean Durugordon misses two point layup
16:27		Dani Pounds offensive rebound
16:27		Jalen Terry shooting foul (Dani Pounds draws the foul)
16:27		Dani Pounds misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:27	+1	Dani Pounds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-36
16:10	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup (Jalin Billingsley assists)	36-38
15:55		Sean Durugordon misses two point jump shot
15:53		Arne Osojnik defensive rebound
15:47		Christian Henry misses two point layup
15:45		Sean Durugordon defensive rebound
15:32		Sean Durugordon turnover
15:32		TV timeout
15:11	+2	Christian Henry makes two point layup	36-40
14:50		Jalin Billingsley shooting foul
14:50	+1	Robert Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3	37-40
14:50	+1	Robert Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3	38-40
14:50	+1	Robert Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3	39-40
14:43		Sean Durugordon personal foul
14:33		R.J. Blakney personal foul
14:33	+1	Jalin Billingsley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-41
14:33	+1	Jalin Billingsley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-42
14:10	+3	Robert Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot	42-42
13:40		Dani Pounds shooting foul
13:40	+1	Jalin Billingsley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-43
13:40		Jalin Billingsley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:40		Dani Pounds defensive rebound
13:25	+2	Sean Durugordon makes two point layup	44-43
12:54	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup (Christian Henry assists)	44-45
12:36	+2	R.J. Blakney makes two point dunk (Dani Pounds assists)	46-45
12:18	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup	46-47
11:57	+3	Robert Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot	49-47
11:34		Jalin Billingsley turnover (Dani Pounds steals)
11:34		TV timeout
11:18		Jalin Billingsley blocks Robert Davis Jr.'s two point layup
11:16		Monarchs offensive rebound
11:11		Caden Diggs turnover
10:54	+3	Jalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Dillon Tingler assists)	49-50
10:42		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:40		Christian Henry defensive rebound
10:22	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point jump shot (Jalen Terry assists)	49-52
9:51		Caden Diggs turnover
9:30	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point jump shot	49-54
9:07		John Shanu II personal foul
8:55		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:53		Caelum Swanton-Rodger offensive rebound
8:51	+2	Caelum Swanton-Rodger makes two point dunk	51-54
8:29		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point dunk
8:28		Da'Sean Nelson offensive rebound
8:28		Sean Durugordon shooting foul (Da'Sean Nelson draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-55
8:28		Da'Sean Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:28		Jaden Johnson defensive rebound
8:09		Robert Davis Jr. turnover
7:51	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point dunk (Jalin Billingsley assists)	51-57
7:27		Jaden Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:25		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
7:11	+2	Arne Osojnik makes two point jump shot	51-59
7:00		Da'Sean Nelson shooting foul
7:00		TV timeout
7:00	+1	R.J. Blakney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-59
7:00	+1	R.J. Blakney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-59
6:42	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point jump shot (Da'Sean Nelson assists)	53-61
6:22		Sean Durugordon misses two point layup
6:20		Arne Osojnik defensive rebound
6:18		Arne Osojnik turnover
6:06		Sean Durugordon turnover (Dillon Tingler steals)
5:48		Dillon Tingler misses three point jump shot
5:46		Sean Durugordon defensive rebound
5:37		Jalin Billingsley shooting foul
5:37	+1	Jaden Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-61
5:37	+1	Jaden Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-61
5:25		Caelum Swanton-Rodger personal foul
5:25	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-62
5:25	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-63
5:17	+2	Jaden Johnson makes two point layup	57-63
4:44		Da'Sean Nelson turnover
4:26		Christian Henry shooting foul
4:26	+1	Jaden Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-63
4:26	+1	Jaden Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-63
4:09		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point jump shot
4:07		Eagles offensive rebound
3:51		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point layup
3:49		Da'Sean Nelson offensive rebound
3:48		Caelum Swanton-Rodger shooting foul (Da'Sean Nelson draws the foul)
3:48		TV timeout
3:48		Da'Sean Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:48		Da'Sean Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:48		Donovan Raymond defensive rebound
3:32		Jaden Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:30		Christian Henry defensive rebound
3:11		R.J. Blakney blocks John Shanu II's two point layup
3:09		Eagles offensive rebound
3:01	+3	Jalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Christian Henry assists)	59-66
2:46		Jalen Terry personal foul
2:46	+1	Jaden Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-66
2:46	+1	Jaden Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-66
2:26	+3	Jalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Arne Osojnik assists)	61-69
2:14		Sean Durugordon misses two point layup
2:12		R.J. Blakney offensive rebound
2:05		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:05		Caden Diggs offensive rebound
2:05	+2	Caden Diggs makes two point layup	63-69
2:04		Monarchs 30 second timeout
2:04		TV timeout
1:37		Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
1:35		R.J. Blakney defensive rebound
1:23		R.J. Blakney turnover (Christian Henry steals)
0:56		Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
0:54		Arne Osojnik offensive rebound
0:50		Robert Davis Jr. personal foul
0:50	+1	Jalen Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-70
0:50	+1	Jalen Terry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-71
0:50		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:39		Jaden Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:37		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
0:35		Robert Davis Jr. personal foul
0:35	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-72
0:35	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-73
0:29	+3	Robert Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot	66-73
0:28		Monarchs 30 second timeout
0:28		R.J. Blakney personal foul
0:28		Christian Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:28	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-74
0:21	+2	Jaden Johnson makes two point jump shot	68-74
0:21		Monarchs 60 second timeout
0:20		Robert Davis Jr. personal foul
0:20		Christian Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-75
0:15		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:13		Sean Durugordon offensive rebound
0:11	+2	Sean Durugordon makes two point layup	70-75
0:08		Robert Davis Jr. personal foul
0:08	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-76
0:08		Da'Sean Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:08		Monarchs defensive rebound
0:06		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:04		Jalen Terry defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jalen Terry defensive rebound