NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Aaron Bacote scored 22 points to lead Old Dominion past Texas-San Antonio 69-61 Thursday night.
Old Dominion scored 14 straight points, including six from Bacote and five from Keenan Palmore, early in the second half to open up a 39-27 lead with just more than 16 minutes to play.
A 3-pointer by Jordan Sims with 12:08 to play pulled UTSA (7-14, 3-5 Conference USA) within eight, but the Monarchs responded with an 8-0 run, sparked by back-to-back 3s from Jordan Baker, which extended the ODU lead to 55-39 about 3 minutes later.
A 13-4 spurt by the Roadrunners pulled them within seven with, 61-54, with 3:02 remaining, but ODU (11-12, 5-3) made 9 of 12 free throws the rest of the way to seal the victory.
Palmore scored 16 points and Baker added 13 in the win.
Edrico McGregor led UTSA with 12 points and nine rebounds.
