NORTH CANTON, OHIO- Stifling defense by the Cavs helped restrict the Panthers to only 41 points on a 28.8 shooting percentage as the Cavaliers take their first conference win of the season. Walsh, meanwhile, put up 65 as three players reached double digits. Despite only shooting 30.8% from three, Walsh was able to handle the Panthers thanks to their lock-down defense schemes that forced 16 ODU turnovers and allowed the Cavs to out-rebound them by 14. It took five minutes for ODU to get on the board and by that time the score was 12-0; creating a deficit that the Panthers would never overcome.
 

SCORE: Walsh 65, ODU 41

LOCATION: North Canton, Ohio (Alumni Arena)

RECORDS: Walsh 4-2 (1-0), ODU 2-4 (0-1)
 

FOR THE CAVALIERS:

• Tim Smith Jr. continues to prove why he's one of the best players in the G-MAC. Walsh's big man had 22 points, going 8-13 from the field, and snagged 8 boards in the process.
• Owen Hazelbaker was dominant on the board for the Cavs as he pulled 9 total.
• Hazelbaker neared a double-double after posting 17 points.  He also added 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal.
• Aiden Satterfield looked strong offensively as he went 5-8 from the field and finished with 14 points.
• Satterfield connected on 3 of 5 from behind the arc.
• Four other Cavs played a critical part as role-players tonight, helping the team to go 38.3% from the field and 91.7% from the charity stripe.

FOR THE PANTHERS:

• Zach Szul led his team with 13 points only connecting on 4-9.
• Former Jackson high school player, Kevin James played tight defense as he led the team with 5 rebounds, scoring 11 along the way.
• The Panthers as a whole struggled from three, going 4-32, as most of those shots were contested.

Walsh will continue with conference play as they travel to Ashland on Thursday, December 8th, in hopes of snagging their first road win of the season. Ashland is 2-4 on the year, coming off a 76-68 loss at Findlay.