Bracey scores 21, Louisiana Tech handles Old Dominion

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — DaQuan Bracey scored 21 points on a near perfect day of shooting and Louisiana Tech beat Old Dominion 75-63 on Saturday.

Bracey finished 7 of 8 from the field and hit both his 3-pointers. Eric McCree finished with 18 points and seven rebounds and Jacobi Boykins added 15 points for the Bulldogs (12-6, 4-1 Conference USA), who shot 56. 8 percent overall and 77.8 percent from 3-point range.

Louisiana Tech kept the Monarchs at arm's length for much of the first half before settling for a 35-28 lead at the break. The Bulldogs opened the second on a 10-2 stretch, capped by a Bracey layup, for a 45-29 lead.

A B.J. Stith 3 got the Monarchs back to 64-54, but five straight points for Louisiana Tech put it away.

Zoran Talley led Old Dominion (11-7, 4-2) with 22 points, Stith added 17.