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Marshallòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s Taevion Kinsey (24), right, drives the ball upcourt alongside Old Dominionòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s Mekhi Long (0) as the Marshall University menòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s basketball team takes on Old Dominion on Saturday, Jan. 14, inside the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington.

HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓÆµ” After playing five of its first six Sun Belt Conference games at home, the Marshall menòòò½ÊÓÆµ™s basketball team is headed west for a two-game stretch, which begins Thursday at Texas State.

The Bobcats are allowing the fewest points per game to their opponents in league play and the defending back-to-back SBC regular-season champs will look to use that defensive prowess to slow down the Herd, which averages the second-most points per game in the Sun Belt.

Luke Creasy is a reporter for The Herald-Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @LukeCreasy or reach him by phone at 304-526-2800.

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