NORFOLK — If things go the way Robert Davis Jr. expects them to, popcorn sales at Chartway Arena could hit an all-time high Tuesday.

The Old Dominion guard expects a show that’s nothing short of cinematic. Whether the genre is thriller, adventure or comedy remains to be seen.

And the city’s basketball fans are gearing up to provide quite a soundtrack.

Norfolk State’s 4½-mile drive to face Old Dominion represents far more than just another nonconference game for both schools. The first meeting between the programs in nearly three calendar years, it’s proving to be the toughest ticket in town.

Just a smattering of dots representing empty seats remained on ODU’s ticketing website as of Monday afternoon. The arena’s basketball capacity of 8,600 could be pushed to its limits.

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