RADFORD, Va. -- Coming off a 67-55 setback at George Mason Friday evening, Radford will continue its challenging 2008-09 non-conference slate with a 7 p.m. contest at West Virginia Tuesday evening.

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HIGHLNDER HITS
- Radford enters the fourth meeting all-time with the Mountaineers 3-7 overall. West Virginia has won
four of its last five and brings an 8-2 mark into the contest following an 82-46 win over Miami (OH).

- Martell McDuffy (Laurel, Md.) led three Highlanders in double figures in their last outing with 14 points, while Artsiom Parakhouski (Minsk, Belarus) picked up his fourth double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds. 

-  Kenny Thomas (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs) continues to pace four Radford players in double figures with a scoring average of 14.6 per outing. Parakhouski, who also ranks second among Big South leaders in rebounding, is  averaging 14.2 points, while Joey Lynch-Flohr (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) and McDuffy are contributing 12.9 and 12.2, respectively.

- The Highlanders will be attempting to accomplish a task that only two non-conference teams have done in 44 games at WVU Coliseum. West Virginia has won 42 of its last 44 non-conference home games and claimed 26 straight contests in the month of December.

- In last year's meeting with the Mountaineers, Radford got 16 points each from Thomas and Amir Johnson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Quaker Valley), who also handed out 11 assists, but couldn't overcome an 18-for-35 night by West Virginia from three-point range. Despite the loss, the Highlanders shot 50 percent in the final 20 minutes of action and held a 39-35 advantage on the glass.

- Radford will return from the Christmas break Saturday, Dec. 27 with a 7 p.m. contest against Shenandoah at Peters Hall, before traveling to Winston-Salem, N.C., to play Wake Forest, Dec. 30.

GAME SET UP
Radford Head Coach: Brad Greenberg
Overall Record: 13-27 (2nd year)
Radford Record: Same

West Virginia Head Coach: Bob Huggins
Overall Record: 624-224 (27th year)
West Virginia Record: 34-13 (2nd year)

Series: West Virginia leads the all-time series with Radford, 3-0

Last Meeting: West Virginia defeated the Highlanders, 90-60, Dec. 19, 2008 in Radford.

Radio: Rick Watson (Play-By-Play) and Jeff Kleppin (Analyst) will provide the call on 107.1 FM.