HIGHLANDER HITS 
- Radford will begin its third of four three-game road trips this season with a 7 p.m. tip at Liberty Saturday. 

- Tomorrow night's contest will be televised on MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network).

- The Highlanders have won three straight road games, something that hasn't been accomplished since the 2005-06 campaign. The last time Radford strung together four consecutive wins away from home was 10 years ago, when it reeled off six straight. 

- Radford is off to its best start in Big South play since recording a 12-2 conference mark during the 2000-01 season. 

- The Highlander trio of Joey Lynch-Flohr (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax), Art Parakhouski (Minsk, Belarus) and Kenny Thomas (Richmond, Va./Highland Springs) rank 12th (14.0 ppg.), 13th (13.8 ppg.) and 14th (13.2 ppg.), respectively, among league scoring leaders.

- Parakhouski's 10.2 rebounds per outing places him T-16th nationally. 

- Junior point guard Amir Johnson (Pittsburgh, Va./Quaker Valley) continues to lead the Big South in assists per game with a 5.3 average. Johnson is just two steals shy of moving into 10th on Radford's all-time list. 

- As a team, Radford leads the league or ranks in the top three in the following categories -- Scoring margin (3rd/+2.4), field goal percentage (3rd/.458), field goal percentage defense (1st/.402), 3-point field goal percentage defense (3rd/.323), rebounding offense (1st/39.1), rebounding defense (T-3rd/34.3) and rebounding margin (1st/+4.8). 

- Liberty, which has won four straight, enters 14-6 overall and 5-3 in the Big South following a come-from-behind victory at High Point Tuesday. Trailing by nine points with 2:10 left, the Flames scored the game's last 14 points to hand the Panthers a 61-56 setback. 

- Offensively, the Flames are led by Seth Curry, who is the nation's top-scoring freshman at 20.3 per contest. Preseason Big South Player of the Year Anthony Smith, is right behind Curry with an 18.9 clip. 

- Radford will enjoy a six-day break from action before traveling to Gardner-Webb for a 7 p.m. contest Saturday, Jan. 31. The Highlanders will conclude their trip at Winthrop on Feb. 2.

SERIES HISTORY 
-  It marks the 53rd meeting all-time between Radford and the Flames. 

- The two teams met twice a year ago with the home team coming out victorious on both occasions. 

- Despite dropping three of the last four meetings with Liberty, the Highlanders hold a 30-22 advantage in the series. 

- Radford is just 8-19 against the Flames in Lynchburg, but has only dropped three of the 24 meetings at home. 

- The Highlanders' last win at the Vines Center came on Jan. 7, 2006. 

- From Jan. 31, 1998 to Jan. 26, 2002, Radford recorded nine straight wins over the Flames. 

- Two of the previous 52 contests between the Highlanders and Liberty have required overtime, with Radford winning them both.

LAST TIME OUT 
- Despite a 55.6 percent shooting effort from Radford, VMI knocked down 13 buckets from long range to earn an 87-72 victory in a Big South men's basketball first-place battle and the re-opening of the Dedmon Center on Wednesday night in front 3,066 fans. 

- The Keydets finished the contest with 13 buckets from long range, including 10 in the opening 20 minutes. 

- Radford jumped out to a 13-0 advantage, but VMI responded with a 23-9 spurt and never relinquished the lead. 

- Radford made 54.2 percent of its tries in the first half, including a 5-for-5 performance from junior Joey Lynch-Flohr, and finished 30-of-54 from the floor. 

- Lynch-Flohr posted 19 points on 8-of-8 shooting, while Kenny Thomas and Chris McEachin each contributed 10 points. 

- For the Highlanders, it was the first game back in the newly-renovated Dedmon Center after playing their first nine home games at Peters Hall. 

- VMI was 20-of-27 on free throws, while Radford hit just nine of its 21 tries from the stripe.

GAME QUICK FACTS
Radford Coach: Brad Greenberg
Overall Record: 19-30 (2nd year)
Radford Record: Same

Liberty Coach: Ritchie McKay
Overall Record: 195-180 (13th year)
Liberty Record: 30-22 (2nd year)

Series: Radford leads 30-22

Last Meeting: Liberty defeated Radford 78-71 on March 1, 2008 in Lynchburg.

TV: MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network)

Radio: Rick Watson and Jeff Kleppin will provide the call on 107.1 FM.

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