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SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Radford leads, 19-15
Streak: Lost 1
Last Meeting: VMI Won, 105-71, 1/13/11
Last Radford Win: 111-84, 2/2/10
Last VMI Win: 105-71, 1/13/11
First Meeting: 12/11/75, VMI Won, 112-65
Radford Record at Home: 12-4
Radford Record on Road: 7-11
Radford Record at Neutral Site: 0-0

GAME SETUP
Location: Lexington, Va.
Arena: Cameron Hall
Capacity: 5,800
TV: Big South Network
Radio: 107.1 FM WPSK
Internet: RadfordAthletics.com
Tickets: 540-464-7266

PREGAME NOTES
-- Radford will continue its stretch of six out of seven on the road to conclude the regular season with a 1 p.m. tip at VMI Saturday.

-- The Highlanders enter the 35th meeting 5-19 overall and 2-12 in the Big South following a 79-71 loss at in-state / league-rival Liberty Thursday evening.

-- Jareal Smith (Savannah, Ga.), the reigning Big South Freshman of the Week, paced Radford with a game-high 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including four 3-pointers. Over his last three contests, Smith is averaging 20.3 points per game, while hitting 44 percent (20-45) of his attempts from the floor and 50 percent (6-12) beyond the arc.

-- As a team, Radford is shooting 45.8 percent (22-48) from behind the 3-point line over its last three games.

-- Blake Smith (Charlotte, N.C. / United Faith Christian Academy) continues to lead the Highlanders on the defensive end averaging 2.6 steals per game, which ranks 13th in the nation.

-- Both the Smiths and Gorkem Sonmez (Istanbul, Turkey) are averaging nine points per outing, while Johnathan Edwards (Queens, N.Y. / Tyler Junior College) (5.5) and Tolga Cerrah (Ankara, Turkey) (5.1) lead Radford on the glass.

Radford has won the last two meetings at Cameron Hall.

The Highlanders return to the Dedmon Center Tuesday evening when they host Presbyterian in their home finale at 7 p.m.

SCOUTING THE KEYDETS
-- VMI comes into the contest 13-11 overall and 6-8 in league play after defeating High Point, 87-74, Thursday night at Cameron Hall.

-- The Keydets lead the nation in scoring (91.1) and 3-pointers per contest (11.4), while ranking tied for ninth with conference-foe UNC Asheville in steals per game (9.4).

-- VMI is a perfect 5-0 when scoring at least 100 points and 9-1 on the year when hitting the 90-point plateau.

-- Stan Okoye and preseason all-conference selection Austin Kenon lead the club in scoring averaging 17.7 and 17.5 points per outing, respectively, which also ranks second and third in the Big South.

-- Okoye also ranks third among conference leaders in rebounding, pulling down 8.5 per contest.

-- Keith Gabriel (15.6), Rodney Glasgow (10.9) and Ron Burks (10.2) are also contributing better than 10 points a game for the Keydets.

-- 46.5 percent of VMI's field goal attempts come from behind the 3-point line.

-- In addition to ranking at or near the top of the Big South in just about every offensive category, the Keydets lead the league in steals and blocks per game.