HIGHLANDERS WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT, CRUISE PAST CORNELL, 86-71

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ITHACA, N.Y. - Radford ran its winning streak to four games Monday and pushed its record to 4-1 for the first time since the 2004-05 season with an 86-71 victory at Cornell. The Highlanders, led by R.J. Price's season-high 24 points, buried the Big Red in the first half, 43-22, and glided to the 15-point win.

Price exploded for 15 first half points, and Radford shot a blistering 54.8 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes to put the game out of reach early. Cornell cut into the 21-point halftime margin in the second half, but could get no closer than the final spread of 15 points. Cornell shot just 28 percent in the first half.

"Cornell can be an explosive team, and we held them to 22 points in the first half," Radford head coach Mike Jones said. "This was a good team effort, and I was very happy with how we stuck to the game plan."

Four players scored in double figures for the Highlanders. Javonte Green scored 18, and Rashun Davis added 13 and Kion Brown 12 to go along with Price's two dozen.

Price and Davis also chipped in with solid floor games. Each handed out five assists and committed just one turnover apiece. Green's six rebounds led the Highlanders on the glass.

Devin Cherry and Robert Hatter paced the Big Red with 19 and 18 points, respectively.

For the game, RU shot 54.2 percent from the floor and outscored Cornell 19-8 off turnovers and 30-15 in bench points.

"We wanted to play fast and push the ball, and we were able to set our tempo," Jones said. "The guys are trusting the coaches, trusting each other, and trusting the system."

The four-game winning streak is the longest in the Mike Jones era for Radford.

Radford travels Friday to Blacksburg, Va. to face Virginia Tech in a 2:00 p.m. tip.

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