HIGHLANDERS INVADE CASSELL COLISEUM ON BLACK FRIDAY

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Riding a four-game winning streak, the Radford men's basketball team stays locally for the final game of a three-game road stretch Friday when the Highlanders travel to Blacksburg to face Virginia Tech. Tipoff at Cassell Coliseum is set for 2:00 p.m. The game can also be seen live on ESPN3.com.

SCOUTING THE HOKIES
Virginia Tech is currently 4-3 on the season after defeating Furman, 75-54, on Tuesday. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Hokies, which included a loss to #1 Michigan State and a one-point defeat to Seton Hall. The Hokies are 4-1 at home this season. Jarrell Eddie leads the team in both scoring (17.4) and rebounding (6.4).

SERIES NOTES
• This will be the seventh meeting all-time with Virginia Tech leading the series 5-1. The teams have not played each other since the 2005-06 season. All the meetings between these two schools have taken place at Cassell Coliseum.

RU SPORTS RADIO NETWORK
• Each Radford men's basketball game can be heard live in the New River Valley on the RU Sports Radio Network on the campus flagship, WRVU 89.9-FM and on the commercial affiliate, SuperSports 101.7-FM. Rick Watson handles the play-by-play for the Highlanders.
• The live stream can also be heard world-wide on www.radfordathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
• Radford won its fourth straight game and completed a two-game sweep in New York with an 86-71 victory at Cornell.
• R.J. Price scored a season-high 24 points in leading four Highlanders in double figures.
• Radford shot 54.2 percent from the floor for the game and 47.1 from behind the three-point arc.

MILESTONES
• With 8 rebounds at Binghamton, Javonte Green surpassed 500 for his career. He now has 507.
• Countdown to 1,000 career points: Javonte Green needs 122 (878), R.J. Price needs 176 (824).

QUICK NOTES
• Javonte Green ranks 6th all-time at RU with 193 career offensive rebounds.
• Javonte Green ranks tied for fourth all-time at Radford with a career rebounding average of 7.4 per game.
• R.J. Price ranks 8th all-time in career three-point field goals made with 153.

HARD TO BELIEVE STAT
• Jalen Carethers has 19 career steals in his first two years as a Highlander. They have all come one at a time in 19 different games.

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