Complete Game Notes

RADFORD, Va. - Fresh off an impressive 76-65 win over Presbyterian that snapped a three-game losing streak, Radford travels Wednesday to VMI for a 7:00 p.m. start at Cameron Hall. The Keydets scored an improbable comeback victory two weeks ago inside the Dedmon Center and stand alone in second place in the North Division of the Big South, a game and a half in front of the Highlanders.

SCOUTING THE KEYDETS
♦ VMI enters Wednesday's game with an 11-11 overall mark and a 6-4 record in the Big South. The Keydets currently stand alone in second play in the North Division standings.
♦ The Keydets are led by Big South preseason player of the year, Stan Okoye. He leads the league in scoring at 21.3 ppg and rebounding at 9.3 rpg. He ranks 6th in the country in scoring and 36th in rebounding.
♦ Okoye is not VMI's only threat, however. D.J. Covington is 16th in the Big South in scoring at 13.5 ppg and 7th in rebounding at 7.4 rpg. Covington leads the conference in field goal percentage at .541 from the floor and also in blocked shots at 3.05 per game. He is 10th in the NCAA in blocks.
♦ Rodney Glasgow is 3rd in the league in assists at 4.9 apg. Glasgow also averages in double figures at 10.5 ppg.
♦ VMI is the top scoring team in the Big South at 78.4 ppg. That ranks the Keydets 7th in the country in scoring. They hit an average of 9.1 three-point field goals per game, which ranks atop the Big South and 7th in the nation.

RU SPORTS RADIO NETWORK • BIG SOUTH NETWORK
♦ All Big South Conference games are video streamed live on the Big South Network. The BSN is available at www.radfordathletics.com.
♦ Each Radford men's basketball game can be heard live in the New River Valley on the RU Sports Radio Network on the flagship, WRVU 89.9-FM and on the commercial affiliate, WBLB 1340-AM. The stream can also be heard world-wide on www.radfordathletics.com. Rick Watson handle the play-by-play for the Highlanders. Former Highlander Stephen Barber is the color analyst for home games, while Tom Galbraith adds color commentary for RU road games.

STATS NUGGETS
♦ Radford is 2-10 on the road this season and 1-4 in Big South contests.
♦ The Highlanders lead the Big South in steals per game at 9.1. That ranks the team 18th in the nation in that category.
♦ Javonte Green is tied for 1st in the Big South in steals at 2.2 per game.
♦ Javonte Green recorded his 7th double-double this season with 27 points and 13 rebounds vs. Presbyterian. That followed a 23-point, 13-rebound performance at Liberty. He now has 14 career double-doubles.
♦ Javonte Green currently ranks 7th all-time at RU in offensive rebounds with 166.
♦ Javonte Green tied a career high with 13 rebounds in each of his last two games.
♦ R.J. Price leads the Big South in 3-point field goals made per game at 3.0.
♦ R.J. Price has moved into 10th place all-time at RU with 130 career 3-pointers.
♦ Blake Smith currently ranks 4th in career steals at RU with 181 and 9th in defensive rebounds at 289.
♦ Brandon Holcomb tied his career high with 3 blocks vs. Presbyterian.

TIDBITS
♦ Javonte Green and VMI's Stan Okoye were named co-Big South Players of the Week for their respective performances last week.
♦ After making 20-23 free throws vs. Presbyterian, the Highlanders raised their shooting percentage from the line over 15 percentage points from .618 to .631 on the year.
♦ Radford is 5-0 this season when holding opponents under 60 points.

INDIVIDUAL BIG SOUTH STATS RANKINGS
♦ Javonte Green -- Steals per game (2.2 spg) [t-1st]; Field goal percentage (.512) [5th]; Scoring (14.6 ppg) [10th]; Rebounding (8.2 rpg) [4th]; Blocks (0.7 bpg) [t-15th]; Offensive rebounds (3.1 orpg) [2nd]; Defensive rebounds (5.1 drpg) [5th]
♦ R.J. Price -- 3-point field goals made per game (3.0 fgpg) [1st]; 3-point field goal percentage (.386) [5th]; Scoring (14.2 ppg) [13th].
♦ Jalen Carethers -- Blocks per game (1.1 bpg) [6th].
♦ Brandon Holcomb -- Blocks per game (1.0 bpg) [8th].

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS
♦ Javonte Green is averaging 16.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in Big South play.
♦ R.J. Price is averaging 16.0 points per game in conference play (11 games). He is also shooting .398 (35-88) from behind the three-point arc.

STARTING LINEUP
♦ The Highlanders have used five different starting lineups this season.
♦ Javonte Green is the only player that has started every game this season.
♦ Ya Ya Anderson made his first career start at Liberty.
♦ Kion Brown has started nine games this season as a freshman.
♦ Jalen Carethers made his only career start at Charlotte.
♦ Rashun Davis started three games while R.J. Price was injured.

THE SERIES
♦ Radford and VMI are tied in the all-time series 19-19.
♦ The Keydets have won six straight in the series, including an improbable come-from-behind win at the Dedmon Center last month, 70-69.
♦ These two teams met in last year's quarterfinal matchup in the Big South Tournament, which VMI won at Cameron Hall, 55-53.
♦ VMI has won three straight games at Cameron Hall over the Highlanders.
♦ These two teams met in the 2009 Big South Tournament championship game, which the Highlanders won, 108-94.

SERIES HISTORY vs. VIRGINIA MILITARY
Overall: The series is tied 19-19        
Breakdown: at RU 11-6; at Lexington 8-13; Neutral 0-0
Big South Tournament: 1-1    
Jones vs. VMI: 0-4    
RU Streak: Lost 6    

RADFORD IN THE SERIES
01/30/13    at Radford    L    69-70
02/27/12     ^ at Lexington     L     53-55
01/26/12     at Radford     L     60-65
01/14/12     at Lexington     L     76-80
02/12/11     at Lexington     L     58-71
01/13/11     at Radford     L     71-105
02/02/10     at Lexington     W     77-63
01/21/10     at Radford     W     109-91
02/07/09     ^ at Radford     W     108-94
02/21/09     at Lexington     W     97-90
01/21/09     at Radford     L     72-87
02/23/08     at Radford     W     86-83 (ot)
02/05/08     at Lexington     W     108-102 (ot)
02/14/07     at Radford     W     114-107
01/25/07     at Lexington     L     94-103
02/23/06     at Lexington     W     77-69
01/26/06     at Radford     W     101-77
02/14/05     at Radford     L     54-67
01/19/05     at Lexington     W     78-62
02/04/04     at Radford     W     63-46
01/08/04     at Lexington     L     58-69
12/10/96     at Radford     W     70-68
12/02/95     at Lexington     L     110-113
12/10/94     at Radford     W     99-93
12/11/93     at Lexington     W     79-61
12/07/92     at Radford     W     91-88 (ot)
12/04/91     at Lexington     L     69-79
12/03/90     at Radford     W     62-61
01/18/90     at Lexington     L     64-95
02/09/89     at Radford     L     66-76
12/02/87     at Lexington     W     88-68
12/10/86     at Radford     W     56-51
11/26/85     at Lexington     L     59-69
12/06/84     at Lexington     L     51-53
12/03/83     at Lexington     W     75-64
11/29/78     at Lexington     L     88-90
12/08/76     at Lexington     L     52-74
12/11/75     at Lexington     L     65-112

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