Complete Game Notes

RADFORD, Va. - Radford will look to end a two-game skid Tuesday night at the Vines Center on the campus of Liberty University as the two Big South rivals meet in an important conference game. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m., and the game will be carried live on ESPN3.

SCOUTING THE FLAMES
♦ Liberty enters Tuesday's game with a 7-16 overall mark and a 3-6 record in the Big South's North Division, good for fifth place.
♦ Liberty is 6-5 at home this season and 3-2 in league games at the Vines Center.
♦ The Flames are effective behind the three-point line. They lead the Big South in 3-point field goal percentage defense holding opponents at .292 (16th in the nation), and they are second in the league in shooting percentage from deep on offense at .368 (37th in the nation).
♦ Davon Marshall leads the team in scoring (12.5 ppg) and is one of the top three-point shooters in the Big South. He is second behind R.J. Price in makes per game from deep (2.74) and third in three-point shooting percentage (.423).
♦ The Flames also have two other players averaging in double figures - Tavares Speaks (11.7 ppg) and John Caleb Sanders (11.6 ppg).
♦ J.R. Coronodo is the third leading rebounder in the Big South (8.7 rpg).
♦ The Flames and the Highlanders both lost to their only common non-conference opponent, William & Mary.    

RU SPORTS RADIO NETWORK • BIG SOUTH NETWORK
♦ With the exception of tonight's game, all home games are video streamed live on the Big South Network. The BSN is available at www.radfordathletics.com. This game is being streamed live on ESPN3.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.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS
♦ R.J. Price is averaging 17.0 points per game in conference play (9 games). He is also shooting .416 (32-77) from behind the three-point arc.
♦ Javonte Green is averaging 14.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in Big South play.

STARTING LINEUP
♦ The Highlanders have used four different starting lineups this season.
♦ Blake Smith and Javonte Green have started every game this season.
♦ The current projected starting lineup of R.J. Price, Blake Smith, Kyle Noreen, Javonte Green, and Brandon Holcomb has started 14 games this season and been used in each of the last nine games.

STATS NUGGETS
♦ The Highlanders lead the Big South in steals per game at 9.3. That ranks the team 13th in the nation in that category.
♦ Radford also leads the league in turnover margin (+2.61) and forces more turnovers per game than any other team in the Big South (16.6).
♦ Javonte Green is tied for the lead in the Big South in steals at 2.2 per game.
♦ Javonte Green recorded his fifth double-double this season with 13 points and 13 rebounds vs. Longwood. He now has 12 career double-doubles.
♦ R.J. Price leads the Big South in three-point field goals made per game at 3.1.
♦ Jalen Carethers set career highs in both rebounds (8) and blocked shots (4) at Coastal Carolina.
♦ Lucas Dyer scored a career-high 8 points at Coastal Carolina.  
♦ Brandon Holcomb grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds at Gardner-Webb.
♦ Blake Smith currently ranks fourth in career steals at RU with 181. He is just two steals from tying for third all-time.
♦ Rashun Davis dished out a Radford season-high and career-high eight assists at Campbell.

INDIVIDUAL BIG SOUTH STATS RANKINGS
♦ Javonte Green -- Steals per game (2.2 spg) [t-1st]; Field goal percentage (.504) [4th]; Scoring (13.7 ppg) [14th]; Rebounding (7.8 rpg) [4th]; Blocks (0.7 bpg) [12th]; Offensive rebounds (3.0 orpg) [2nd]; Defensive rebounds (4.8 drpg) [t-5th]
♦ R.J. Price -- 3-point field goals made per game (3.1 fgpg) [1st]; 3-point field goal percentage (.394) [5th]; Scoring (14.5 ppg) [10th].
♦ Jalen Carethers -- Blocks per game (1.1 bpg) [7th].
♦ Brandon Holcomb -- Blocks per game (0.9 bpg) [9th].

TIDBITS
♦ Kion Brown missed the Coastal Carolina game with concussion symptoms.
♦ Radford is 2-9 on the road this season and 1-3 as the visitor in Big South contests.
♦ RU has won five straight overtime games dating to a 73-71 loss at Navy on 11/29/08.

THE SERIES
♦ Radford leads the all-time series 32-28.
♦ Liberty has won four straight in the series.
♦ The Highlanders are 10-21 all-time in games played in Lynchburg.
♦ Radford is 21-7 in games at Radford and 1-0 in the only neutral site game.
♦ Radford played Liberty in its inaugural season of 1974-75. The Flames represented the 14th game in RU men's basketball history.
♦ These two teams have met only three times in the Big South Tournament with the Highlanders holding a 2-1 advantage in those games.
♦ Liberty joined the Big South Conference in the 1991-92 season. Since becoming conference rivals that season, Radford leads the all-time series 23-22.

SERIES HISTORY vs. LIBERTY
Overall: Radford leads the series 32-28    
Breakdown: at RU 21-7; at Lynchburg 10-21; Neutral 1-0    
Big South Tournament: 2-1    
Jones vs. Liberty: 0-2    
RU Streak: Lost 4    

RADFORD IN THE SERIES
01/28/12    at Radford    L    65-67
01/12/12    at Lynchburg    L    64-69
02/10/11    at Lynchburg    L    71-79
01/15/11    at Radford    L    53-61
02/16/10    at Lynchburg    W    74-69
01/23/10    at Radford    L    55-60
02/28/09    at Radford    L    85-92
01/24/09    at Lynchburg    W    94-82 (2ot)
03/01/08    at Lynchburg    L    71-78
02/02/08    at Radford    W    89-88
02/24/07    at Radford    L    48-64
01/09/07    at Lychburg    L    66-80
02/18/06    at Radford    W    69-54
01/07/06    at Lynchburg    W    60-50
02/19/05    at Lynchburg    L    62-70
01/29/05    at Radford    W    69-64
02/28/04    at Lynchburg    L    49-50
01/14/04    at Radford    W    83-76
03/07/03    ^ at Lynchburg    W    55-52
02/28/03    at Radford    W    81-56
01/18/03    at Lynchburg    L    66-81
02/23/02    at Lynchburg    L    69-78
01/26/02    at Radford    W    79-60
02/24/01    at Radford    W    94-77
01/27/01    at Lynchburg    W    77-57
02/26/00    at Lynchburg    W    68-62
01/29/00    at Radford    W    85-66
02/20/99    at Radford    W    97-68
01/30/99    at Lynchburg    W    86-60
02/21/98    at Lynchburg    W    91-82
01/31/98    at Radford    W    77-59
02/27/97     ^ at Lynchburg    L    73-85
02/22/97    at Radford    L    75-89
02/01/97    at Lynchburg    L    63-70
02/03/96    at Lynchburg    L    50-53
01/15/96    at Radford    W    71-65 (ot)
02/25/95    at Radford    L    57-68
01/14/95    at Lynchburg    L    52-64
02/26/94    at Lynchburg    L    73-75
01/15/94    at Radford    W    82-68
03/03/93    ^ at Charleston, S.C.    W    73-69
02/27/93    at Radford    W    79-74
01/28/93    at Lynchburg    L    74-94
01/27/92    at Lynchburg    L    77-92
01/16/92    at Radford    W    76-74
02/13/84    at Lynchburg    L    48-53
01/14/84    at Radford    W    81-70
02/14/83    at Lynchburg    L    63-67 (ot)
01/19/83    at Radford    W    71-63
02/20/82    at Radford    W    72-63
12/14/81    at Lynchburg    W    61-52
02/24/81    at Radford    W    79-71 (ot)
12/16/80    at Lynchburg    W    61-60
02/05/80    at Radford    W    79-61
12/17/79    at Lynchburg    L    70-79
02/06/79    at Lynchburg    L    67-68
12/18/78    at Radford    W    88-86
02/12/76    at Radford    W    80-76
01/24/76    at Lynchburg    L    73-85
01/28/75    at Lynchburg    L    85-99

^ Big South Conference Tournament game