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CONWAY, S.C. - After advancing in the Big South Tournament for the first time in the Mike Jones era with a 78-73 win over Presbyterian on Wednesday, the Radford men's basketball team will face the No. 2 seed from the South Division, UNC Asheville, in the second of four quarterfinals Friday at the HTC Center. Tip is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT NOTES
• Radford is 23-25 all-time in the Big South Tournament.
• Radford is 17-17 all-time in neutral site matchups.
• Radford is 9-10 all-time when the tournament is played in South Carolina.
• Radford is 1-3 in tournament games played at Coastal Carolina (1-1 at HTC Center).
• Radford won Big South Tournament titles in 1998 and 2009.
• Radford has five wins in tournament history as the lower seed
   1988 • (3) Radford def. (2) Charleston Southern, 91-82 (ot)
   1993 • (5) Radford def. (4) Liberty, 73-69
   1998 • (2) Radford def. (1) UNC Asheville, 63-61
   2003 • (6) Radford def. (3) Charleston Southern, 65-62
   2003 • (6) Radford def. (2) Liberty, 55-52
SERIES NOTES
• Asheville leads the all-time series 32-31.
• Asheville leads the series in Big South Tournament play, 5-4.
• Asheville is 4-1 all-time against Radford in neutral site games.
• Radford snapped a 6-game losing streak to the Bulldogs on Feb. 13 with a 102-92 victory at the Dedmon Center.
• RU and UNCA have twice met in the title game (1998, 2003).
EARLIER MATCHUP VS. ASHEVILLE
• Both teams were snowed in at the Dedmon Center when 22 inches of snow in Radford forced officials to close the nationally-televised game to the public.
 Rashun Davis and Ya Ya Anderson both scored 21 points to lead RU to a 102-92 win.
MILESTONES
• Javonte Green became RU's 26th all-time 1,000-point scorer on December 30 vs. Houghton. He now has 1,337 points (7th all-time at RU) and 734 rebounds (8th all-time at RU).
• Javonte Green ranks 5th all-time at RU with 172 career steals.
• R.J. Price became RU's 27th all-time 1,000-point scorer on January 15 vs. VMI. He now has 1,183 points (16th all-time at RU).
• R.J. Price is also climbing the ranks in three-point field goals made. Now with 214 for his career, he is in 5th place all-time at RU.
• R.J. Price ranks 7th all-time at RU with 285 career assists.
TEAM QUICK NOTES
• Radford reached 20 wins during the regular season for the first time since the 1993-94 season.
• Radford is assured of its 29th winning season out of 40 years as a program.
• Radford completed its 16th winning season in Big South play at 10-6 (30 seasons).
• RU is 4-1 against NCAA Tournament teams from last year. (W,W vs. Liberty; W vs. North Carolina A&T; W vs. Florida Gulf Coast; L vs. UNLV).
• Prior to this season, RU had never recorded double-digit wins prior to Big South Conference play (10 wins this season).
• Radford was 6-2 on the road in Big South play this season and is 3-0 in neutral site games.
INDIVIDUAL QUICK NOTES
• Jalen Carethers tied a career high with 8 rebounds vs. Presbyterian in the opening round.
• R.J. Price is the only player to start all 32 games.
• Ya Ya Anderson's 9 three-pointers vs. Central Penn is the highest single-game total in the Big South this season.
• Javonte Green leads the Big South in steals per game (1.94).
SERIES HISTORY vs. UNC Asheville
Overall: Asheville leads 32-31Â Â Â Â Â Â
Big South Tournament: Asheville leads 5-4 Â Â Â
Breakdown: at RU 20-9; at UNCA 10-19; Neutral 1-4Â Â Â
Jones vs. UNCA: 1-3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
RU Streak: Won 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
RADFORD IN THE SERIES
02/13/14   at Radford   W   102-92
01/12/13   at Asheville   L   61-79
02/11/12   at Asheville   L   62-88
01/02/12   at Radford   L   56-66
02/26/11   at Asheville   L   58-81
12/02/10   at Radford   L   50-70
01/31/10   at Asheville   L   84-92
01/02/10   at Radford   W   82-74
03/05/09   ^ at Radford   W   94-86
02/14/09   at Asheville   W   66-65
01/10/09   at Radford   W   98-88 (ot)
02/20/08   at Radford   W   62-53
01/23/08   at Asheville   L   63-82
02/17/07   at Asheville   L   68-78
01/18/07   at Radford   L   67-77
02/04/06   at Asheville   L   57-64
01/04/06   at Radford   L   80-87
02/26/05   at Radford   W   91-75
01/25/05   at Asheville   L   72-75
01/31/04   at Asheville   L   62-76
01/10/04   at Radford   W   73-58
03/07/03   ^ Lynchburg, Va.   L   71-85
02/13/03   at Asheville   L   68-75
01/11/03   at Radford   W   74-68
01/30/02   at Asheville   L   71-80
01/06/02   at Radford   L   60-74
02/14/01   at Radford   W   83-80
01/20/01   at Asheville   L   73-83
03/03/00   ^ at Asheville   L   71-78
02/05/00   at Asheville   W   80-74
01/20/00   at Radford   W   92-79
02/26/99   ^ at Asheville   W   92-79
02/01/99   at Asheville   W   101-94 (ot)
01/13/99   at Radford   L   70-79
02/28/98   ^ at Radford   W   63-61
02/07/98   at Radford   W   91-87
01/08/98   at Asheville   L   50-53
02/08/97   at Asheville   W   87-79
01/09/97   at Radford   L   56-63
02/24/96   at Asheville   W   77-74
01/27/96   at Radford   L   56-74
03/03/95   ^ at Lynchburg, Va.   W   63-47
02/11/95   at Asheville   W   67-65
01/30/95   at Radford   W   71-68
02/12/94   at Radford   W   69-52
01/31/94   at Asheville   W   70-43
01/23/93   at Radford   W   81-62
01/18/93   at Asheville   L   69-72
02/29/92   at Asheville   L   76-79
01/25/92   at Radford   W   81-68
02/23/91   at Asheville   W   97-67
01/21/91   at Radford   W   86-73
03/02/90   ^ at Rock Hill, S.C.   L   72-78
02/24/90   at Radford   L   65-75
01/22/90   at Asheville   L   72-78
03/02/89   ^ at Rock Hill, S.C.   L   58-62
02/25/89   at Asheville   L   76-105
01/23/89   at Radford   W   87-75
02/25/88   at Radford   W   83-81
01/25/88   at Asheville   W   69-62
02/09/87   at Asheville   L   74-80
01/26/87   at Radford   W   76-63
03/03/86   ^ at Savannah, Ga.   L   62-64
^ Big South Tournament games
RADFORD IN THE BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT
RU Overall: 23-25 all-time in the Big South Tournament
Breakdown: at RU 4-1; at Opponent 2-7; Neutral 17-17
Jones in BSC Tournament: 1-2Â Â Â Â Â Â
RU Streak: Won 1Â Â Â Â Â Â
ALL-TIME RESULTS
Date - RU seed   Opponent   Site   Result
03/05/14 - #3N   vs. Presbyterian   (a)   W 78-73
03/05/13 - #4N   vs. Winthrop   (a)   L 58-60 (ot)
02/27/12 - #10Â Â Â at VMIÂ Â Â Â Â Â L 53-55
03/04/10   vs. Winthrop   (i)   L 46-61
03/02/10 - #2   Charleston Southern   at RU   W 64-61 (ot)
03/07/09Â Â Â VMIÂ Â Â at RUÂ Â Â W 108-94
03/05/09   UNC Asheville   at RU   W 94-86
03/03/09 - #1   High Point   at RU   W 82-58
03/04/08 - #7   at Winthrop      L 45-76
02/27/07 - #7   at High Point      L 73-90
02/28/06 - #4   High Point   at RU   L 84-87
03/01/05 - #5   at Birmingham-Southern      L 40-69
03/02/04 - #5   at Coastal Carolina      L 62-67
03/08/03   vs. UNC Asheville   (b)   L 71-85
03/07/03   at Liberty      W 55-52
03/04/03 - #6   at Charleston Southern      W 65-62
03/01/02   vs. High Point   (c)   L 70-72 (ot)
02/28/02 - #3   vs. Coastal Carolina   (c)   W 81-66
03/03/01   vs. Winthrop   (c)   L 65-67 (ot)
03/02/01 - #1   vs. Charleston Southern   (c)   W 65-62
03/03/00 - #1   vs. UNC Asheville   (d)   L 71-78
02/27/99   vs. Winthrop   (d)   L 74-86
02/26/99 - #2   vs. UNC Asheville   (d)   W 92-79
02/28/98   vs. UNC Asheville   (b)   W 63-61
02/27/98Â Â Â vs. UMBCÂ Â Â (b)Â Â Â W 88-69
02/25/98 - #2   vs. Charleston Southern   (b)   W 75-68
02/28/97   at Liberty      L 73-85
02/26/97 - #3   vs. UNC Greensboro   (b)   W 78-76
02/29/96 - #5   vs. Charleston Southern   (b)   L 52-55
03/04/95   vs. UNC Greensboro   (b)   L 59-71
03/03/95 - #4   vs. UNC Asheville   (b)   W 63-47
03/06/94   vs. Campbell   (e)   L 61-72
03/04/94 - #3 Â Â Â vs. UMBCÂ Â Â (e)Â Â Â W 81-78
03/05/93   vs. Winthrop   (e)   L 69-87
03/04/93 - #5   vs. Liberty   (e)   W 73-69
03/06/92   vs. Charleston Southern   (f)   L 83-88
03/05/92 - #1   vs. Winthrop   (f)   W 80-54
03/01/91   vs. Augusta   (f)   L 56-69
02/28/91 - #2   vs Charleston Southern   (f)   W 75-70
03/02/90   vs. UNC Asheville   (g)   L 72-78
03/01/90 - #7   vs. Campbell   (g)   W 68-44
03/02/89 - #5   vs UNC Asheville   (g)   L 58-62
03/05/88   at Winthrop      L 56-71
03/04/88   vs. Charleston Southern   (g)   W 91-82 (ot)
03/03/88 - #3   vs. Augusta   (g)   W 96-82
02/27/87   vs. Charleston Southern   (h)   L 70-91
02/26/87 - #4   vs. Winthrop   (h)   W 71-69
03/03/86 - #4   vs. UNC Asheville   (h)   L 62-64
(a) HTC Center, Conway, S.C.; (b) Vines Center, Lynchburg, Va.; (c) Roanoke, Va. Civic Center; (d) Asheville, N.C. Civic Center; (e) North Charleston, S.C. Coliseum; (f) Civic Center of Anderson, S.C.; (g) Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, S.C.; (h) Savannah, Ga. Civic Center; (i) Kimbel Arena, Conway, S.C.