Thursday, January 8
Boiling Springs, N.C.
7:00 PM
Radford University
9-7, 0-3BSC
85
at
88
Gardner-Webb
10-6, 2-1BSC
| Team | 1 | 2 | OT 1 | OT 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford | 36 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 85 |
| Gardner-Webb | 27 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 88 |
Photo by: Neal Leahy
HIGHLANDERS FALL FOR SECOND STRAIGHT GAME ON THE ROAD IN DOUBLE OT
1/8/2015 10:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - For the second straight game, Radford (9-7, 0-3) battled a Big South opponent on the road into double overtime, and for the second straight game, came up just short. Thursday's loss came at Gardner-Webb (10-6, 2-1), 88-85. Javonte Green's 28 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three steals, and three blocked shots were not enough as RU dropped its third straight game, all in conference play.
Green, who reached three major career milestones during the game, scored 17 of his 28 in the two extra periods. With the stat line he put up, he now has 1,601 career points, 900 career rebounds, and 201 career steals. The rebounds and steals are already Radford records. The point total ties him for fourth place all-time with Anthony Walker (1993-97).
R.J. Price added 15 points, and Jalen Carethers scored 10 off the bench as RU shot 51.6 percent from the floor for the game, but just 32.0 percent in the second half.
Trailing 27-21 with 6:11 remaining in the first, Radford closed the half on a 15-0 run to carry a 36-27 lead into the intermission. The Highlanders maintained the momentum for the first seven minutes of the second half and pushed the lead to 14, 48-34, with 13:17 to play.
Gardner-Webb responded with a run of its own, 21-4 over the next eight minutes, to claim a 55-52 lead on a three-pointer from Jerome Hill. Hill led three Runnin' Bulldogs with double-doubles on the night with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Tyrell Nelson had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Tyler Strange added 16 points and 13 assists.
GWU continued to stretch the lead to its largest of the night when Strange connected from deep to give the hosts a 64-56 lead with 2:54 remaining. But the Highlanders regrouped and scored the final eight points in regulation to force the first overtime.
In the first extra session, Price had a chance to put RU up by two scores with 22 ticks remaining, but missed a pair of free throws as GWU overcame a four-point deficit with :44 to play to send the game into a second overtime. The Bulldogs never trailed in the final stanza scoring the first four points and holding on for the win. Nelson gave GWU the lead for good at the 4:41 mark.
"This league is so tough. It's going to be like this. These types of games are going to build toughness. As long as we keep our head up and keep battling, each of these games makes us tougher," Radford head coach Mike Jones said following the game, which is the first time in program history the Highlanders have fallen back-to-back in double overtime, "I am proud of the way our guys hung in there and battled."
Radford returns home Saturday to face Presbyterian at the Dedmon Center. Tip is set for 4:00 p.m.
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - For the second straight game, Radford (9-7, 0-3) battled a Big South opponent on the road into double overtime, and for the second straight game, came up just short. Thursday's loss came at Gardner-Webb (10-6, 2-1), 88-85. Javonte Green's 28 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three steals, and three blocked shots were not enough as RU dropped its third straight game, all in conference play.
Green, who reached three major career milestones during the game, scored 17 of his 28 in the two extra periods. With the stat line he put up, he now has 1,601 career points, 900 career rebounds, and 201 career steals. The rebounds and steals are already Radford records. The point total ties him for fourth place all-time with Anthony Walker (1993-97).
R.J. Price added 15 points, and Jalen Carethers scored 10 off the bench as RU shot 51.6 percent from the floor for the game, but just 32.0 percent in the second half.
Trailing 27-21 with 6:11 remaining in the first, Radford closed the half on a 15-0 run to carry a 36-27 lead into the intermission. The Highlanders maintained the momentum for the first seven minutes of the second half and pushed the lead to 14, 48-34, with 13:17 to play.
Gardner-Webb responded with a run of its own, 21-4 over the next eight minutes, to claim a 55-52 lead on a three-pointer from Jerome Hill. Hill led three Runnin' Bulldogs with double-doubles on the night with 26 points and 11 rebounds. Tyrell Nelson had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Tyler Strange added 16 points and 13 assists.
GWU continued to stretch the lead to its largest of the night when Strange connected from deep to give the hosts a 64-56 lead with 2:54 remaining. But the Highlanders regrouped and scored the final eight points in regulation to force the first overtime.
In the first extra session, Price had a chance to put RU up by two scores with 22 ticks remaining, but missed a pair of free throws as GWU overcame a four-point deficit with :44 to play to send the game into a second overtime. The Bulldogs never trailed in the final stanza scoring the first four points and holding on for the win. Nelson gave GWU the lead for good at the 4:41 mark.
"This league is so tough. It's going to be like this. These types of games are going to build toughness. As long as we keep our head up and keep battling, each of these games makes us tougher," Radford head coach Mike Jones said following the game, which is the first time in program history the Highlanders have fallen back-to-back in double overtime, "I am proud of the way our guys hung in there and battled."
Radford returns home Saturday to face Presbyterian at the Dedmon Center. Tip is set for 4:00 p.m.
Team Stats
RAD
GWU
FG%
.516
.492
3FG%
.308
.389
FT%
.708
.708
RB
37
34
TO
15
13
STL
8
11
Game Leaders
Pts
28
FGM
11
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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