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#4 Radford (21-10) vs. #5 Winthrop (17-12) • HTC Center • Conway, S.C.

Big South Quarterfinals • Friday, March 6 • 2:00 p.m. • LIVE STATS • BRACKET • GAME NOTES
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Radford opens Big South Tournament play Friday against a familiar postseason opponent in the Winthrop Eagles. RU and WU have met nine prior times in the postseason with the Eagles owning a 7-2 record in those contests. Friday's quarterfinal is the second game of the first session and is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. from the HTC Center in Conway, S.C.

RADFORD TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
• Radford is 23-26 all-time in the Big South Tournament.
• Radford is 17-18 all-time in neutral site matchups.
• Radford is 9-11 all-time when the tournament is played in South Carolina.
• Radford is 1-4 in tournament games played at Coastal Carolina (1-2 at HTC Center).
• Radford won Big South Tournament titles in 1998 and 2009.

SERIES SUMMARY
• Radford leads the overall series 35-31 vs. Winthrop and has won three straight, including a series sweep during the regular season.

Radford in the series:
    at Radford: 19-10
   at Rock Hill: 14-16
   Neutral Sites: 2-5
   Big South Tournament: 2-7
   Current Streak: Won 3
   Under Mike Jones: 4-3
   Last 10 Games: 5-5
   Last BST Game: L 58-60 OT (03/05/13)

STORYLINES
• Javonte Green became the 3rd Big South player in history to reach 1,000 career rebounds with his 10-rebound performance at UNC Asheville. He now has 1,028 for his career.
• R.J. Price moved into 5th all-time in RU scoring history and reached the 1,600-point milestone with 20 vs. UNC Asheville. He now has scored 1,628 points in his career.
• RU now has back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time overall since 1998 and in the regular season since 1992.
• Radford is 1-3 all-time at the HTC Center, including 1-2 in Big South Tournament games (L at Coastal [reg. season 2012-13], L Winthrop-OT [2013 1st Rd.], W Presbyterian [2014 1st Rd.], L vs. UNC Asheville [2014 quarterfinals]).

SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Winthrop is led by All-Big South First Team selection Keon Moore. Xavier Cooks was named to the league's all-freshman team as well.

Winthrop Quick Facts:
   Head Coach: Pat Kelsey (Xavier '98)
   Record at Winthrop: 51-42 (3rd season)
   Scoring Leader: Keon Moore (18.7 ppg)
   Rebounding Leader: Xavier Cooks (5.9 rpg)
   Assists Leader: Andre Smith (4.5 apg)
   Blocks Leader: Xavier Cooks (1.6 bpg)
   Steals Leader: Andre Smith (1.4 spg)

THE HIGHLANDERS
Radford is led by the senior duo of Javonte Green and R.J. Price. Green was an All-Big South First Team selection, while Price earned honorable mention accolades.
• Cameron Jones set a career high with 24 points vs. Gardner-Webb.
• Javonte Green recorded his 3rd straight double-double with 21 points and a season high 17 rebounds vs. Gardner-Webb.

Radford Quick Facts:
   Head Coach: Mike Jones (Howard '90)
   Record at Radford: 62-68 (4th season)
   Scoring Leader: Javonte Green (15.0 ppg)
   Rebounding Leader: Javonte Green (8.7 rpg)
   Assists Leader: Rashun Davis (3.7 apg)
   Blocks Leader: Brandon Holcomb (1.5 bpg)
   Steals Leader: Javonte Green (1.8 spg)

RADFORD SPORTS NETWORK
Each RU 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.

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