BALANCED OUTPUT LEADS RADFORD PAST RANDOLPH IN EXHIBITION

RADFORD, Va. – Leroy Butts IV scored a game-high 17 points and Travis Fields Jr. added 15 to help lead the Radford men's basketball team to a 75-48 win over Randolph College in an exhibition Saturday evening at the Dedmon Center.

The two Highlander guards were the leading scorers in the contest, as Radford also had six players chip in six or more points in the contest. Devonnte Holland nearly finished with a double-double, grabbing a game-high nine rebounds in addition to scoring eight points.

Radford seized control of the game early, opening the game on a 34-8 run that spanned the first 12:43 of action, giving the Highlanders a lead they never relinquished. Butts IV had 15 of his 17 points in the first half, while the Highlanders forced nine first-half turnovers on the defensive end and had a 24-13 advantage in rebounds in the opening 20 minutes.

Randolph used a second-half surge to pull within 14 points at 54-40 midway through the second half but 3-pointers by Donald Hicks and Fields Jr., sandwiched by a Devin Hutchinson floater, sparked a 13-0 run. A late 3-pointer by local product Miles Jones, who scored seven points in the final four minutes, brought the crowd to its feet one last time late in the game, as the Highlanders closed out a 27-point win in their final tune-up before the regular season.

STAT OF THE GAME
Radford's stifling defense limited Randolph to a 32.0 percent clip from the field and a 23.8 percent mark from behind the arc. The Highlanders also had a 44-29 edge in rebounding and forced 18 Wildcat turnovers.

TEAM LEADERS
Butts IV and Fields Jr. led all scorers with 17 and 15, respectively. Holland had a game-high nine rebounds, while Quinton Morton-Robertson led all players with seven assists.

UP NEXT
Radford opens its 2019-20 regular season on the road Friday night when it takes on the Liberty Flames in a 7 p.m. tipoff.

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Players Mentioned

#13 Leroy Butts IV: F; 6' 7"; Junior

#5 Donald Hicks: G; 6' 3"; Senior

#15 Devonnte Holland: C; 6' 7"; Senior

#0 Devin Hutchinson: G; 6' 5"; Senior

#2 Quinton Morton-Robertson: G; 5' 8"; Freshman

#10 Miles Jones: G/F; 6' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#13 Leroy Butts IV
: 6' 7"; Junior
: F

#5 Donald Hicks
: 6' 3"; Senior
: G

#15 Devonnte Holland
: 6' 7"; Senior
: C

#0 Devin Hutchinson
: 6' 5"; Senior
: G

#2 Quinton Morton-Robertson
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: G

#10 Miles Jones
: 6' 6"; Freshman
: G/F