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81
Winner Radford RAD 20-9, 15-2
78
Hampton HAM-MBB 13-17, 8-9
Winner
Radford RAD
20-9, 15-2
81
Final
78
Hampton HAM-MBB
13-17, 8-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Radford RAD 38 43 81
Hampton HAM-MBB 29 49 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

RADFORD SURVIVES HAMPTON’S LATE RUN, CLAIMS SHARE OF BIG SOUTH TITLE

HAMPTON, Va. – The Radford men's basketball team survived a late run from Hampton and came out of the Hampton Convocation Center with an 81-78 victory on Thursday night, clinching a share of the 2019-20 Big South Regular Season Championship. 
 
With the win, the 2019-20 senior class earned its 79th victory making them the winningest four-year class in program history. The class combined for 56 of the team's 81 points against Hampton and four of the five were in double-digit scoring. The class also led the way for the Highlanders to earn their third consecutive 20-win season. Radford has never had 20-plus wins in three consecutive years until now. 
 
Radford (20-9, 15-2 Big South) had a 70-59 lead with just over eight minutes left in the second half but Hampton (13-17, 8-9 Big South) went on a 21-9 run to cut the deficit to one, 79-78, with 52 seconds. 
 
After an empty possession by the Highlanders, the Pirates had a chance to take the lead but the league's leading scorer in Jermaine Marrow missed a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left. Radford came down with the rebound and Hampton had to foul three more times until the Highlanders were in the bonus. The third foul was committed against Carlik Jones and he was sent to the foul line with seven seconds remaining for a one-and-one.
 
The redshirt junior knocked down two huge free throws to make it a three-point game. The Pirates still had a chance to send the game into overtime. Marrow dribbled down the floor and fired a shot from beyond the arc. His shot bounced off the rim harmlessly and the Highlanders escaped Hampton with a share of the conference title.
 
Donald Hicks and Travis Fields, Jr., connected on a pair of 3-pointers early in the game that separated the Highlanders from the Pirates, 12-6. Jones added to the 6-0 run with a layup making it an eight point game with 14:35 to play in the first half.
 
Hampton inched closer but every time the Pirates hit a shot to close the gap, Radford answered back. The Highlanders eventually pulled away with a 7-1 run over the final 2:30 of the first half and carried a nine-point advantage into the locker room at 38-29.
 
After Hampton hit the first bucket out of the break, the Highlanders scored the next eight points – led by Jones' five points – and took its largest lead of the game at 16 points. The Highlanders maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second half until Hampton got hot and made it close in the final eight minutes.
 
Jones tallied his 16th 20-plus point game this season, leading Radford with 20 points. The Highlanders had five players in double-figure scoring for the first time since facing James Madison earlier this season on Dec. 4th.
 
DID YOU KNOW…
Radford has also only won back-to-back Big South Regular Season titles one time in program history and it was during the 1999-00 and 2000-01 seasons.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
Radford made 14 3-pointers against the Pirates. The 14 long balls are the most by the Highlanders in a conference game this year and only one less than the most in any game all season. Radford shot 43.8 percent from beyond the arc on Thursday night.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Aside from Jones' 20 points, Devonnte Holland was second on the team with 15. The senior also picked up seven rebounds, which was second on the team behind the graduate transfer – Devine Eke. Eke had 12 rebounds and has corralled double-digit rebounds for the second straight game. Devin Hutchinson and Fields Jr., each had 14 points and tallied eight of the team's 14 3-pointers with four each. Hutchinson went 4-of-5 from long range. Hicks tacked on 11 points with three trey balls and a pair of free throws. Radford ended the game with a 46.8 shooting percentage but shot 50 percent from the floor and 3-point range in the second half. Ben Stanley led all players with 28 points, while Marrow was one behind him at 27.
 
TWEET OF THE GAME  
UP NEXT
Radford will end the regular season hosting Gardner-Webb on Saturday at 4 p.m., inside the Dedmon Center. Five seniors will be honored approximately 30 minutes prior to tip-off. With a win or a Winthrop loss, the Highlanders will claim the regular season championship outright and host the 2019-20 Big South Tournament.
 
FOLLOW RADFORD MEN'S BASKETBALL
To follow the Radford men's basketball team, visit RadfordAthletics.com, follow @RadfordMBB on Twitter, 'radfordmbb' Instagram or Radford Men's Basketball on Facebook.
 
 
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