Radford Tops Mount Aloysius, Builds Confidence Heading into Conference Tournament

Wednesday, February 24

Radford, Va.

6 p.m.

Radford University

14-11,12-6Big South

Mount Aloysius

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Team	1	2	F
Mount Aloysius	33	18	51
Radford	33	41	74

Radford Tops Mount Aloysius, Builds Confidence Heading into Conference Tournament

2/24/2021 8:53:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford men's basketball team had a solid second half en route to a 74-51 win over Mount Aloysius on Wednesday night inside the Dedmon Center.

It was a tie game at the half but Radford (14-11) outscored Mount Aloysius (0-1) 41-18 in the second half and pulled away through the final 8:22 with a 21-6 run.

The Highlanders shot 51.9 percent from the floor in the first half but was bested by the Mounties' 54.2 percent. Mount Aloysius hung around by knocking down 4-of-10 (40 percent) 3-pointers.

The Highlanders still shot over 50.0 percent in the second half with an even better 54.2 percent from the floor. Radford shot 38.5 percent (5-of-13) from long range in the second half. Bryan Hart had three of them and he notched 13 points – the most he's had in a Radford uniform.

Defensively, the Highlanders held the Mounties to just 26.1 percent shooting in the second half with only six made field goals. Four of their six made field goals were 3-pointers.

Radford forced eight turnovers in each half but scored only six points off those turnovers in the first half and tallied 14 points off those turnovers in the second half.

Four Highlanders were in double-figures, led by Shaquan Jules 14 points. He was one rebound shy of a double-double. He went 7-for-7 in the game and had a 25 in the +/- column. Hart also contributed with 13, while Chyree Walker and Dravon Mangum had 12 apiece.

Stat of the Game
All of Hart's points came in the second half. He knocked down a career-high three 3-pointers.

Inside the Box Score
Radford ended the game shooting 52.9 percent from the floor, while Mount Aloysius ended shooting 40.4 percent. Mount Aloysius held a lead for 1:02 of the game and it came early in the second half. Carlos Palacio scored 13 points in the first half but was held to none in the second. He led the Mounties in scoring. Radford outrebounded the Mounties 39-19 and outscored them in the paint by 24, 42-18.

Up Next
Radford will host a Big South Tournament Quarterfinal game on Monday night. The opponent and time will be announced at a later date.

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