Jules’ Double-Double Propels Men’s Basketball into Big South Semifinals

Monday, March 1

Radford, Va.

6 p.m.

Radford University

15-11,12-6Big South

Hampton (QF)

11-14,10-9Big South

Team	1	2	F
Hampton	29	23	52
Radford	35	32	67

Photo by: Taylor Blue

Jules’ Double-Double Propels Men’s Basketball into Big South Semifinals

3/1/2021 9:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

RADFORD, Va. – Shaquan Jules notched his first double-double in a Highlander uniform and propelled the No. 2 Radford men's basketball team past No. 7 Hampton, 67-52, on Monday night and into the semifinal round of the 2020-21 Hercules Tires Big South Championship.

Jules finished with a career-high 15 points and 10 rebounds shooting 5-for-6 from the floor. He was one of three players scoring in double-figures as Lewis Djonkam tallied 12 points and Dravon Mangum added 11 points and eight rebounds.

The Highlanders finished with the game with a 49.0 field goal percentage and got off to a hot start shooting 51.9 percent in the first half. Radford held the Pirates to a 35.7 percent in the first half and just 33.3 percent for the game.

The strong defensive play in the first half ensured the Highlanders lead wire-to-wire, that included an early 11-2 run led by the big men – Djonkam, Jules and Chyree Walker. Hampton cut the deficit to two points on three different occasions in the first half with the latest coming at 1:37 in the first half. However, a Bryan Hart layup and a Jules dunk pushed the lead to six at the half.

Radford maintained a double-digit lead from the 9:40 point in the second half to the end of the game. The lead was built thanks to tenacious defense that held Hampton without a field goal for nearly eight minutes from 17:11 to 9:27.

The lead grew to as many as 21 with just over five minutes remaining thanks to hot shooting by Radford that included three straight 3-pointers – two by Mangum and one by Xavier Lipscomb. Lipscomb tallied nine points in his postseason debut.

The Highlanders shot 40.0 percent (4-for-10) from long range in the second half and held the Pirates to just 12.5 percent (1-for-8) from long range in the second half.

Stat of the Game
Radford held the Pirates to just a 16.7 3-point percentage in the game – the lowest an opponent has shot all season long against the Highlanders. The second-lowest 3-point percentage was also claimed by Hampton at 22.7 percent on Jan. 5.

Inside the Box Score
Radford outrebounded the Pirates, 38-27, on Monday night. The Highlanders also notched 34 points in the paint, compared to HU's 18. Fah'Mir Ali led all players with seven assists. First Team All-Conference member Davion Warren led all players with 22 points, but was 6-for-19 from the floor and 1-for-10 from 3-point range. Russell Dean contributed 14 points for the Pirates. Radford had the lead for 39:12 after Walker hit the opening bucket. The Highlanders are 3-0 when playing on Monday night this season.

Tweet of the Game

2H | 12:30 • Radford 43, Hampton 33

He's Shaq-tin a fool again! Throw it down young fella! #RiseAndDefend x #HUNT pic.twitter.com/7KAe6uco3i
— Radford Men's Basketball (@RadfordMBB) March 2, 2021

Up Next
Radford will host Campbell in the semifinals on Thursday night at 6 p.m.

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