RADFORD, Va. – Radford and North Carolina A&T go head-to-head on Saturday in the final regular season game of the 2021-22 season.
SETTING THE STAGE
Opponent: North Carolina A&T Aggies (11-18, 6-9 Big South)
Date/Time: Saturday, February 26
th at 5 p.m.
Location: Corbett Center (Greensboro, N.C.)
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SERIES HISTORY
Radford owns an 8-3 record against N.C. A&T, dating back to Dec. 8, 1988 when the Highlanders defeated the Bulldogs, 84-68.
The last meeting between the two teams to take place in Greensboro was on Jan. 2, 2013 and the Aggies held on for an 81-77 win. N.C. A&T also defeated Radford, 73-72, when the short-term Big South foes faced off in January of this year.
Radford was led by
Josiah Jeffers (18pts, 5asts) and
Dravon Mangum added 17 points and five rebounds. The Bulldogs got 18 points and nine rebounds from Marcus Watson, sparking a well-fought road upset.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
After starting conference play at 4-1, and quickly looking like a contender for the Big South title in their first season in the league, the Aggies have struggled as of late. N.C. A&T comes into Saturday's game with three straight loses and have dropped four of their last five, with the lone win being a two-point win at UNC Asheville.
Scoring is a team affair for the Aggies, who receive multiple points per game from 14 different players. Marcus Watson (11.7) and Demetric Horton (11.1) lead the way, while Kameron Langley makes the entire thing go with his Big South-leading 133 assists.
The Aggies rank 30
th in the nation with 230 steals and 78
th with a turnover margin of 1.8. They also crash the boards hard on every shot, and subsequently rank 68
th in the country with 11.55 offensive rebounds per game.
BIG SOUTH STANDINGS
Here's a look at the Big South standings heading into the final game of the regular season:
- Longwood, 14-1
- Winthrop, 13-2
- Gardner-Webb, 11-4
- USC Upstate, 9-6
- Campbell, 8-7
- UNC Asheville, 7-8
- Radford, 6-9
- High Point, 6-9
- North Carolina A&T, 6-9
- Hampton, 5-10
- Presbyterian, 4-11
- Charleston Southern, 1-14
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