RADFORD, Va. – The Radford men's basketball program collected its second straight win with an 87-75 defeat of in-state foe Old Dominion in a non-conference clash inside the Dedmon Center on Tuesday night.
The Highlanders were on absolute fire out of the gate. Old Dominion scored the first basket of the game before Radford ripped off a 16-0 run to make it 16-3 with 13:37 left in the opening half. It wouldn't stop there, as the Highlanders followed it up with another 10-1 run to take a 26-4 lead at the halfway point of the first.
With the blazing start, Radford took a 17-point lead (44-27) into the half.
It was a tightly contested finale, with the Monarchs getting as close at 56-50 with 9:51 left. For the second straight game however, the Highlanders responded and ended the contest on a 31-15 edge to seal the 12-point win.
As has been the theme so far this season, everybody eats, as 10 Radford student-athletes totaled at least two points and 11 made their impact on the stat sheet overall.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Radford – 87, Old Dominion – 75
LOCATION: Dedmon Center (Radford, Virginia)
RECORDS: RU: 2-1 (0-0 BSC), ODU: 0-3 (0-0 SBC)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Jarvis Moss once again led the way as he tied for the game-high with 23 points to go along with five rebounds, three assists and two steals. The senior guard hit 4-of-10 attempts from three and was a perfect 7-of-7 from the charity stripe. Moss is now seventh in the Big South in scoring at 18.0 points per game.
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Josiah Harris was a force on both ends of the court with his first double-double of the season. The senior forward dropped in 15 points and 10 boards. He also posted a steal and a block. Harris did it all in just 20 minutes of action. He is now tied for seventh in the conference with 6.7 boards per contest.
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TJ NeSmith was next with 12 points, six rebounds, one helper, one rejection and one swipe in 20 minutes of work. He has now gone for 10-plus points in two straight games.
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David Early made it four Highlanders in double-figures with 11 points, three assists and one rebound. The senior guard was extremely efficient, going 4-of-5 from the field and a perfect 2-for-2 from beyond the arc.
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Chace Davis (eight points, four boards, one block, one steal),
Isaiah Gaines (five points, four rebounds, one assist, one swipe),
Brandon Maclin (five points, three boards, two steals, one assist, one rejection),
Truth Harris (four points),
Ibu Yamazaki (two points) and
Zion Walker (two points, one assist) also chipped in for the Radford victory.
- The Highlanders finished the game shooting 50.8 percent from the floor (31-for-61) and 40 percent from three (8-of-20).
- Radford also held a large edge in both points in the paint (44 to 20) and points off turnovers (23 to 11).
- The Highlanders have now started the year off 2-1 in back-to-back seasons.
- Radford is also a perfect 2-0 so far against in-state foes.
FIRST HALF HIGHLIGHTS
SECOND HALF HIGHLIGHTS
POST GAME PRESSER
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NEXT UP
The Highlanders hit the road for another non-conference clash, this time at Evansville, on Saturday, November 16. Tip is set for 2 PM ET/1 PM CT from inside the Ford Center. The afternoon matinee
will be played in front of a national audience on ESPN+.
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