RADFORD, Va. - The Radford men's basketball program continued its hot start and made it four straight wins with a 96-50 victory over Southern Virginia inside the Dedmon Center on Monday night.
It was yet another complete team effort as the Highlanders saw 12 different student-athletes score at least two points and all 13 that entered the contest made a contribution on the stat sheet. RU also finished with five student-athletes in double-figures in scoring.
Radford, who improved to 4-1 on the young year, continues its best start to a season in seven years. It is the best beginning to a campaign since the Highlanders went on a 4-1 run (which turned into a 6-1 start overall) to begin the 2018-19 season.
The Highlanders led this one from wire-to-wire with a strong 51-23 edge in the opening half, followed by a 45-27 advantage in the second to cruise to a 96-50 win.
With another strong scoring outburst, Radford has now scored 92-plus points in back-to-back games for the first time since the 2008-09 season (when the Highlanders dropped 94 and 108 in the Big South semifinal and championship to advance to the NCAA Tournament).
It is also the first time since 1992-93 that Radford has scored at least 87 points in four consecutive games.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Radford - 96, Southern Virginia - 50
LOCATION: Dedmon Center (Radford, Virginia)
RECORDS: RU: 4-1 (0-0 BSC), SVU: 2-1 (0-0 USA South)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Fresh off his Big South Conference Player of the Week honor, Jarvis Moss once again led the way as he tied for the game-high with 15 points to go with six rebounds, one assist and a steal. He has now gone for double-digit points in four straight games and continues to lead the conference in scoring at 19.8 points per game.
- David Early was right behind Moss in the scoring department with 14 points, four boards and one assist. He went 5-of-7 from the floor and a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range.
- Josiah Harris and Chace Davis also chipped in 12 points a piece, respectively. Harris added seven boards, a game-best three blocks, one helper and one swipe. He also went a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.
- Zion Walker made it five Highlanders in double-figures with 11 points, two rebounds, and a game-high four steals.
- Isaiah Gaines was a force inside with a game-best 12 boards to go along with six points, two assists and two rejections.
- Tony Felder (six points, two rebounds, two assists, two steals, one block), TJ NeSmith (six points, three boards, one helper), Brandon Maclin (five points, five rebounds, three assists, two swipes), Truth Harris (four points, four helpers, two boards, two steals), Brennan Chatman (three points), Jonas Sirtautas (two points, five rebounds, one rejection) and Ibu Yamazaki (three boards, two steals, one assist) all chipped in for the victory as well.
- Radford dominated the contest in points off turnovers (28 to 12), bench points (58 to 19), points in the paint (34 to 22), second chance points (21 to two) and fast break points (16 to five).
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The Highlanders turn their attention to a Power Five clash with the ACC's Clemson on Thursday, November 21 inside the Littlejohn Coliseum. Tip is set for 7 PM ET and the contest will be played in front of a national audience on ACCN+/ESPN+.
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