RADFORD, Va. – The Radford men's basketball program got to celebrate their home opener in style as the Highlanders collected the first win of their 2024-25 campaign with an 89-77 victory over William & Mary at the Dedmon Center on Friday night.
A hard-fought opening half led to Radford pulling away in the final 20 minutes. The Highlanders finished out the dub on a 22-11 run to seal their first victory of the season.
Radford was led by
Jarvis Moss's 24 points in a total team effort as five different student-athletes posted double-digits in scoring and 11 Highlanders made an impact on the stat sheet overall.
Radford held a 42-39 lead at the half (after scoring seven of the half's final nine points), but William & Mary led 65-60 with just 9:26 left in the contest. That is when the Highlanders went on their game-changing run with a 17-3 stretch to seal the victory.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Radford – 89, William & Mary – 77
LOCATION: Dedmon Center (Radford, Virginia)
RECORDS: RU: 1-1 (0-0 BSC), W&M: 1-1 (0-0 CAA)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Moss led all scorers with his 24 points off an 8-of-15 night from the field. He also knocked down 4-of-9 of his three-point attempts. The scoring outburst set a new collegiate high for the Concord, North Carolina native.
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Ibu Yamazaki went off and dropped a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor performance, which included a mark of 4-for-4 from beyond the arc, to finish with 17 points off the bench in 24 minutes of action.
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Brandon Maclin added 14 points, eight boards and a game-high four assists.
- Both
TJ NeSmith (two rebounds, one steal) and
Josiah Harris (six boards, one assist and a game-high four blocks) chipped in 10 points apiece, respectively.
- Radford finished the evening at an even 50 percent from the field (27-of-54) to go with a three-point clip of nearly 38 percent (11-of-29).
- The Highlanders recorded a 41-34 edge in rebounds and was 24-of-24 from the charity stripe (70.6 percent).
FIRST HALF HIGHLIGHTS
SECOND HALF HIGHLIGHTS
POST GAME PRESSER
NEXT UP
Radford remains at home for a huge showdown with Old Dominion, set for Tuesday, November 12 at 7 PM ET inside the Dedmon Center. The game will feature a special celebration of Military Appreciation Night.
Highlander fans and supporters can purchase their tickets here. For those unable to attend
, the contest will also be played in front of national audience on ESPN+.
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