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DennisParker
Ethan Neal
61
West Va. Wesleyan WVW 0-0,0-0 MEC
99
Winner Radford Rad 2-0,0-0 Big South
West Va. Wesleyan WVW
0-0,0-0 MEC
61
Final
99
Radford Rad
2-0,0-0 Big South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
West Va. Wesleyan WVW 27 34 61
Radford Rad 51 48 99

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Highlanders Cruise Over West Virginia Wesleyan

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford men's basketball program cruised over West Virginia Wesleyan Friday night inside the Dedmon Center, leading from start to finish for the decisive 99-61 final.
 
KEY STATS
  • Jaylon Johnson led the scoring efforts with 16 points off four made three pointers followed closely behind by Dennis Parker Jr. with 15 points.
  • Del Jones flirted with his first career double-double, scoring eight points while dishing out eight assists.
  • Every Highlander who entered the game, totaling 12, scored points in the contest including the first makes of the season from Warren Keel Jr. and Bradley Land.
  • Radford outscored West Virginia Wesleyan 23-9 in second chance opportunities, pulling down 21 offensive rebounds.
  • The freshman Frederik Erichsen also scored a career high 13 points with five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
 
PLAY BY PLAY
Radford started shooting hot and that theme would continue throughout the night. Radford's first four makes came from four different players as Mari Jordan, Tyson Brown, Parker Jr. and Johnson all got the scoring started early for a 9-2 lead. Erichsen and Louie Jordan would come off the bench for some quick points to push the lead to 14-6.
 
Looking to improve their shooting from beyond the arc in the season opener, it was Erichsen who broke the lid with the first three of the night followed quickly by Lukas Walls. Jones, not to be held scoreless for long, scored a nifty layup at the 9:30 mark in the first half that had Radford up 22-13.
 
A 10-0 run over three minutes thanks to a pair of threes from Brennan Rigsby Jr. and Johnson gave Radford its biggest lead so far at 32-15. The shots really started to pour on to close the half as Radford ended the last two minutes on a 14-4 run that gave them the 51-27 advantage at half.
 
Same as the first half, four different Highlanders made the first four buckets to start the second half. Cruising up 63-37, Radford opened up a dunk party as Parker Jr. rocked the rim multiple times as well as M. Jordan and Gabriel Ferreira getting in on the fun. Down the closing stretch, some new faces hit the court for Radford in Keel Jr. and Land who promptly scored points. At the final whistle, Radford was able to seal the impressive 99-61 final to begin the season 2-0.
 
UP NEXT
Radford will go on the road next week for their first big test of the season at an ACC foe. On Tuesday, November 11th, Radford visits #25 North Carolina who will be fresh off a big win against nationally-ranked Kansas. Action is slated for a 7 p.m. start on ACC Network.

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