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GabrielFerreira
Rob Simmons
44
Shenandoah SU 6-5,0-2 ODAC
87
Winner Radford Rad 7-8,0-0 Big South
Shenandoah SU
6-5,0-2 ODAC
44
Final
87
Radford Rad
7-8,0-0 Big South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Shenandoah SU 17 27 44
Radford Rad 42 45 87

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Radford Closes Nonconference Play in Dominant Fashion over Shenandoah

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford men's basketball program used 23 unanswered points in the first half to take care of business in their final nonconference game Sunday afternoon, defeating Shenandoah in the 87-44 final.
 
KEY STATS
  • Freshmen Gabriel Ferreira and Frederik Erichsen highlighted the meeting combining for 27 points and 11 rebounds. The points and rebounds were the most for Ferreira in his young Radford career.
  • Del Jones led the scoring efforts with 18 points with Dennis Parker Jr. finishing in double figures once again with 11.
  • Turnovers plagued Shenandoah all afternoon with Radford forcing 19 and converting them into 24 points.
  • Radford's 48 bench points were the second most they've scored in a game this season with nearly every Highlander who entered the game scoring. Erichsen (15), Ferreira (12) and Louie Jordan (9) led the bench scoring effort.
 
PLAY BY PLAY
In the opening minutes, it was a back-and-forth affair between the two squads as Radford had a response for each of Shenandoah's early makes. Jones started the scoring at the free throw line, while Walls lined up his first three of the day for the 4-3 advantage. The Hornets responded, and held brief leads up to the 15-minute mark.
 
A driving make from Jones made it 10-9 Radford, a lead that would hold the rest of the way. Mari Jordan, Brennan Rigsby Jr. and Erichsen would all score to extend the run to 8-0 Radford and an eventual 19-14 lead with 9:31 left in the half. Shenandoah would fall into a massive scoring drought, allowing Radford to sprint ahead for a massive halftime advantage.
 
Ferreira began the run with four points down low with a pair coming off second chance. Jones and Parker Jr. stayed hot, supplying 16 of Radford's 23 unanswered points. Shenandoah broke the ice with just 13 seconds left in the half, a nine-minute-long scoring drought, but it was Radford who held the 42-17 lead.
 
Radford kept rolling into the second half as Jones and Tyson Brown combined for six unanswered in the first two minutes. After Jones added a pair of more jumpers to cap his day at 18 points, Shenandoah went on their longest run of the day 12-0. Radford stuck ahead 52-31 as fresh legs would help close out the game for the Highlanders.
 
Nine straight points came from Ferreira, Warren Keel Jr. and Erichsen to give Radford back its more commanding lead. With seven minutes to go, Ferreira and Erichsen combined all seven points in a 7-2 run by the Highlanders to push ahead 72-38. Louie Jordan came alive from deep, hitting a trio of threes to give Radford the 83-42 advantage.
 
Ferreira would add one more bucket to his career day before the final buzzer and it was Bradley Land who put a bow on the game with the final made shot. Radford closed nonconference strong, defeating Shenandoah 87-44.
 
UP NEXT
The Highlanders turn their focus to their Big South opener, which is slated for New Year's Eve on Wednesday, December 31st at USC Upstate. Action will tip off with an earlier than normal 2 p.m. start for a weekday on ESPN+.

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