Radford looks to extend streak vs UNC-Asheville
January 22, 2021 GMT
Kimmel Arena, Asheville, North Carolina; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Radford looks for its seventh straight conference win against UNC-Asheville. Radford’s last Big South loss came against the Presbyterian Blue Hose 65-63 on Dec. 31, 2020. UNC-Asheville lost 84-57 to Gardner-Webb in its most recent game.
SAVVY SENIORS: UNC-Asheville has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Tajion Jones, LJ Thorpe, Trent Stephney and Evan Clayborne have collectively accounted for 64 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 61 percent of all Bulldogs points over the last five games.
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RAMPING IT UP: The Bulldogs have scored 77.2 points per game against Big South opponents thus far, an improvement from the 71.8 per game they put up against non-conference foes.ACCURATE ALI: Fah’Mir Ali has connected on 30.6 percent of the 49 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 6 of 18 over the last five games. He�
Mangum leads Radford past Campbell 97-91 in 3OT
January 20, 2021 GMT
BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) Dravon Mangum had 16 points as Radford defeated Campbell 97-91 in triple overtime on Tuesday night.
Fah’Mir Ali buried 3-pointers near the end of regulation to tie it forcing the first overtime and again near the end of the second overtime forcing a third.
Josiah Jeffers and Lewis Djonkam added 15 points apiece for the Highlanders. Djonkam also had nine rebounds.
Shaquan Jules had 14 points for Radford (9-6, 8-1 Big South Conference), which won its fifth straight game.
Jordan Whitfield scored a career-high 28 points for the Fighting Camels (8-8, 4-5). Cedric Henderson Jr. scored 18 points and Joshua Lusane scored 13 with 13 rebounds and five assists.
Highlanders use strong second half to take Sunday matinee Radford broke open a defensive struggle in the second half to pull away for a 68-48 decision over Charleston Southern Sunday afternoon from Buccaneer Field House. (Source: College of Charleston Basketball) By CSU Media Relations | January 10, 2021 at 10:50 PM EST - Updated January 10 at 11:51 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Radford broke open a defensive struggle in the second half to pull away for a 68-48 decision over Charleston Southern Sunday afternoon from Buccaneer Field House.
VIDEO: Highlanders use strong second half to take Sunday matinee
Dravon Mangum and Fah’Mir Ali paced Radford (8-6, 7-1 Big South) with 16 and 12 points each while Charleston Southern (1-9, 0-6 Big South) senior guard Phlandrous Fleming Jr. had 18 in the series finale.
Hot-shooting Highlanders take series opener Saturday Radford shot over .500 from the floor including 38 points in the paint on their way to a 79-64 win over Charleston Southern Saturday in the series opener from Buccaneer Field House. (Source: Charleston Southern Basketball) By Charleston Southern Media Relations | January 9, 2021 at 8:18 PM EST - Updated January 9 at 11:52 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Radford shot over .500 from the floor including 38 points in the paint on their way to a 79-64 win over Charleston Southern Saturday in the series opener from Buccaneer Field House.
VIDEO: Hot-shooting Highlanders take series opener Saturday
Radford (7-6, 6-1 Big South) got 38 points in the paint and shot a blistering .567 from the floor in the first half before clamping down on defense to hold Charleston Southern (1-8, 0-5 Big South) to just 24 second-half points.
CSU looks to end streak vs Radford
January 10, 2021 GMT
Buccaneer Fieldhouse, Charleston, South Carolina; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Radford looks to extend Charleston Southern’s conference losing streak to seven games. Charleston Southern’s last Big South win came against the Presbyterian Blue Hose 81-64 on March 3, 2020. Radford knocked off Charleston Southern by 15 on the road in its last outing.
YOUTH MOVEMENT: Neither team has been afraid to rely on their freshmen this year. Phlandrous Fleming Jr., Ja’Quavian Florence and Melvin Edwards Jr. have combined to score 45 percent of Charleston Southern’s points this season. For Radford, Fah’Mir Ali, Lewis Djonkam and Xavier Lipscomb have combined to score 39 percent of the team’s points this season, including 43 percent of all Highlanders points over their last five.