Radford Defeats UNC Asheville on ESPNU Thursday Night, 77-53
By Radford Athletics
RADFORD, Va. – The Radford men's basketball program treated Highlander Nation to an absolute show as the home team played to a big 77-53 win over UNC Asheville in front of a dialed-in crowd in an important Big South clash inside the Dedmon Center on Thursday night on ESPNU. The victory was also an important one that kept Radford locked into the No. 4 spot in the conference standings with just three games to go in the regular season.
It a game that looked close at the start turned into anything but with Radford turning the contest into a one-sided affair. The Bulldogs held a slight lead at 14-13 with 11:44 left in the first before the Highlands turned it on and went on an eye-popping 21-0 run to take a 34-14 advantage. Radford outscored UNC Asheville by a 30-4 margin over the final 11:44 of the half to take a 43-18 lead into the break.
The second half was much closer, but by then the damage had already been done as the Highlanders cruised to the 77-53 win.
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