Radford Pulls Away from Men’s Basketball

Friday, December 21

Radford, Va.

6:00 PM

Georgia Southern University

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Radford

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Georgia Southern

Radford

Tookie Brown collected 22 points and five assists for the Eagles.

12/21/2018 8:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

The Eagles take on Dayton Dec. 29 in their final non-conference game.

By: Marc Gignac

RADFORD, Va. – Travis Fields Jr. tallied 18 points, five steals and four assists, and Radford shot 57 percent in the second half to pull away from Georgia Southern and post an 80-68 men's basketball win over the Eagles Friday evening in the Dedmon Center.

Eagles of the Game
Tookie Brown collected 22 points, five assists and hit a season-high four 3-pointers to lead the Eagles. Montae Glenn tallied 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists, and Quan Jackson finished with 16 points and five rebounds.

Key moments
Radford hit 8 of 9 from the floor and 4 of 5 from long distance in a 13-2 second-half run that opened a 62-55 cushion with 7:51 remaining.

Jackson and Elijah McCadden hit consecutive triples for Georgia Southern (8-4) to cut the margin to one point, but Radford (7-5) responded by scoring the next eight to open an insurmountable 70-61 advantage.

Stats of the Game
The Eagles made a season-high 12 3-pointers, but Radford netted 11 on six less attempts. Radford owned a 12-5 edge on the offensive glass, scored 12 second-chance points and outrebounded GS 41-27 in the game. The Highlanders also made seven of their final nine 3-point tries.

Next up
The Eagles take a break for Christmas before traveling to Dayton Dec. 29. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on the NBC Sports Network, and it will be the first meeting between the schools.