South Carolina Upstate (3-12, 3-6) vs. Radford (12-7, 11-2)
Dedmon Center, Radford, Virginia; Friday, 6 pm EST
RESULT: Radford goes to the sweeping season in South Carolina, after winning the previous match at Radford. The teams last played on February 4, when the Highlanders threw 43.5 percent off the field, while limiting South Carolina to just 41.1 percent on the way to a 63-61 victory.
PASSING UP: Tommy Bruner has an average of 14.4 points and 4.6 assists to lead the attack on the Spartans. Everette Hammond is also a major contributor, placing 12.3 points per game. The Highlanders are led by Fah’Mir Ali, who averages 9.9 points.
FACILITATING THE OFFENSE: Bruner has made or assisted 41% of all Northern South Carolina field goals in the last three games. Bruner had 16 field goals and 13 assists in those games.
SHARING THE LOAD: Radford is a perfect 5-0 when at least four of his players score 10 or more points. The team is 7 to 7 when less than four Highlanders players score double digits.
ATTACKED SCORE: Radford won his last six home games, scoring an average of 74.2 points and giving up 60.2.
DID YOU KNOW: Radford posted an excellent offensive rebound percentage of 36.4 percent this year. That rate is ranked 14th in Division 1. The percentage of offensive rebound to the interior of South Carolina is only 24.3 percent (ranked 269th).
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