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03/04 03:42 CST Radford Highlanders play in Big South Tournament against the
Charleston Southern Buccaneers
Radford Highlanders play in Big South Tournament against the Charleston
Southern Buccaneers
By The Associated Press
Charleston Southern Buccaneers (8-21, 6-10 Big South) vs. Radford Highlanders
(20-11, 12-4 Big South)
Johnson City, Tennessee; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Radford squares off against Charleston Southern in the Big South
Tournament.
The Highlanders are 12-4 against Big South opponents and 8-7 in non-conference
play. Radford ranks second in the Big South in team defense, giving up 60.2
points while holding opponents to 37.5% shooting.
The Buccaneers are 6-10 against Big South teams. Charleston Southern is 2-14
against opponents with a winning record.
Radford is shooting 38.9% from the field this season, 2.4 percentage points
lower than the 41.3% Charleston Southern allows to opponents. Charleston
Southern has shot at a 37.8% clip from the field this season, 0.3 percentage
points greater than the 37.5% shooting opponents of Radford have averaged.
The teams play each other for the third time this season. Radford won the last
matchup 92-78 on Feb. 21. Joi Williams scored 22 to help lead Radford to the
win, and Caelan Ellis scored 23 points for Charleston Southern.
TOP PERFORMERS: Williams averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the
Highlanders, scoring 14.1 points while shooting 37.1% from beyond the arc.
Georgia Simonsen is averaging 11.2 points and 6.4 rebounds over the last 10
games.
Tyonna Bailey is averaging 17.2 points and 6.9 rebounds for the Buccaneers.
Ellis is averaging 12.1 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Highlanders: 8-2, averaging 71.4 points, 30.2 rebounds, 14.4
assists, 9.5 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 57.6 points per game.
Buccaneers: 3-7, averaging 65.8 points, 30.0 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 5.4 steals
and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 39.1% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 72.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
