Radford Highlanders at VMI Keydets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 50
63 - 50
Radford uses big 2nd half to beat VMI 63-50
It was Polite's second straight double-double and third of the season.
Polite scored nine of Radford's first 14 points and the Highlanders led 30-26 at the break. A 14-2 run in the first four minutes of the second half made it 48-33 and Travis Fields Jr.'s second steal and layup of the game put Radford ahead 57-44.
Fields added nine points on 4-of-10 shooting for Radford (4-3). The Highlanders used their height advantage to outscore the Keydets 42-16 in the paint.
Bubba Parham led VMI (3-4) with 14 points. Austin Vereen made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points. The Keydets were just 17-of-54 shooting (32 percent).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 48 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Radford Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Ed Polite Jr. Block. | 63 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Bubba Parham missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Fred Iruafemi Offensive Rebound. | 63 - 50 |
Statistics
 RAD |
 VMI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-59 | FG | 17-54 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 3-4 | FT | 9-11 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 11 | Assists | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Cameron Hall
Location: Lexington, VA
Attendance: 2,681 | Capacity:
Location: Lexington, VA
Attendance: 2,681 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |