Radford Highlanders at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
63 - 50
Polite Jr. guides Radford to 63-50 win over Liberty
Polite made all eight of his free throws and buried 7 of 10 shots from the floor for the Highlanders (18-12, 11-6 Big South Conference), who shot 51 percent overall (23 of 45). Carlik Jones added 12 points and six assists, while Donald Hicks scored 10. Radford won its third straight game, swept the season series and pulled within one-game of second-place Winthrop with one game remaining. The Highlanders close out the regular season at last-place Longwood, which has dropped 11 straight.
Scottie James paced the Flames (17-13, 8-9) with 15 points, while Ryan Kemrite scored 13 and Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz added 10 points and a team-high four rebounds. Liberty was outrebounded 30-22 and shot just 39.5 percent from the floor (17 of 43).
Radford dominated in the paint, outscoring the Flames 30-14.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ezra Talbert made Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Zach Farquhar Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Anias Saunders missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz made Jumper. | 63 - 47 |
Statistics
 RAD |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-45 | FG | 17-43 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 11-14 | FT | 9-11 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 13 | Assists | 9 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 2,669 | 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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |