NCAAB

Winthrop Eagles at Radford Highlanders

· BIG SOUTH MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
Winthrop Eagles
19-12, 7-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
52 - 61
Radford Highlanders
21-12, 11-2 Home

Radford beats Winthrop 61-52 in Big South tourney semifinal

Radford (21-12), picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll, will host fifth-seeded Liberty (20-13) in the championship on Sunday.

The Highlanders missed their first nine field goals to start the second half and trailed 45-39 with 11:44 to play, but from there Winthrop went cold. Radford answered with a 15-7 run and led 54-52 with 3:45 left. The Eagles missed their last seven shots and two free throws.

Ed Polite Jr. added 13 points and Travis Fields Jr. had 11 for Radford, which snapped a six-game tournament losing streak against Winthrop.

Winthrop senior Xavier Cooks had 13 points and nine rebounds before fouling out with 55.6 seconds left. Adam Pickett also scored 13 points for the Eagles.

Radford shot just 34 percent overall, but made 21 of 26 (81 percent) of its free throws and forced 15 Winthrop turnovers.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 52 - 61
2nd 0:07 Travis Fields Jr Defensive Rebound. 52 - 61
2nd 0:07 Bjorn Broman missed Three Point Jumper. 52 - 61
2nd 0:14 Josh Ferguson Defensive Rebound. 52 - 61
2nd 0:14 Carlik Jones missed Free Throw. 52 - 61

Statistics

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19-48 FG 17-50
40 Field Goal % 34
9-26 3PT 6-21
35 Three Point % 29
5-8 FT 21-26
63 Free Throw % 81
35 Rebounds 32
10 Offensive Rebounds 11
25 Defensive Rebounds 21
12 Assists 8
2 Steals 10
4 Blocks 1
15 Turnovers 5
1 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 5
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
1 Points Off Turnovers 17
0 Fast Break Points 2
18 Points in Paint 18
17 Fouls 11
6 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

Venue: The Dedmon Center

Location: Radford, VA
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
Full Standings