Radford Highlanders at UNC Asheville Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 63
71 - 63
Polite's 16 & 12 help Radford hold off UNC Asheville 71-63
The Highlanders (13-6, 5-0 Big South) had a 61-45 lead with 7:22 left before the Bulldogs (2-17, 0-5) went on a 14-3 run. Polite end the surge with a 3-point play with 1:34 to go, pushing the lead back to 67-59. Caleb Tanner followed with a 3-pointer to get the spread back to double figures with less than a minute remaining.
Radford shot 51 percent but was only 12 of 21 from the foul line and had 16 turnovers.
DeVon Baker scored 26 points for Asheville, which has lost seven straight.
Radford took a 37-36 lead in the series.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Devon Baker made Layup. | 71 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Carlik Jones made Free Throw. | 71 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Radford Deadball Team Rebound. | 70 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Carlik Jones missed Free Throw. | 70 - 61 |
Statistics
RAD |
UNCA |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-49 | FG | 22-53 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 12-21 | FT | 12-12 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 17 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: Kimmel Arena
Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 2,314 | Capacity:
Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 2,314 | 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 |


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