Highlanders Roll Past Eagles Behind Parker’s Career Day

RADFORD, Va. (Interstat) — Dennis Parker scored a career-high 53 points to power Radford to a 107-77 men’s basketball victory over Coppin State on Sunday at the D.N. Dedmon Center.

The Highlanders (5-7) pulled away with a dominant second half, outscoring the Eagles 64-36 after leading 43-41 at halftime. Parker, a 6-foot-6 sophomore from Richmond, Virginia, added eight rebounds in 33 minutes. Tyson Brown contributed 14 points for Radford, which capitalized on turnovers for 39 points.

Hussain Williams led Coppin State (2-11) with 19 points. Hassan Perkins added 15. The Eagles committed turnovers that fueled Radford’s transition game. Attendance was 861.