Radford 89, at Gardner-Webb 80

SHELBY, N.C. (Interstat) — Del Jones scored 27 points and Radford built a massive first-half lead before holding off a furious second-half rally by Gardner-Webb to secure an 89-80 victory in a Big South Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Paul Porter Arena. The Highlanders (10-9, 2-2 Big South) appeared poised for a runaway victory after a dominant opening period, taking a 45-31 lead into halftime. They shot just 43.3% from the floor in the half but controlled the glass with 11 offensive rebounds, leading to 11 second-chance points, and forced eight Gardner-Webb turnovers. Jones had 15 of his… Read more...