Winthrop 57, at Radford 61

FAIRLAWN, Va. (Interstat) — In a gritty, turnover-plagued Big South Conference rematch, the Radford Highlanders edged the Winthrop Eagles 61-57 on Saturday at the D.N. Dedmon Center, completing a regular-season sweep. The game, witnessed by 447 fans, was a defensive struggle defined by missed shots and miscues. The teams combined for 44 turnovers and neither shot above 38.6% from the field. Radford’s superior three-point shooting, making 9 of 24 attempts compared to Winthrop’s 1-for-13 performance from beyond the arc, proved to be the decisive factor. The most important part of the game unfolded in the final two minutes, a tense… Read more...