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Williams and Radford host UNC Asheville
By The Associated Press
UNC Asheville Bulldogs (8-12, 3-4 Big South) at Radford Highlanders (12-9, 4-2
Big South)
Radford, Virginia; Friday, 4:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Radford hosts UNC Asheville after Joi Williams scored 23 points in
Radford's 78-63 victory over the Longwood Lancers.
The Highlanders have gone 8-2 at home. Radford has a 6-8 record against
opponents over .500.
The Bulldogs have gone 3-4 against Big South opponents. UNC Asheville is 5-2
when it wins the turnover battle and averages 20.4 turnovers per game.
Radford scores 64.3 points per game, 4.1 more points than the 60.2 UNC
Asheville allows. UNC Asheville averages 5.7 made 3-pointers per game this
season, 0.5 fewer makes per game than Radford allows.
The Highlanders and Bulldogs meet Friday for the first time in conference play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Williams is shooting 38.1% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made
3-pointers per game for the Highlanders, while averaging 13 points and 1.8
steals. Georgia Simonsen is shooting 50.0% and averaging 11.2 points over the
past 10 games.
Nia Green is averaging 14.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals for the
Bulldogs. Journee McDaniel is averaging 10.1 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Highlanders: 6-4, averaging 65.9 points, 38.7 rebounds, 14.4
assists, 8.5 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 37.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 60.5 points per game.
Bulldogs: 5-5, averaging 65.2 points, 38.8 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 9.0 steals
and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 58.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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