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The Radford Highlanders and Tarleton State Texans will square up in the College Basketball Invitational Tournament on Sunday. Tip-off from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL, will be at 3:30 p.m. ET. The Texans are one-point spread favorites and the game total is 136.5 points.
Radford (19-14 SU and 16-14-1 ATS) was defeated by Campbell in the Big South Tournament semis. The Highlanders finished third in the conference's regular-season standings.
Tarleton State (18-16 SU and 13-16 ATS) was defeated by Utah Valley in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The Texans finished seventh in the WAC regular-season standings.
Radford was knocked out of its conference tournament in the semis despite shooting 55 percent (11-for-20) from three and outrebounding its opponent 31-22 (with 17 offensive rebounds). The Highlanders' defense left much to be desired, as Campbell shot 55.1 percent from the field, including 7-for-17 from three.
DaQuan Smith, a transfer from Murray State, leads Radford in scoring. The junior guard averages 13.8 points on 43.0 percent shooting, including 40.9 percent from three-point range. A few other Highlanders to watch are Villanova transfer Bryan Antoine (11.1 PPG and a 42.1 3PT%), freshman guard Kenyon Giles (8.8 PPG), senior guard Josiah Jeffers (8.6 PPG and 3.7 APG), and sophomore forward Justin Archer (7.7 PPG and 7.0 RPG).
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Radford 62, Campbell 61Antoine for three and the lead!#RiseAndDefend?? x #BigSouthMBB pic.twitter.com/9ofgQ2Ny3L
— Radford Men's Basketball (@RadfordHoops) March 4, 2023
Radford scores 69.4 points per game (237th) and shoots 45.9 percent from the field (100th), including 35.2 percent from three-point distance (132nd). The Highlanders convert 68.8 percent of their free throws (290th) and average 30.9 rebounds (239th) with a +2.1 rebounding margin. Radford is 186th in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency, 127th in effective field goal percentage (51.5%), and 316th in adjusted tempo.
The Highlanders surrender 64.5 points per game on defense (41st), and their opponents shoot 44.8 percent from the field (251st), including 33.1 percent from three (127th). Radford is 177th in adjusted defensive efficiency and 207th in assist-per-turnover ratio.
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