Radford Rallies Past PC Men's Basketball
December 30, 2020
 
CLINTON, S.C. –Radford rallied from a second half deficit, outscoring the Presbyterian College men's basketball team 22-11 in the final 10-and-a-half minutes to take the come-from-behind, 71-65, win Wednesday evening at Templeton Center in Clinton, S.C. Trevon Reddish scored a career-high 24 points to lead PC.
 
Scoring the Game
Radford jumped out early, leading 5-0, at 18:04, and again at 9-4, 15:33 on the clock. Back-to-back three-pointers by Rayshon Harrison and Kirshon Thrash sparked an 18-4 run, which included eight unanswered, to storm out to a nine-point, 22-13 lead, 8:50 on the clock. Two free throws, as well as a Zavier Lipscomb three-pointer cut PC's lead to just four, but and Owen McCormack three, took the Blue Hose back up by seven, 6:08 left. Radford was able to cut the PC lead to four on several occasions the rest of the half, but the Blue Hose had an answer every time, including a three-pointer by Harrison with 30 seconds left to give the home team a 36-29 lead. Radford was not done yet, hitting a three of their own, this one from Josiah Jeffers in the closing seconds, to trim the halftime margin to four, 36-32.
 
McCormack quickly took the Blue Hose up by seven again in the second half with a three-pointer at the 19:16 mark. Another McCormack three-pointer with 18:00 on the clock made it an eight-point game, 44-36, before Brandon Younger's layup at 16:30 gave PC its largest lead of the game to that point, at nine, 48-39. With the score at nine again, 50-41, 15:59 on the clock, Radford began to push back, scoring seven in a row to cut the lead to two, 48-50, 13:46 to go. McCormack stopped the run with a three-pointer at 13:13, making it a five-point game, 53-48.
 
The Blue Hose extended the lead to nine with just over 10 to play, but the Highlanders rallied again, taking a one-point lead, 59-58, off a 10-0 run. A Radford foul put PC at the free throw line, with Reddish hitting both to stop the drought and give the Blue Hose the lead back, 60-59, 5:37 remaining. Radford returned the favor with two free throws of its own, as well as a Chyree Walker layup, to retake the lead, 63-60, 4:49 on the clock.  Reddish's three-pointer at 3:10, and two free throws at 2:26, gave the game back to PC, 65-63, with. It was short-lived as Radford hit back-to-back two-pointers and added a few free throws over the next two minutes to build a five-point lead, 70-65. The Highlanders put up one more free throw to take the final, 71-65.
 
Players of the Game
Quinton Morton-Robertson led Radford with 18 points, with Lewis Djonkam pacing the team on the boards with seven. Trevon Reddish scored a career-best 24 points, while Owen McCormack added 14 points off a career-high four three-pointers. McCormack's seven rebounds also led the team.
 
Stats of the Game
Radford shot 60.5% for the game, while PC ended with 40.7%. The Blue Hose connected on nine three-pointers, to the Highlanders' five, but posted seven less rebounds, 24-31. Radford held the turnover margin 17-10, and hit two more free throws, 14-12.  Points in the paint played a critical role with the Highlanders hitting at a 42-14 advantage.
 
Notables
- Owen McCormack hit a career-high four three-pointers
- Trevon Reddish's career-high 24 points is the most for a Blue Hose this season
- Rayshon Harrison has scored in double-figures in every game this season
 
For the Record
PC drops to 2-3 overall, 0-1 in the league, while Radford moves to 4-5, 1-0.
 
Up Next
The Blue Hose and Highlanders are back in action Thursday, Dec. 31, at 3 p.m., in the final contest of the two-game series.
 
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