Hunter Erickson hits 4 3s, scores 18 as Utah beats Radford 81-63
Jake Wahlin elevates for flush vs. Radford Highlanders
Jake Wahlin elevates for flush vs. Radford Highlanders
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Hunter Erickson hit 4 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 18 points, Gabe Madsen added 15 points and seven assists as Utah beat Radford 81-63 Saturday night.
Lawson Lovering scored 12 for Utah (7-2).
Truth Harris hit a 3-pointer to give Radford a 3-2 lead with 18:11 left in the first half but Lovering answered with a layup 36 seconds later and the Runnin' Utes led the rest of the way. Erickson, Mason Madsen and Gabe Madsen each made a 3-pointer in a 69-second span to give Utah a 10-point lead just over 5 minutes into the game. Erickson hit another 3 to make it 22-7 with 12 minutes to go until halftime.
Jarvis Moss scored eight points and Brandon Maclin added four in a 12-1 run that made it a one-possession game about 5 minutes later but the Highlanders got no closer.
Utah — which went into the game averaging 20.4 assists per game, No. 1 nationally — had 22 assists on 28 field goals.
Moss scored 18 points and Maclin added 15 for the Highlanders. Moss and Maclin combined to made 13 of 23 (57%) from the field while the rest of the team shot 30% (10 of 33).
Radford (9-3) had its five-game win streak snapped.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bert Smith
- D.G. Nelson
- Chance Moore
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| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Asheville | 7-1 | - | 16-6 |
| High Point | 7-2 | 0.5 | 19-5 |
| Longwood | 5-4 | 2.5 | 16-8 |
| Radford | 5-4 | 2.5 | 15-9 |
| Winthrop | 5-4 | 2.5 | 15-9 |
| Gardner-Webb | 4-5 | 3.5 | 9-13 |
| Charleston Southern | 4-5 | 3.5 | 8-16 |
| Presbyterian | 2-7 | 5.5 | 9-15 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 1-8 | 6.5 | 5-19 |
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| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 10-1 | - | 18-4 |
| Arizona | 9-1 | 0.5 | 15-6 |
| Texas Tech | 9-2 | 1 | 18-4 |
| Iowa State | 7-4 | 3 | 17-5 |
| Kansas | 7-4 | 3 | 16-6 |
| BYU | 6-4 | 3.5 | 15-6 |
| Baylor | 6-5 | 4 | 14-8 |
| West Virginia | 5-5 | 4.5 | 14-7 |
| Kansas State | 5-6 | 5 | 11-11 |
| UCF | 4-6 | 5.5 | 13-8 |
| Utah | 4-6 | 5.5 | 12-9 |
| TCU | 4-6 | 5.5 | 11-10 |
| Arizona State | 3-8 | 7 | 12-10 |
| Oklahoma State | 3-8 | 7 | 11-11 |
| Cincinnati | 2-8 | 7.5 | 12-9 |
| Colorado | 0-10 | 9.5 | 9-12 |
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