The Emory & Henry College Men’s Basketball Team faced off against Radford University (1-0) in an exhibition on Tuesday evening. The Highlanders won contest, 84-72, in their first meeting with the Wasps since the start of the 2010-11 season.
The Highlanders got out to a 13-5 lead at the 15:47 mark of the opening half and pushed the margin to 24-10 with 10:33 on the clock. Up 30-24, Radford closed the half on a 15-5 run to make it a 45-29 contest.
Emory & Henry opened the second half on an 11-4 run to close the gap to 49-40. Fourteen straight by Radford pushed the margin back out to 63-40 with 10:36 to play. Down 75-50 with 4:58 to play, the Wasps went on a 20-3 run to make it 70-78 with just 42 seconds remaining. The Highlanders scored six of the last eight points for the 84-72 final margin.
Junior forward Dylan Catron of Chilhowie had nine points and three boards off the bench.
