The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs visit Donald N. Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia on Thursday to play the Radford Highlanders. The Bulldogs improved to 11-6 on the season with a 64-59 win over South Carolina Upstate. The Bulldogs were led by David Efianayi with 18 points as Gardner-Webb pulled away in the latter part of the second half to win by six.
Radford won its fourth straight to move to 11-6 on the season with a 79-77 victory over Presbyterian. The Highlanders were led by Ed Polite Jr. with 22 points and kept their unbeaten record in the Big South intact at 3-0 tied at the top with Winthrop.
David Efianayi leads the Bulldogs in scoring with an average of 16.8 points per game. DJ Laster is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.9 per game, while Efianayi and Jose Perez are tied in assists with averages of 2.9 per game. Gardner-Webb is shooting 48.9% from the field and 38.8% from 3-point territory.
Carlik Jones leads Radford in scoring and assists with averages of 15.9 points and 5.8 assists per game. Two other players are scoring in double figures. The leading rebounder is Ed Polite Jr. with an average of 9.1 rebounds per game. Radford is shooting 46.5% from the field and 39.0% from 3-point territory.
