Radford hosts Monroe and North Carolina Central
North Carolina Central Eagles (4-3) at Radford Highlanders (4-3)
Radford, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina Central visits the Radford Highlanders after Kris Monroe scored 23 points in North Carolina Central's 79-66 win over the UNC Asheville Bulldogs.
The Highlanders are 2-0 on their home court. Radford is fifth in the Big South with 12.1 assists per game led by Josiah Jeffers averaging 5.3.
The Eagles are 0-3 on the road. North Carolina Central ranks fourth in the MEAC with 30.3 rebounds per game led by Eric Boone averaging 5.1.
TOP PERFORMERS: DaQuan Smith is shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Highlanders, while averaging 12.1 points. Kenyon Giles is shooting 44.8% and averaging 12.0 points for Radford.
Justin Wright is scoring 17.0 points per game and averaging 4.0 rebounds for the Eagles. Boone is averaging 11.1 points for North Carolina Central.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.