RADFORD, Va. – The Bridgewater men's basketball team took on Div. I Radford in an exhibition game on Monday night.
 
The Basics
 
Final Score: Radford 97, Bridgewater 46
Records: Bridgewater 2-1, Radford 0-2
 
How It Happened

• The Highlanders opened the game on a 5-0 run before Alec Topper knocked down a jumper to put the Eagles on the board. BC put together a 6-0 run of their own to take the lead 6-5 in the early stages after a Mikey Ayala basket.
• Radford's defense would take over from that point forward outscoring BC 40-14 down the stretch in the first half to take a 45-20 lead into the half.
• The Highlanders opened the half with back-to-back three-pointers from Kenyon Giles before a string of offensive rebounds would lead to a Bridgewater bucket as Topper found nylon getting BC on the board in the second frame. 
• The Eagles put together a 7-0 run midway through the half sparked by a Khalil Ward jumper from beyond the arc assisted by Matt Ciccone. Connor Ballou sank a layup and Ward capped it off in style with a dunk. 
• In the closing seconds Preston Hearn drained a three-pointer for the Eagles after Keiman Dillon found the freshman on the wing.

 
Match Notes
 

• Topper led Bridgewater with 10 points and four rebounds. Ward also added nine for the Eagles.
• Shaquan Jules and Bryan Antoine led the offensive attack for RU with 16 points each. Onyebuchi Ezeakudo also pitched in 15 from the bench.
• Joseph Crenshaw led the Eagles in assists with three.
• BC shot 38.3% from the field and 25% from long range. the Highlanders knocked down an impressive 55.2% from the field.
• The Eagles saw production from 10 different players on the night and had 25 points from freshmen alone.

 
Up Next
 
Bridgewater hits the hardwood again on Saturday against Penn. State Harrisburg on the road at 2 p.m.