Santa Clara vs. Radford Game Preview
By Josh Horton
Nov 22, 2013; South Bend, IN, USA; The Santa Clara Broncos bench celebrates in the first half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Santa Clara vs. Radford (Las Vegas Classic)
Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
TV: None
LiveStream: http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/santaclara.portal?mode=link#
Live Stats: http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?gid=scu&theme=santaclara
Team Records: SCU – 4-5 – Rad – 6-2
Leading Scorers: SCU – Clark 15.8 – Rad – Green 16.1
Leading Rebounders: SCU – Brown 6.8 – Rad – Green 6.3
Leading Distributors: SCU – Roquemore 3.8 – Rad – Price 3.8
Projected Starters:
Santa Clara
Evan Roquemore
Brandon Clark
Jared Brownridge
Nate Kratch
Jerry Brown
Radford
R.J. Price
Ya Ya Anderson
Kyle Noreen
Javonte Green
Brandon Holcomb
With hopes to bring its overall record to .500, Santa Clara will come into tonight’s game versus Radford with great intensity and passion. The Broncos simply need this game to turn their season around.
Not only would a win over Radford help the Broncos record, it would look mighty fine on their resume. Here’s why.
The Opponent
AP Poll: NR
Coaches Poll: NR
RPI: 172
KenPom: 226
The Highlanders come into this game with a solid 6-2 record, with wins versus Chattanooga, Brevard (non-DI), Binghamton, Cornell, Central Penn and North Carolina A&T and losses versus George Washington and Virginia Tech.
Outside of Virginia Tech and George Washington, games in which they lost, Radford has not played the most challenging schedule. Their record is good, but it could be a product of weak scheduling.
Javonte Green is the Highlanders stud, averaging 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds this season. The 6-4 forward has played exceptionally well, especially in a win versus Chattanooga where he dropped 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds.
Sorry everyone for the short game preview. I’m feeling a little under the weather and its finals week. I greatly apologize, and thanks for reading.