HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) -Kenny Thomas scored 14 points to lead five players in double figures as Radford defeated High Point 65-52 on Saturday night.
Radford (9-9, 6-1 Big South Conference) pulled away late to win its fifth consecutive game and sixth of its past seven. The Highlanders are off to their best conference start since 1999-00.
Radford led 54-49 with 4:04 remaining before going on a 7-2 run, capped by Artsiom Parakhouski's two free throws, for a 61-51 lead with 2:08 left.
High Point (5-12, 1-6) didn't hit a field goal in the final 4:04.
Joey Lynch-Flohr scored 13 points, Eric Hall had 11 and Chris McEachin and Parakhouski each had 10 points for Radford.
Nick Barbour and David Singleton scored 12 points each for the Panthers, who have lost three games in a row. Eugene Harris had 10 points.
