RADFORD, Va. (AP) - R.J. Price scored 16 points and Radford defeated Cincinnati Christian 76-71 in overtime Monday night after squandering a 21-point lead.
The Highlanders (1-1) outscored the NAIA Eagles 12-7 in the extra session, leading by as many as nine.
Javonte Green added 14 points and 13 rebounds for Radford in the Eastern Kentucky/Comfort Suites Invitational.
The Highlanders, who opened their season with a 12-point loss at Wake Forest, led 14-3 after eight minutes and 39-20 at the break.
After Brandon Holcomb's two free throws put Radford ahead by 21 to open the second half, Cincinnati Christian (0-4) chipped away, getting to 60-58 with 3:51 remaining.
The Eagles pulled ahead on Kenny Gaynor's layup with 2:11 to go. Radford, which made only 7 of 24 field goals after halftime, regained a two-point advantage before D. J. McCommons' jumper forced overtime.
Young led Cincinnati Christian with 23 points, hitting 5 of 11 3-pointers.
| Scoreboard | ||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | OT | T |
| Cincinnati Christian (0-1) | 20 | 44 | 7 | 71 |
| Radford (1-1) « | 39 | 25 | 12 | 76 |
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| Cincinnati Christian Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Gaynor, F | 34 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| W. Masse, F | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| E. Young, G | 41 | 8-16 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| D. McCommons, G | 35 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| M. Hill, G | 31 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| N. Wake | 29 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| J. Shellman | 16 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| P. Smith | 14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Miller | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Irrer | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 27-62 | 5-8 | 33 | 15 | 26 | 71 | |
| 43.5% | 62.5% | ||||||
| Radford Highlanders | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Holcomb, F | 14 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| R. Price, G | 38 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| K. Noreen, G | 36 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Green, G | 31 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| B. Smith, G | 26 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Brown | 27 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Y. Anderson | 19 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Carethers | 14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| R. Davis | 14 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| L. Dyer | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Wells | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 25-62 | 20-33 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 76 | |
| 40.3% | 60.6% | ||||||
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