Radford Highlanders vs. South Carolina Upstate Spartans

FINAL

Dec 31, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
RAD	37	39	76
UPST	30	39	69

Game Recap

Dennis Parker Jr. scores 24 points, Radford wins 76-69 against South Carolina Upstate. Dennis Parker Jr. had 24 points in Radford's 76-69 victory over South Carolina Upstate in a Big South Conference opener on Wednesday.

Player Stats

RADFORD	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Tyson Brown	32	4-7	0-0	0-1	11	1	1	1	1	3	8
3Jaylon Johnson	35	3-11	2-7	6-8	7	3	1	0	3	0	14
24Lukas Walls	28	2-3	0-1	3-3	2	2	2	0	3	2	7
10Del Jones	29	5-14	0-3	2-4	6	1	1	0	3	4	12
11Dennis Parker Jr.	36	8-14	3-5	5-6	7	2	2	1	4	2	24
7Frederik Erichsen	10	2-3	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	4	5
6Louie Jordan	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Brennan Rigsby Jr.	18	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3
5Mari Jordan	9	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	2	1	2	0	1	3

TOTAL	-	26-5844.8%	7-2231.8%	17-2470.8%	34	11	8	5	14	16	76

SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Jafeth Martinez	20	1-3	0-0	0-1	7	0	0	3	0	2	2
11Learic Davis	19	3-6	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	1	5	8
9Mason Bendinger	30	7-19	0-3	2-5	3	3	1	1	2	2	16
0Tyler Smith	23	2-5	1-2	2-2	4	3	0	0	2	5	7
1Karmani Gregory	32	6-12	2-6	2-2	1	3	2	0	4	0	16
10Breylin Garcia	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	1	2
7Coen Collier	5	0-5	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	3	0	0	0
2Isaiah Skinner	17	0-3	0-3	2-2	2	1	2	0	0	4	2
4Carmelo Adkins	30	6-11	2-4	2-2	8	0	3	0	4	1	16
24Chico Johnson	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	26-6639.4%	5-1827.8%	12-1675.0%	39	12	9	7	14	21	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfRADUPST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by South Carolina Upstate.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Radford.
(19:44) Mason Bendinger misses 13-foot jumper.
(19:40) Del Jones Defensive Rebound.
(19:36) Del Jones misses 16-foot jumper.
(19:32) Mason Bendinger Defensive Rebound.
(19:15) Jafeth Martinez misses layup.
(19:12) Tyson Brown Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:55) Tyson Brown makes layup.
20
(18:35) Karmani Gregory bad pass turnover.
(18:35) Dennis Parker Jr. Steal.
(18:21) Lukas Walls misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:16) Learic Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:50) Jafeth Martinez makes layup (Tyler Smith assists).
22
(17:29) Jaylon Johnson bad pass turnover.
(17:29) Karmani Gregory Steal.
(17:17) Karmani Gregory misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:13) Tyson Brown Defensive Rebound.
(17:06) Dennis Parker Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:03) Jafeth Martinez Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:49) Karmani Gregory makes layup.
24
(16:35) Foul on Isaiah Skinner.
+2 (16:28) Jaylon Johnson makes layup (Tyson Brown assists).
44
+3 (16:12) Tyler Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Coen Collier assists).
47
(15:54) Del Jones misses 15-foot jumper.
(15:54) Coen Collier Block.
(15:42) Tyson Brown Offensive Rebound.
(15:40) Tyson Brown misses layup.
(15:40) Coen Collier Block.
(15:31) Coen Collier Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) Coen Collier misses layup.
(15:27) Carmelo Adkins Offensive Rebound.
(15:25) Karmani Gregory misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:20) Coen Collier Offensive Rebound.
(15:20) Coen Collier misses tip in layup.
(15:19) Isaiah Skinner Offensive Rebound.
(15:09) Coen Collier misses layup.
(15:06) Tyson Brown Defensive Rebound.
(14:57) Tyson Brown misses layup.
(14:57) Coen Collier Block.
(14:53) Coen Collier Defensive Rebound.
(14:50) Carmelo Adkins bad pass turnover.
(14:50) Dennis Parker Jr. Steal.
+2 (14:45) Dennis Parker Jr. makes layup.
67
(14:44) Foul on Tyler Smith.
+1 (14:44) Dennis Parker Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
77
(14:40) Carmelo Adkins misses layup.
(14:35) Breylin Garcia Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:35) Breylin Garcia makes 0-foot tip in layup.
79
+2 (14:25) Dennis Parker Jr. makes layup (Lukas Walls assists).
99
(13:57) Tyler Smith bad pass turnover.
(13:57) Lukas Walls Steal.
(13:52) Lukas Walls bad pass turnover.
(13:52) Carmelo Adkins Steal.
(13:44) Isaiah Skinner misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:40) Del Jones Defensive Rebound.
(13:35) Dennis Parker Jr. bad pass turnover.
(13:13) Mason Bendinger misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:08) Tyler Smith Offensive Rebound.
(13:02) Learic Davis misses layup.
(12:58) Del Jones Defensive Rebound.
(12:58) Foul on Tyler Smith.
+2 (12:42) Frederik Erichsen makes 2-foot dunk.
119
(12:29) Karmani Gregory misses layup.
(12:29) Brennan Rigsby Jr. Block.
(12:24) Del Jones Defensive Rebound.
(12:11) Brennan Rigsby Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:06) Carmelo Adkins Defensive Rebound.
(11:50) Breylin Garcia misses layup.
(11:45) Carmelo Adkins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:45) Carmelo Adkins makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1111
(11:24) Del Jones misses layup.
(11:22) Learic Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:54) Carmelo Adkins makes 12-foot jumper (Mason Bendinger assists).
1113
(10:42) Foul on Learic Davis.
(10:42) Frederik Erichsen misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:42) Radford Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:42) Frederik Erichsen makes free throw 2 of 2.
1213
+2 (10:25) Learic Davis makes layup.
1215
+3 (10:04) Brennan Rigsby Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mari Jordan assists).
1515
(9:54) Foul on Frederik Erichsen.
+1 (9:54) Carmelo Adkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
1516
+1 (9:54) Carmelo Adkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
1517
+2 (9:34) Frederik Erichsen makes layup.
1717
(9:22) Learic Davis misses layup.
(9:22) Mari Jordan Block.
(9:17) Learic Davis Offensive Rebound.
(9:11) Foul on Mari Jordan.
+1 (9:11) Karmani Gregory makes free throw 1 of 2.
1718
+1 (9:11) Karmani Gregory makes free throw 2 of 2.
1719
(8:55) Brennan Rigsby Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:50) Dennis Parker Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(8:50) Foul on Chico Johnson.
(8:46) Jaylon Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:43) Carmelo Adkins Defensive Rebound.
(8:15) Coen Collier misses layup.
(8:12) Tyson Brown Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:09) Dennis Parker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Johnson assists).
2019
(7:49) Foul on Frederik Erichsen.
+1 (7:49) Isaiah Skinner makes free throw 1 of 2.
2020
+1 (7:49) Isaiah Skinner makes free throw 2 of 2.
2021
+2 (7:31) Del Jones makes layup.
2221
(7:21) Foul on Dennis Parker Jr..
(7:20) Karmani Gregory misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(7:16) Jaylon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(7:06) Tyson Brown misses layup.
(7:03) Jaylon Johnson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:00) Jaylon Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dennis Parker Jr. assists).
2521
(6:41) Carmelo Adkins misses layup.
(6:39) Jafeth Martinez Offensive Rebound.
(6:39) Foul on Lukas Walls.
(6:27) Mason Bendinger misses 13-foot jumper.
(6:23) Tyler Smith Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:09) Tyler Smith makes 10-foot jumper.
2523
(5:44) Del Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:40) Radford Offensive Rebound.
(5:38) Foul on Learic Davis.
(5:28) Del Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:24) Lukas Walls Offensive Rebound.
(5:22) Jaylon Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:18) Mason Bendinger Defensive Rebound.
(5:14) Mason Bendinger misses layup.
(5:14) Dennis Parker Jr. Block.
(5:09) Lukas Walls Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:01) Dennis Parker Jr. makes 6-foot hook shot.
2723
+3 (4:38) Carmelo Adkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Skinner assists).
2726
(4:09) Del Jones misses layup.
(4:07) Carmelo Adkins Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) Mason Bendinger misses 12-foot jumper.
(3:58) Jaylon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:36) Dennis Parker Jr. bad pass turnover.
(3:36) Breylin Garcia Steal.
(3:16) Foul on Mason Bendinger.
(3:16) Mason Bendinger turnover.
(2:57) Lukas Walls bad pass turnover.
(2:57) Carmelo Adkins Steal.
+2 (2:52) Mason Bendinger makes layup (Karmani Gregory assists).
2728
(2:35) Foul on Isaiah Skinner.
(2:35) Del Jones misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:35) Radford Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:35) Del Jones misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:35) Breylin Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(2:35) Foul on Dennis Parker Jr..
(2:23) Carmelo Adkins bad pass turnover.
(2:11) Foul on Tyson Brown.
(2:11) Tyson Brown turnover.
(1:52) Mason Bendinger misses 6-foot hook shot.
(1:49) Jafeth Martinez Offensive Rebound.
(1:48) Jafeth Martinez misses layup.
(1:45) Del Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:39) Dennis Parker Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Del Jones assists).
3028
+2 (1:20) Mason Bendinger makes layup (Breylin Garcia assists).
3030
+2 (1:04) Del Jones makes 9-foot jumper.
3230
(0:47) Mason Bendinger misses 7-foot hook shot.
(0:43) Tyson Brown Defensive Rebound.
(0:33) Foul on Tyler Smith.
+1 (0:33) Jaylon Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
3330
+1 (0:33) Jaylon Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3430
(0:06) Carmelo Adkins misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:02) Tyson Brown Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:00) Mari Jordan makes 38-foot three point jumper.
3730

2nd half

Team Stats

RAD

UPST

76Points69

26-58(44.8%)Field Goal(%)26-66(39.4%)

7-22(31.8%)3-Point(%)5-18(27.8%)

17-24(70.8%)Free Throw(%)12-16(75.0%)

37(10)Rebounds(Offensive)41(15)

11Assists12

8Steals9

5Blocks7

14Turnovers14

16(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

13Largest Lead3

Game Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 · 2:00 PM

G.B. Hodge Center · Spartanburg, SC

capacity: 878

tv: ESPN+

spread: UPST -1.5

over/under: 158.5