Despite starting the game on an 14-2 run, Radford needed a buzzer beater to defeat USC Upstate 64-61.

Highlanders played their first game with Shane Nichols serving as acting head coach.

Highlanders extend their win streak to five.

A composure that only comes with experience showed up in crunch time as Radford men’s basketball team held on to defeat Charleston Southern, 75-70, on Carilion Clinic Court at the Dedmon Center on Saturday afternoon. Leading by as many as 15 points in the second half, the Highlanders (10-9, 4-2 Big South) braced themselves for an unrelenting comeback effort from the Buccaneers (7-10, 3-3 Big South). A 9-0 run by CSU made it a six-point game with 14 minutes to play and the guests kept it close from there on out.