Arena #131: Dedmon Center - Radford vs. Georgia Southern

A new day brought us back to the state of Virginia, but this time to Radford, VA for a solid low-major non-conference matchup between the Radford Highlanders and the Georgia Southern Eagles.  There was some excitement for this game as Radford had upset the Texas Longhorns down in Austin just a couple weeks prior and was coming off a Big South tournament title and NCAA appearance the prior year.  The Dedmon Center on the Radford campus is a bit of a multi-purpose facility as all the stands appeared to be temporary and there was a bunch of dead space behind the stands on each baseline that probably housed an indoor track setup at one time.  I did find the giant inflatable highlander in the corner of the court to be a nice touch though 😊.  As for the on-court action, the game was as competitive as I hoped for throughout the contest.  Both teams were fairly evenly matched, through Radford did have the clear best player on the court in Ed Polite, Jr., even if he didn’t have his best game on this night.  In the end, the Highlanders were able to pull away and defend their home court against the Eagles from Statesboro, GA.

Entrance to the Dedmon Center - interesting almost octagonal shape to the facility 

Inside the Dedmon Center - temporary bleachers set up on all sides of the court allowing the building to be multi-purpose

Opening tip between the Highlanders and Eagles

A giant inflatable Highlander overlooking play on the court