Charlotte, N.C.----Queens University of Charlotte freshman guard Brandon Nichols (Fayetteville, N.C.) hit a hoop at the buzzer to give the host Royals an 89-88 NCAA Division II men’s basketball victory over Wingate University Friday night at the Ovens Athletic Center.

Wingate sophomore guard Jaime Vaughn (McDonough, Ga.) converted a jumper from the elbow with 3.1 seconds remaining to put the visiting Bulldogs up 88-87. The edge was Wingate’s first lead of the evening.

Queens junior guard Reggie Hopkins (Gastonia, N.C.) led all scorers with 22 points. Sophomore forward Daniel Bailey (Irmo, S.C.) notched a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Nichols added 13 points, while senior guard Andre Lockhart (St. James, Barbados) contributed 10 markers.

Vaughn and freshman forward Odell Turner (Charlotte, N.C.) led the Bulldog attack with 21 points each. Turner and freshman guard Ethan Kincaid (Morganton, N.C.) topped the Wingate charts with eight rebounds each.

Bulldog redshirt senior forward David Johnson (Durham, N.C.) had 12 points, including a huge three-point field goal that cut the Wingate deficit to one point late in the contest. Freshman guard Paidrick Matilus (Boynton Beach, Fla.) completed Wingate’s double-digit scoring list with 11 points.