Box Score Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University senior forward
Odell Turner (Charlotte, N.C.) posted a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds as the Bulldogs used a strong second half surge to take a 71-45 NCAA Division II men’s basketball victory over UNC Pembroke Tuesday night in Cuddy Arena.
Wingate is 2-2 overall, while UNC Pembroke falls to 1-3 overall. The Bulldogs take a short Thanksgiving break before hosting Clayton State Saturday at 4 p.m. The UNCP Braves will face Coker in the Francis Marion Zaxby’s Tip-Off Clazzic the same day. Tip-off in Florence, S.C. is slated for 1 p.m.
Turner led three Bulldogs in double figures. Senior guard/forward
Paidrick Matilus (Boynton Beach, Fla.) had 15 points, while senior guard
Eddie Lewis (Rocky Point, N.C.) contributed 11 points off the Wingate bench. Both Matilus and Lewis hit three three-point field goals each.
UNC Pembroke senior forward
George Blakeney (Tarboro, N.C.) had 12 points and eight rebounds to lead the Braves. Redshirt freshman guard
Quamain Rose (Whiteville, N.C.) added 11 points. The visitors played without pre-season All-Peach Belt Conference choice
Shahmel Brackett (Florence, S.C.). The senior guard missed the Wingate contest due to an injury.
The initial second-half hoop was a dunk by Blakeney at the 19:13 mark, cutting the UNC Pembroke deficit to 32-25. Wingate responded with a 14-2 surge, concluded by two Matilus free throws four minutes later. Both Matilus and senior guard
Ethan Kincaid (Morganton, N.C.) contributed five points each to the run. The classmates hit one triple each during the flurry.
The Braves did not get any closer down the stretch. The Bulldogs’ 26-point final advantage was Wingate’s largest lead of the evening. Wingate shot 52.2 percent from the floor (exactly) in both halves, while UNC Pembroke managed only 30 percent shooting after intermission (nine-of-30). The Braves hit 32.7 percent of their field goal attempts Tuesday (17-of-52).
Newspaper Box Score
UNC Pembroke vs Wingate
11/20/12 7 p.m. at Wingate, N.C.
WINGATE MEN 71, UNC PEMBROKE 45
UNC PEMBROKE (1-3 overall)
Blakeney, George 5-8 2-5 12; Rose, Quamain 3-13 5-6 11; Winford, Brandon 3-4 1-1 7; Jacobs, Ben 2-7 0-0 4; Cooper, KJ 2-6 0-0 4; Bradley, Alex 1-5 0-0 3; Wright, Jihad 0-0 2-3 2; Cobia, Reggie 1-2 0-0 2; Lindsay, Chris 0-0 0-0 0; Broom, Blair 0-1 0-0 0; Kordenbrock, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0; McGhee, James 0-0 0-0 0; Pittman, Griffin 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 17-52 10-15 45.
WINGATE (2-2 overall)
Turner, Odell 5-9 6-6 16; Matilus, Paidrick 5-9 2-2 15; Lewis, Eddie 4-8 0-0 11; Kincaid, Ethan 3-3 0-0 7; Alexander, Quan 1-4 2-2 5; Daye, Ryan 2-5 0-0 5; Gathings, Tracy 2-4 1-2 5; Griffin, Xavier 1-2 2-4 4; Turman, Deion 1-1 0-2 2; Parker, Jeff 0-1 1-2 1; Calvin, Jonathan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-46 14-20 71.
UNC Pembroke.................. 23 22 - 45
Wingate....................... 32 39 - 71
3-point goals--UNC Pembroke 1-14 (Bradley, Alex 1-4; Rose, Quamain 0-3;
Jacobs, Ben 0-1; Cooper, KJ 0-2; Pittman, Griffin 0-4), Wingate 9-18 (Lewis, Eddie 3-7; Matilus, Paidrick 3-5; Daye, Ryan 1-1; Kincaid, Ethan 1-1; Alexander, Quan 1-2; Griffin, Xavier 0-1; Turner, Odell 0-1). Fouled out--UNC Pembroke-None, Wingate-Alexander, Quan. Rebounds--UNC Pembroke 29 (Blakeney, George 8), Wingate 35 (Turner, Odell 14). Assists--UNC Pembroke 9 (Rose, Quamain 3; Cooper, KJ 3), Wingate 15 (Daye, Ryan 4; Kincaid, Ethan 4; Turner, Odell 4). Total fouls--UNC Pembroke 13, Wingate 17. Technical fouls--UNC Pembroke-None, Wingate-None. A-203
