Wingate, N.C.----The Limestone College Saints erased an 11-point deficit in the final three minutes of regulation, with a desperation three in the final second sending it to overtime, then got the game-winner in the final second of overtime, prevailing 95-93 in NCAA Division II men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Limestone improves to 2-0 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 1-1 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Limestone shot 43 percent on the night, with the 'Dogs shooting 37.5 percent from the field
- The Saints hit 14-of-29 shots from three-point range (48.3 percent)
- The Bulldogs hit 11-of-36 shots from beyond the arc (30.6 percent)
- WU hit just three-of-16 triples after halftime, going one-for-eight in overtime
- The Bulldogs held a 49-47 rebounding advantage, each team had 14 second-chance points
- WU converted 14 LC turnovers into 18 points, holding an 8-2 edge in fast break points
- Wingate led for over 37 minutes; Limestone held the lead for less than four minutes
- The Bulldogs led by as many as 14; the largest lead for the Saints was three

KEY BULLDOGS

- Marco Haskins had 23 points and nine rebounds, going 11-for-13 at the free throw line
- Emarius Logan added 17 points, seven assists and six rebounds
- Frankie Johnson contributed 16 points, eight boards and five assists
- Joshua Strozier also had 16 points, going six-for-nine from the field

KEY SAINTS

- T.J. Sheppard had 34 points, hitting eight-of-nine shots from three-point range
- Kenny Hairston added 27 points, knocking down five triples
- No other Limestone player had more than eight points

NOTES

- Wingate falls to 11-10 all-time against the Saints
- WU is 5-3 against Limestone in Cuddy Arena
- Second straight year the Saints have defeated Wingate on opening weekend
- The Bulldogs have scored over 90 points in both games this season; only went over 90 once last year
- Back-to-back games of over 20 points for Haskins; six career 20-point games
- Strozier has 34 points in his first two games at Wingate on eight-of-12 shooting from three-point range
- Johnson has 14 assists and just three turnovers this season
- Logan ties his career-high in assists; second-most points in his career
- 30 threes for the 'Dogs through two games; had 31 through four games last season

FIRST HALF

- Six quick points from Haskins gave the Bulldogs an early 9-3 lead
- Sheppard hit back-to-back threes midway through the half to give Limestone a 22-19 lead
- WU countered with a 10-0 run, with Strozier scoring eight of those points
- Elijah Lockhart's free throw got Limestone within one at the 6:09 mark
- Buckets from Haskins, Strozier and Francis Sio pushed the WU advantage back to seven
- Lockhard's bucket with 1:48 left in the half got the Saints back within a point
- Haskins and Charlie Hovasse each hit jumpers in the final 90 seconds, giving the 'Dogs a 46-41 halftime lead

SECOND HALF

- The 'Dogs scored the first nine points of the second half, getting five points from Logan to take a 55-41 lead
- Sheppard's three and Hairston's free throw got the Saints back within nine five minutes into the half
- Buckets from Logan and Haskins pushed the Wingate edge back to 14 points with 14 minutes left
- Limestone used a 9-0 run to get within three when Hairston's bucket at the 5:28 mark made it 72-69
- Wingate answered by scoring the next eight points, with a Logan triple making it 80-69 with three minutes left
- WU led by eight with a minute left, but Sheppard's three and two Evans Moreau free throws made it a three-point game
- Sheppard's steal and layup capped a 7-0 run that took just 23 seconds, getting the Saints within one
- Johnson hit two free throws with 19 seconds left to push the lead back to three
- Sheppard's deep double-clutch three with one second left went down, forcing overtime

OVERTIME

- Two Johnson free throws and a Johnson three gave WU a three-point lead two minutes in
- Sheppard answered with a three, whiel his three at the 1:43 mark put the Saints ahead 93-90
- Haskins was fouled shooting a three and made all three free throw with seven seconds left to tie it
- Sheppard drove in for the game-winning layup with one second left

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Virginia State at 7 p.m.
- WU returns home Saturday, hosting Fayetteville State at 2 p.m.