Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs fought back from an early double-digit deficit to take a halftime lead Tuesday night, but UNC Pembroke outscored the 'Dogs 42-34 in the second half en route to a 76-69 victory in NCAA Division II men's basketball action. The Braves improve to 3-1 overall, while Wingate falls to 2-3 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 38 percent from the field and 48 percent from three-point range (15-for-31)
- UNCP shot 43 percent from the field, hitting six-of-23 from beyond the arc (26 percent)
- The Braves held a 56-31 rebounding advantage and 21-2 edge in second-chance points
- UNCP outscored Wingate 40-20 in the paint
- The Braves were 12-for-21 at the free throw line (57 percent) while WU went just four-for-nine (44 percent)
- UNCP had 15 turnovers compared to Wingate's 14; 'Dogs had 20 points off turnovers
- Wingate held a 22-9 advantage in fast-break points

KEY BULLDOGS

- Marco Haskins had 22 points and eight rebounds, hitting six-of-eight shots from three-point range
- Jakob Dawkins had 20 points, four boards and three assists, hitting five-of-12 from beyond the arc
- Joshua Strozier had 13 points on five-of-nine shooting
- Frankie Johnson added 10 points, six assists and two steals

NOTES

- Wingate falls to 9-8 all-time against the Braves; 3-5 at UNCP
- Haskins has scored at least 17 points in every game this season; over 20 four of five games
- Haskins is shooting 57 percent from three-point range this season (19-for-33)
- He is second in the league in scoring and fourth in three-point percentage
- Career-high 20 points for Dawkins; third straight game with at least 15 points
- Dawkins has knocked down 11 threes over the last three games on 48 percent shooting
- Strozier's fourth double-digit scoring game in five games as a Bulldog
- Strozier has scored over 12 points four times and is fifth in the SAC in three-point shooting (57 percent)
- Johnson's fourth game with at least five assists and fifth straight game with double-digit steals
- Third time this year WU has shot over 48 percent from beyond the arc
- The Bulldogs have hit double-digit threes in four of five games this season
- WU is hitting 12.6 threes per game this season after hitting 8.5 per game last season

FIRST HALF

- Akia Pruitt's bucket gave the Braves an early 9-4 lead, but a Haskins three and Strozier bucket tied it
- A Spencer Levi layup and Cam Hamilton three gave UNCP a 26-13 lead at the midway point
- Wingate closed the half on a 22-8 run to take a one-point halftime lead
- Triples from Haskins and Dawkins got the 'Dogs within four at the 6:52 mark, while Johnson's three made it a two-point game
- A Haskins three at the 2:27 mark got WU within one; Johnson's bucket a minute later put the 'Dogs on top
- The Bulldogs held the Braves to just two points over the final four minutes

SECOND HALF

- UNCP scored the first nine points of the half, taking a 43-35 lead on a James Murray-Boyles three
- Hamilton's bucket at the 12:45 mark put the Braves up by nine, but two Dawkins threes got WU within five
- Haskins buried a three at the 9:20 mark to get the Bulldogs within a point, but the Braves countered with a 12-0 run
- Pruitt capped the spurt with a layup to make it 67-54 with six minutes to go
- The Bulldogs got no closer than seven the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate continues its three-game road trip Saturday at Emmanuel at 4 p.m.
- The Bulldogs travel to Coker next Wednesday to open SAC play at 8 p.m.
- WU returns home Saturday, Dec. 1, hosting Carson-Newman at 4 p.m.