Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs had five players score in double figures Saturday afternoon, cruising to an 82-62 victory over Carson-Newman University in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate improves to 4-4 overall and 2-0 in the SAC, while the Eagles fall to 5-2 overall and 0-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 37 percent from the field, hitting 13-of-34 threes (38.2 percent)
- CN shot 42 percent from the field, hitting six-of-16 from beyond the arc (37.5 percent)
- Wingate turned 17 Carson-Newman turnovers into 18 points
- WU held a 47-38 rebound advantage and 22-7 edge in second-chance points
- The Bulldogs took 23 more shots than the Eagles (73-50)
- Wingate held a 12-2 edge in fast-break points; the Eagles outscored the 'Dogs 28-22 in the paint
- The 'Dogs piled up eight blocked shots and added seven steals
- WU had just seven turnovers, turning it over only three times in the second half

KEY BULLDOGS

- Marco Haskins had 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs
- Joshua Strozier added 12 points, five boards and three assists
- Frankie Johnson contributed 11 points, eight assists and two steals
- Francis Sio had 11 points, five rebounds and two assists
- Jakob Dawkins added 10 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals

NOTES

- Wingate improves to 34-25 all-time against CN; 22-7 in Cuddy Arena
- Haskins has scored at least 17 points in every game this season; over 20 six of seven games
- Haskins is shooting a SAC-best 57.1 percent from three-point range this season (32-for-56)
- Third double-double of the season for Haskins
- The Bulldogs have scored over 80 points in four of eight games
- Season-high eight blocked shots for Wingate
- Dawkins has scored in double figures five of his last six games
- Fourth time Johnson has had at least eight assists; multiple steals every game
- Third career double-figure game for Sio
- The Bulldogs have hit double-digit threes in five games this season
- WU is hitting 11.6 threes per game this season after hitting 8.5 per game last season

FIRST HALF

- A Sio three gave the 'Dogs an 8-4 lead five minutes in
- CN scored the next 11, taking a 15-8 lead on Reece Anderson's bucket at the 12:07 mark
- WU used a 7-0 run to tie it at 20, with a Sio triple tying it with 8:29 to go
- Threes from Johnson, Dawkins and Andreas Wilson gave the 'Dogs a 33-26 lead
- A three and two free throws from Haskins gave the 'Dogs a 39-28 halftime advantage

SECOND HALF

- Buckets from Strozier and Dylan Robertson gave the 'Dogs a 15-point lead four minutes in
- Two Parker Role' free throws got CN within 12, but Wingate scored the next 11
- Dawkins started it with a three-point play, while Sio and Haskins added triples to make it 63-42
- Johnson's layup put the 'Dogs on top by 23 with 9:37 to go
- Grant Teichmann's three-point play got the Eagles back within 16, but WU scored the next 11
- Johnson started it with a three-point play, while Haskins and Strozier added threes to make it 78-51 at the 4:30 mark

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Dec. 15 at Lincoln Memorial at 4 p.m.
- The Bulldogs return home Dec. 19, hosting Catawba at 4 p.m.