Harrogate, Tenn.----The Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters built a 19-point lead in the second half, hanging on for an 81-72 victory over visiting Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. LMU improves to 7-3 overall and 4-1 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 4-5 overall and 2-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- LMU shot 48 percent from the field, hitting nine-of-22 threes (41 percent)
- Wingate shot 37 percent from the field, hitting nine-of-29 from beyond the arc (31 percent)
- WU held a 41-35 rebounding advantage and 10-7 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate turned 15 LMU turnovers into 19 points
- The WU bench outscored the Railsplitter bench 38-17
- Lincoln Memorial held a 36-26 edge in points in the paint

KEY BULLDOGS

- Marco Haskins had 14 points, nine rebounds and three assists, going eight-for-eight at the free throw line
- Charlie Hovasse contributed 13 points on five-of-seven shooting
- Jarren Cottingham had 12 points and five boards in his Bulldog debut
- Francis Sio added eight points; Frankie Johnson had seven points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals

KEY RAILSPLITTERS

- Cameron Henry had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead LMU
- Kamaron Calhoun also had 15 points, going four-for-six from the field
- Anthony Brown and Alex Dahling contributed 12 points apiece
- Cornelius Taylor added 10 points, four rebounds and four assists

FIRST HALF

- Henry's three gave LMU a 10-point lead five minutes into the first half
- A Hovasse triple made it 18-13 at the 13:43 mark
- LMU scored the next nine points, taking a 27-13 lead on Taylor's three-point play with 9:33 to go
- Brown's bucket put the Railsplitters on top by 16 at the 8:27 mark
- A Hovasse bucket and Haskins three got the 'Dogs within 10 with 6:29 remaining
- A Sio triple got WU within eight, while a Hovasse triple made it 41-34 with 1:10 to go
- Xavier Bledsoe gave Lincoln Memorial a 43-34 halftime lead

SECOND QUARTER

- Johnson's bucket got the Bulldogs within seven in the opening minutes of the second half
- Dahling capped a 7-0 run with a triple to give LMU a 52-38 advantage with 17:17 left
- Brown knocked down a jumper to push the lead to 17, but an Andreas Wilson three got WU within 13 at the midway point
- Brown's layup with five minutes remaining put the Railsplitters on top 76-57
- Wingate closed the game on a 10-0 run, with a Cottingham triple in the final minute getting the 'Dogs within nine

UP NEXT

- Wingate returns home Wednesday, hosting Catawba at 4 p.m.