Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs held visiting Catawba College to a season-low 37 percent from the field Wednesday evening, leading by as many as 24 points en route to an 88-74 victory in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate snaps Catawba's seven-game winning streak, improving to 5-5 overall and 3-1 in the SAC while the Indians fall to 8-2 overall and 3-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 42 percent from the field, hitting nine-of-27 threes (33 percent)
- Catawba shot 37 percent from the field, connecting on six-of-20 shots from beyond the arc (30 percent)
- The 'Dogs held a 47-45 rebounding advantage; Catawba had a 13-6 edge in second-chance points
- The Indians held a 38-26 edge in points in the paint
- Wingate converted 16 Catawba turnovers into 25 points
- The 'Dogs knocked down 29-of-38 free throws (76 percent)
- The Bulldogs piled up a season-high 13 blocks and 12 steals
- Catawba's 16 turnovers were five more than they have committed all season

KEY BULLDOGS

- Frankie Johnson had 19 points, six assists, six boards and two steals
- Jarren Cottingham had 19 points and five steals, going eight-for-eight at the free throw line
- Marco Haskins was four-for-five from three-point range, going for 17 points, seven boards, three steals and two blocks
- Jakob Dawkins had eight points, four boards and three blocks
- Quantra Taylor contributed five points, 13 boards and five blocks

KEY INDIANS

- Jameel Taylor had 16 points on six-of-16 shooting
- Marcell Haskett had nine points; DJ Johnson had eight points and seven boards
- Jeremy McLaughlin and Daquan Lilly added eight points apiece

FIRST HALF

- Haskins and Johnson knocked down early threes to give Wingate a 10-2 lead four minutes in
- Taylor's three got the Indians within a point at 12-11, but Johnson answered with another three
- Lilly's bucket at the 4:24 mark put Catawba on top 26-23
- Haskins hit a pair of threes in the final two minutes to give the 'Dogs a 33-28 halftime advantage

SECOND HALF

- An early 9-0 run gave WU a 13-point lead four minutes in, capped by a Haskins three
- Another 6-0 run pushed the lead to 18, highlighted by a Dylan Robertson dunk at the 15:44 mark
- Lilly's bucket got Catawba within 14, but Wingate countered with an 11-2 run to go on top by 23
- Cottingham had seven points in the spurt, while two Charlie Hovasse free throws made it 60-37
- Cottingham's layup and two Haskins free throws put WU on top by 24 with eight minutes to go
- Catawba got no closer than 12 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Dec. 28, hosting Mount Olive at 7 p.m.