Mount Olive, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs opened the second half on a 22-4 run Sunday afternoon en route to a 71-60 victory at the University of Mount Olive in NCAA Division II men's basketball action. The 'Dogs down the Trojans for the second time in three days, improving to 7-5 overall while Mount Olive falls to 4-8 on the year.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 45 percent from the field while hitting five-of-18 from three-point range (28 percent)
- UMO shot 40 percent from the field, connecting on six-of-19 from beyond the arc (31 percent)
- The 'Dogs held a 38-30 rebounding advantage and 14-5 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate outscored Mount Olive 40-26 in the paint
- The Bulldogs converted 18 UMO turnovers into 18 points
- The 'Dogs shot 50 percent from the field in the second half, outscoring Mount Olive 44-31

KEY BULLDOGS

- Marco Haskins scored 13 of his game-high 16 points in the second half, adding six rebounds and two steals
- Jakob Dawkins had 12 points and four rebounds
- Quantra Taylor contributed 11 points and seven rebounds, going five-for-five from the field
- Emarius Logan added 10 points and four boards
- Frankie Johnson collected nine points, five rebounds and three assists
- Jarren Cottingham added eight points

FIRST HALF

- Wingate raced out to a 13-4 lead, getting six points from Taylor along with a Haskins triple
- The 'Dogs went seven minutes without scoring as UMO took a 15-13 lead at the 9:01 mark
- Don Pigford's layup gave the Trojans a 20-15 advantage with 7:40 to go
- Johnson's bucket at the 5:01 mark tied it at 20
- A three and a layup from Jamal Matin gave the Trojans a 27-22 lead with a minute remaining
- Logan's triple with 17 seconds left got Wingate within two at halftime

SECOND HALF

- The Bulldogs scored 22 of the first 26 points over the opening seven minutes to take a 16-point lead
- Haskins had nine points in the flurry, with Dawkins adding five points to make it 49-33
- A Cottingham layup and back-to-back Haskins buckets put the 'Dogs on top by 19 with 11 minutes left
- A Cottingham jumper and two Logan free throws gave Wingate a 64-43 lead at the 4:58 mark
- Mount Olive closed the game on an 11-2 run over the final two minutes to cut the final margin to 11

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back at home Wednesday, hosting Anderson at 8 p.m.