Wingate, N.C.----Junior guard Marco Haskins (Fredericksburg, Va.) scored a career-high 26 points, leading five Bulldogs in double figures as Wingate scored a season-high 93 points in a 21-point victory over visiting Coker College in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena Wednesday night. The Bulldogs improve to 14-13 overall and 11-8 in the SAC, guaranteeing a home game in next week's SAC Tournament. Coker falls to 11-16 overall and 8-11 in league play.

"It was a great team win," head coach Brian Good says. "We had a lot of guys play really well on both ends. I was really pleased with our defensive effort. I thought we struggled early with their pressure, but for the last 30 minutes we were really solid with the basketball, got great shots and were great on the glass."

Haskins went eight-for-15 from the field and six-for-six at the line, adding seven rebounds and five assists. Senior guard Zeriq Lolar (Orlando, Fla.) had 20 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals, while senior forward Devarious Christian (Charlotte, N.C.) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore guard Jeremy Williams (Salem, Va.) scored all 12 of his points in the second half, adding three assists while going five-for-seven from the field. Junior guard Emarius Logan (Columbia, S.C.) also had 12 points to go along with six rebounds, four assists and four steals.

Donte Samuels had 22 points and 10 rebounds, going 10-for-10 at the free throw line. Jake Barrett contributed 14 points, five rebounds and four steals, while Marquis Green added eight points for the Cobras.

Wingate jumped out to a 9-2 lead, getting threes from Christian, Haskins and Lolar in the first two minutes. A Chase Brewington three sparked a 14-2 Coker run, capped by a Samuels layup to give the Cobras a 28-18 lead at the 7:57 mark.

The Bulldogs had the emphatic response, scoring the next 17 points to take a 35-28 lead. Lolar started the flurry with a three, while a Haskins triple and two free throws put Wingate on top. Taylor followed with a dunk, while Lolar's three put the 'Dogs on top by seven at the 3:14 mark. Haskins added two more free throws to extend the advantage to eight, but a pair of free throws from Samuels in the final minute helped the Cobras get within six at halftime at 40-34. The Cobras did not make a field goal the final eight minutes of the first half.

A Demarco Jackson dunk got Coker within six at the 13:07 mark, but Williams scored the next five points to push the lead back to 11 and start a 9-0 Wingate run. A Haskins three at the 11:51 mark put the 'Dogs back on top by 15. Samuels got Coker back within 11 with a pair of free throws, but a layup and three-point play from Christian made it 65-49 at the 9:15 mark.

A Williams three put Wingate on top 72-55 with seven minutes remaining, but a Khalil Halls three got the Cobras back within 12 at the 4:30 mark. The Bulldogs scored the next 10 points, starting with a Haskins three, while a Lolar steal and three-point play pushed the lead to 20. A Christian dunk with a minute left gave Wingate its largest lead of the night at 90-67.

The Bulldogs shot 51.6 percent from the field, hitting 14-of-28 shots from three-point range (50 percent). Wingate knocked down its second-most threes of the year, while making its most field goals all season (32). The Bulldogs had 20 assists on 32 field goals, their second-most assists this season. Coker shot 34.4 percent from the field, hitting four-of-20 shots from beyond the arc (20 percent). Wingate held a 47-36 rebounding advantage and a 36-28 edge in points in the paint. Coker converted 22 Wingate turnovers into 23 points.

The Bulldogs are back in action Saturday, traveling to Carson-Newman to wrap up the regular season at 4 p.m.