Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs outscored visiting Anderson University 54-33 in the second half Wednesday night, rolling to an 88-64 victory in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate improves to 8-5 overall and 4-1 in the SAC, while the Trojans fall to 8-5 overall and 2-3 in league play.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH GOOD

"I thought after halftime we really locked in defensively and that opened up our offense. We were able to increase the pace, get open shots in transition, get into offense quicker and that most importantly led to Marco getting some great looks."

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 48 percent from the field, including 58 percent shooting in the second half
- The 'Dogs hit 12-of-30 shots from three-point range (40 percent)
- Anderson shot 32 percent from the field, hitting 10-of-29 threes (34 percent)
- The Bulldogs held a 50-34 rebounding advantage
- WU converted 14 AU turnovers into 12 points, holding an 11-0 edge in fast-break points
- The 'Dogs doubled up the Trojans in the paint (32-16)
- Wingate had nine blocked shots compared to Anderson's three
- The Bulldogs had 22 assists on 33 field goals

KEY BULLDOGS

- Marco Haskins scored 22 of his 25 points in the second half, knocking down six threes after halftime
- Haskins added a season-high 13 rebounds to go along with four assists, going eight-for-15 from the field
- Emarius Logan tied a career high with 19 points, going eight-for-13 from the field
- Frankie Johnson piled up 11 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and three steals
- Joshua Strozier and Francis Sio contributed eight points apiece

KEY TROJANS

- Shawn Benard had 14 points and five assists
- Jeremy Bouton and Randall Shaw added 12 points apiece; Gage Ellis had 10 points

NOTES

- 12th double-figure scoring game in 13 contests for Haskins this season
- Eighth game this season with at least 20 points; fourth double-double of the season
- Fourth straight win for the Bulldogs and sixth in seven games
- WU improves to 6-1 at home this season
- Wingate has won its three SAC home games by a combined 58 points (19.3 per game)
- The Bulldogs improve to 17-8 against Anderson
- Wingate is averaging 87.9 points per game in seven home contests this year, going 6-1
- Ninth time this season Johnson has had at least five assists; multiple steals in 12 of 13 games
- Second-highest field goal percentage of the year; second most field goals made

FIRST HALF

- Logan and Johnson hit early threes to give WU a 6-0 lead; Strozier's three-point play made it 14-7
- A three from Benard got Anderson within one at the 8:53 mark
- Haskins answered with a three-point play to make it 22-18
- A triple and three free throws from Johnson put the 'Dogs on top by seven with 4:29 to go in the half
- Kevin Simpson's triple at the buzzer got Anderson within three at 34-31

SECOND HALF

- Wingate used a 14-3 run to take a 47-33 lead four minutes into the second half, getting 11 points from Haskins in the spurt
- Two more triples from Haskins gave Wingate a 57-40 advantage with 12 minutes to go
- A three from Shaw got the Trojans within 14 at the 8:30 mark
- The 'Dogs scored the next six points, with four coming from Logan to go on top by 20 with 7:09 left
- Dunks from Quantra Taylor and Jakob Dawkins, along with a Logan bucket made it 78-54 with 4:37 to go
- Anderson got no closer than 17 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is on the road Saturday, traveling to Mars Hill at 4 p.m.
- The Bulldogs are back in Cuddy Arena next Wednesday, hosting Lenoir-Rhyne at 8 p.m.