Wingate, N.C.----Lincoln Memorial guard Cornelius Taylor knocked down a three from the corner as time expired Saturday evening, giving the Railsplitters a 67-64 victory at Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. LMU improves to 16-6 overall and 11-4 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 13-10 overall and 9-6 in league play.
KEY STATS
- LMU shot 40 percent from the field, hitting 13-of-38 shots from three-point range (34 percent)
- Wingate shot 31 percent from the field, hitting seven-of-26 shots from beyond the arc (27 percent)
- The 'Dogs held a 47-42 rebounding advantage, with a 9-8 edge in second-chance points
- LMU held a 20-16 edge in points in the paint
- Wingate converted 14 Lincoln Memorial turnovers into 13 points
- The Bulldogs had 15 assists on 21 field goals
KEY BULLDOGS
- Marco Haskins had 15 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals
- Emarius Logan had 14 points and a pair of assists
- Frankie Johnson added 10 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals, going seven-for-seven from the line
- Jakob Dawkins contributed nine points, four boards and two steals
- Quantra Taylor had six points and 12 rebounds
FIRST HALF
- Both teams came out slow, with a Julius Brown three giving LMU a 9-6 lead at the 11:23 mark
- Back-to-back Francis Sio layups tied it at 11 with 7:30 to go
- Kamaran Calhoun's bucket at the 4:44 mark gave Lincoln Memorial a five-point lead
- A layup and dunk from Taylor, followed by buckets from Logan and Dawkins put WU on top 22-19 at with two minutes left
- Steven Perriere gave LMU a one-point lead, but Logan's jumper in the final seconds gave the 'Dogs a 24-23 halftime lead
SECOND HALF
- A three-point play from Anthony Brown gave LMU a 30-24 lead three minutes into the second half
- Threes from Logan, Haskins and Dawkins got the 'Dogs within one at the 15:44 mark
- A Haskins jumper and Taylor layup gave WU a 44-40 advantage with 12 minutes to go
- Haskins knocked down a pair of free throws to make it 47-41 at the 9:33 mark
- LMU used an 8-0 run, taking a 49-47 lead on a Taylor three with 8:05 remaining
- Johnsons' three put Wingate back on top by two with seven minutes to go
- A pair of threes from Cameron Henry made it 58-53 with two minutes left
- Another Henry three made it 64-58 with 54 seconds to go
- Logan's three-point play cut the lead in half
- Dawkins drew a charge, giving Wingate the ball with 16 seconds left
- Johnson was fouled on a three and knocked down all three free throws to tie it with six seconds left
- Taylor drilled the corner three as the buzzer sounded off an assist from Brown
UP NEXT
- Wingate travels to Lenoir-Rhyne Wednesday at 8 p.m.
- The Bulldogs are back home next Saturday, hosting Mars Hill at 4 p.m.
