Box Score BOX SCORE

Greeneville, Tenn.----The Wingate University Bulldogs scored just six points over the first 12 minutes of the contest Saturday afternoon, falling 75-53 at Tusculum University in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. The Pioneers improve to 11-7 overall and 6-4 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 7-9 overall and 3-7 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Tusculum shot 40 percent from the field, hitting seven-of-20 threes (35 percent)
- Wingate shot 27 percent from the field, connecting on seven-of-28 from beyond the arc (25 percent)
- The Pioneers held a 54-37 rebounding advantage; WU had a 10-9 edge in second-chance points
- Tusculum doubled up Wingate in the paint 28-14
- TU turned 17 WU turnovers into 16 points
- Wingate was 18-for-30 at the free throw line; Tusculum went 14-for-27 at the line

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jarren Cottingham had 12 points and four rebounds to lead the Bulldogs
- Jakob Dawkins added 10 points, five boards and a steal
- Andreas Wilson contributed nine points, knocking down three triples
- Vontrez Roberts added five points and five rebounds

FIRST HALF

- With Wingate struggling early, Tusculum jumped out to a 23-6 lead 12 minutes in
- Keaston Brown's bucket at the 8:14 mark put the Pioneers on top by 17
- Two Dawkins free throws and a Cottingham layup got WU within 14 with 4:29 to go
- Dillon Smith's three pushed the lead back to 17
- Wilson knocked down a pair of threes to get the 'Dogs within 13 at the 2:33 mark
- Trenton Gibson's free throw with two seconds left gave Tusculum a 36-20 halftime lead

SECOND HALF

- A Quantra Taylor dunk got Wingate within 14 early in the second half
- Tusculum scored the next six, taking a 42-22 lead on Smith's jumper at the 17:28 mark
- The Pioneers added a 10-0 run to go on top by 27 on Justin Mitchell's layup with 9:18 left
- A Cottingham layup and Dawkins three got WU within 18 with 5:36 remaining
- The Bulldogs would get no closer the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is home for a pair of games this week on ESPN3
- The Bulldogs host Queens Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.
- WU hosts Carson-Newman Saturday at 4 p.m.