Anderson, S.C.----Wingate University junior forward Miguel Priest poured in a career-high 28 points Wednesday night, leading the Bulldogs to a 90-81 victory at Anderson University in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. Wingate wins its second straight, moving to 6-7 overall and 2-5 in the SAC, while the Trojans fall to 7-6 overall and 2-5 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 46 percent from the field and hit nine-of-23 threes (39 percent)
- Anderson shot 56 percent from the field, connecting on 11-of-27 triples (40 percent)
- The 'Dogs held a 36-31 rebounding edge and a huge 17-2 advantage in second-chance points
- The Bulldogs outscored the Trojans 36-16 in the paint
- WU turned 20 AU turnovers into 28 points
- Wingate was 23-for-28 at the free throw line; Anderson went 16-for-28

NOTES

- The Bulldogs improve to 19-8 all-time against the Trojans
- Wingate is 10-2 at Anderson, with eight straight victories in the Abney Center
- The 'Dogs have not last at AU since the 2011-12 season
- Sixth double-digit scoring effort for Priest this season
- Priest has scored at least 10 points each of the last four games
- Second straight game a Bulldog has registered a career high
- Jarren Cottingham's 12th double-digit scoring performance in 13 games this season
- The reigning SAC Player of the Week has scored at least 15 points nine times
- Wingate has scored 193 points its last two games
- Frankie Johnson has had multiple steals seven times this season

KEY BULLDOGS

- Priest went nine-for-14 from the field and eight-for-11 at the line, adding four rebounds
- Cottingham had 15 points on nine-of-10 shooting at the line, adding five boards and two steals
- Jakob Dawkins contributed 12 points, four rebounds and four steals
- Quantra Taylor had 11 points on five-of-five shooting from the field, adding nine boards
- Francis Sio registered 11 points, four rebounds and two assists, knocking down three triples
- Johnson had seven points, four assists, two rebounds and two steals

FIRST HALF

- A Satchel Hester three gave Anderson a 12-9 lead six minutes in
- Buckets from Taylor and Johnson put the 'Dogs on top two minutes later
- Quin Nottingham's three-point play gave the Trojans a 21-15 advantage at the midway point
- Wingate used a 6-0 run to take a 30-28 advantage on a pair of Dawkins free throws at the 4:10 mark
- A Priest layup and dunk sparked a 7-0 run that was capped by a Dawkins three to make it 39-32
- Johnson's layup in the final seconds put the 'Dogs on top 43-37 at halftime

SECOND HALF

- Shawn Benard's three got Anderson within two in the opening minutes of the second half
- A Priest triple stretched the WU lead back to five at the 17:06 mark
- Threes from Sio and Cottingham stretched the Wingate advantage to eight
- Johnson and Sio followed with triples to make it 60-51 at the 13:26 mark
- A Crosby James three got the Trojans back with three with 11:41 to go
- Layups from Priest and Sio gave Wingate a 69-63 lead at the midway point
- Benard buried a three to get Anderson back within one, then tied it with a three at the 6:40 mark
- Mack Burgett put the Trojans on top 76-75 with 5:27 to go
- Priest answered with a three to put the 'Dogs back on top, sparking a huge 10-0 run
- A Dawkins three-point play and Priest layup made it 85-76 with three minutes to go
- Nottingham got the Trojans back within six with 1:25 remaining
- Cottingham and Priest made three free throws in the final 45 seconds to seal the win

UP NEXT

- Wingate will host UVA-Wise Saturday at 4 p.m. on ESPN3
- The 'Dogs travel to Newberry next Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
- The Bulldogs are at Tusculum the following Saturday at 4 p.m.