Salisbury, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs knocked down 18 threes on 50 percent shooting Saturday afternoon, picking up a 104-83 victory at Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. Wingate improves to 1-2 overall and 1-2 in the SAC, while the Indians fall to 1-1 overall and 1-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- The Bulldogs shot 50 percent from the field; Catawba shot 40 percent
- WU hit 18-of-36 threes (50 percent); the Indians were 11-for-39 from distance (28 percent)
- Wingate held a 50-44 rebounding advantage; Catawba had the 19-12 edge in second-chance points
- Catawba turned 18 WU turnovers into 23 points; Wingate had 20 points off 13 Indian miscues
- The 'Dogs held a 17-10 advantage in fast-break points with each team notching nine steals
- The Bulldogs shot 58 percent from the field in the first half, hitting eight-of-14 threes
- Wingate had five players in double figures
- Catawba held a slim 36-32 edge in points in the paint
- The Bulldogs handed out 24 assists on 36 field goals
- The 'Dogs held the lead for 39 minutes Saturday

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jarren Cottingham scored 21 of his season-high 29 points in the second half
- He added nine rebounds, four assists and two steals, hitting six-of-11 threes
- Miguel Priest added 19 points and nine rebounds, going seven-for-12 from the field
- Francis Sio contributed 15 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals
- Donell Nixon had 14 points and four assists on six-of-seven shooting from the field
- Rashaard Pringle had 10 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal
- Destin Clark added eight points, six rebounds and five assists
- Kendrick Tucker registered six points, seven boards and five assists

NOTES

- Wingate improves to 34-27 against the Indians; 10-18 at Catawba
- Snaps a four-game losing streak against the Indians
- First win in Salisbury since an 85-77 victory in December of 2017
- First time Wingate scored over 100 since January 4 of last season against Mars Hill
- First time scoring over 100 on the road since Feb of 2019 at Newberry (110 points)
- The 18 threes are the second-most in school history (19 at Newberry in 2019)
- Wingate had knocked down 12 threes combined in the first two games of the season
- Cottingham scored over 20 points for the 16th time in his career (14 times last season)
- Career-high nine boards for Cottingham; tied career high with six threes
- His 29 points were the second most in his career (38 vs. Mars Hill last season)
- Priest's 19 points were the second-most in his Bulldog career
- Sio has scored in double figures in each of his last 10 games
- Career-high 14 points for Nixon; tied career high with four assists
- Clark set career highs for points, rebounds and assists

FIRST HALF

- Threes from Priest and Cottingham helped Wingate race out to a 10-5 lead
- Terrence Whitfield hit a three to get Catawba within a point at the 16:23 mark
- The 'Dogs scored the next eight points, taking a 20-11 lead on a Nixon layup three minutes later
- Catawba pulled back within six, but a Pringle triple made it 29-20 at the midway point
- Wingate used a 7-0 run to stretch the lead to 13 with eight minutes to go
- Nixon started the flurry with a three then capped it with a layup
- Catawba answered with an 8-0 run, cutting the lead to five on a Whitfield layup at the 6:14 mark
- Pringle knocked down another triple to push the lead back to 10; Tucker's three made it 47-36
- Nixon drilled a three with 1:40 remaining to give the 'Dogs a 50-38 advantage
-  A Marcus Burwell three in the final minute got Catawba within seven at halftime at 50-43

SECOND HALF

- Burwell's layup got Catawba within three early in the second half at 55-52
- The 'Dogs scored the next eight points, getting back-to-back Priest threes to go on top by 11
- Carter Phillips hit a three to pull the Indians within five at the 12:44 mark
- Sio and Cottingham answered with triples in the next 30 seconds to give WU a 76-65 lead
- Another Cottingham three put the Bulldogs on top by 12 with 11 minutes remaining
- Cottingham buried another triple at the 8:03 mark, while a Tucker layup put Wingate on top by 15
- A Nixon layup and two Clark free throws gave the 'Dogs a 96-79 advantage with 5:40 to go
- Two Cottingham free throws at the 1:43 mark made it 100-84 while a Pringle triple capped the scoring

UP NEXT

- Wingate is at home Wednesday night, hosting UVA-Wise at 7:30 p.m.
- The Bulldogs are at Queens next Saturday afternoon