Wingate, N.C.----The Anderson University Trojans outscored Wingate University 53-40 in the second half Wednesday night, rallying for a 91-85 road win in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. The Trojans improve to 15-8 overall and 10-7 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 10-13 overall and 6-11 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Anderson shot 54 percent from the field, hitting 10-of-29 threes (35 percent)
- Wingate shot 37 percent from the field, connecting on five-of-24 from beyond the arc (21 percent)
- The Bulldogs held a 44-32 rebounding advantage and 25-6 edge in second-chance points
- WU outscored AU 38-30 in the paint and 8-2 in fast-break points
- The 'Dogs scored 15 points off of nine Anderson turnovers
- The Bulldogs had seven steals on the night while the Trojans registered six steals
- WU was 30-for-37 at the free throw line; AU went 15-for-19 at the line
- AU shot 57 percent from the field in the second half, while hitting seven-of-18 threes

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jarren Cottingham had 22 points, five rebounds and two assists, going six-for-nine from the field
- Miguel Priest added 18 points on seven-of-14 shooting to go along with eight boards
- Jakob Dawkins contributed 12 points on the night
- Francis Sio had 12 points on 12-of-12 shooting from the free throw line
- Frankie Johnson had four points, six rebounds, 11 assists and three steals
- Quantra Taylor collected eight points, seven rebounds and a blocked shot

FIRST HALF

- A Taylor dunk and Cottingham three gave the Bulldogs an early 15-7 lead
- Josh Livingston's bucket got AU within one at the 11:57 mark
- WU used a 9-2 run to take a 27-18 advantage on a Donell Nixon three with nine minutes left
- Buckets from Priest and Vontrez Roberts put the 'Dogs on top by 12 at the 4:46 mark
- A Satchel Hester three-point play got AU within five, but a Nottingham three and Roberts bucket made it 45-36
- A Nottingham jumper at the buzzer cut the lead to seven at 45-38

SECOND HALF

- A Josh Edwards three-point play got the Trojans within three at the 17:51 mark
- Cottingham's three-point play extended the lead back to eight at 54-46
- Mack Burgett pulled the Trojans back within three with 12:57 left, but Dawkins answered with a three
- Anderson used an 8-0 run to take a 70-65 lead, getting threes from Shawn Benard and Crosby James
- Four Sio free throws got the Bulldogs within one with 7:13 left, but two Benard free throws pushed the lead back to five
- A layup and two free throws from Cottingham tied it at 77 with 4:43 to go
- James buried a three to make it a four-point game, while two Crosby free throws at the 1:31 mark made it 88-81
- Sio knocked down two free throws with 58 seconds left to get the 'Dogs within five, but they would get no closer

UP NEXT

- Wingate is at Mars Hill Saturday at 4 p.m.
- The Bulldogs are back home next Wednesday, hosting Newberry at 7:30 p.m.