Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs outscored visiting Newberry College 12-5 in overtime Wednesday night, prevailing 97-90 in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate moves to 11-14 overall and 7-12 in the SAC, while the Wolves fall to 12-13 overall and 8-11 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 37 percent from the field, hitting 14-of-30 threes (47 percent)
- Newberry shot 45 percent from the field, connecting on 12-of-24 triples (50 percent)
- The 'Dogs hit 12-of-18 threes in the first half, while Newberry was seven-for-10 from deep
- The Bulldogs held a 38-34 rebounding advantage and 10-5 edge in second-chance points
- WU had 18 assists on 28 field goals, turning it over just 10 times in 45 minutes
- The 'Dogs were 27-for-31 at the free throw line; Newberry went 18-for-24 at the line

KEY BULLDOGS

- Miguel Priest had 19 points and 10 rebounds on six-of-10 shooting from the field
- Jarren Cottingham added 18 points and five boards
- Francis Sio also had 18 points, hitting four-of-six threes and all six free throws
- Frankie Johnson contributed 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists
- Quantra Taylor had nine points, four boards and three blocks
- Kendrick Tucker added nine points, six assists and a steal

FIRST HALF

- Wingate raced out to a 13-3 lead four minutes in, getting five quick points from Jakob Dawkins
- A TJ Brown layup got Newberry within six at the 14:12 mark
- The 'Dogs answered with an 8-0 run, taking a 21-7 lead on Sio's three with 11:47 to go
- Marcus Ford's triple pulled the Wolves within eight at the 5:52 mark, but Priest's triple put WU back up by 11
- A Tucker layup and three, along with a Sio triple gave Wingate a 44-30 lead with 2:04 left
- Sio buried another three with 26 seconds left to push the lead to 15; an Angelo Sales bucket in the final seconds cut the deficit to 50-37

SECOND HALF

- Brown's three got Newberry within eight, but a Priest bucket made it 55-44
- The Wolves used a 16-4 run to take a 60-59 lead on a Marshall Lange layup at the 12:19 mark
- Lange's three-point play put NC on top by two, but buckets from Johnson and Tucker put WU back on top
- A Dawkins three gave the 'Dogs a 68-65 lead at the midway point
- A Sales three-point play put Newberry back on top with 8:27 to go, but Wingate scored the next seven
- Cottingham had a three and a layup in the spurt that gave the 'Dogs a 77-71 lead with six minutes left
- Brown's layup got Newberry back within a point at the 3:42 mark
- Johnson's putback with 1:39 left gave WU an 85-82 lead, but a QuanDaveon layup tied it at 85 with 35 seconds left
- Neither team could score in the final seconds, sending the contest to overtime

OVERTIME

- Wingate scored the first six, getting layups from Cottingham and Taylor along with two Johnson free throws 90 seconds in
- Sales buried a three with a minute left to get the Wolves within one at 91-90
- Two Sio free throws pushed the lead to three with 33 seconds remaining
- Johnson and Cottingham went four-for-four at the line over the final 17 seconds to seal the victory

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to UVA-Wise for a 4 p.m. tip
- The Bulldogs are at Queens next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
- Wingate closes out the regular season next Saturday at home against Tusculum at 4 p.m.