Harrogate, Tenn.----The second-ranked Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters poured in 60 second-half points Saturday afternoon en route to a 104-80 victory over visiting Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. LMU improves to 23-1 overall and 16-0 in the SAC, while Wingate falls to 10-12 overall and 6-10 overall.
KEY STATS
- LMU shot 58 percent from the field, hitting 17-of-36 threes (47 percent)
- Wingate shot 38 percent from the field, connecting on 12-of-30 from beyond the arc (40 percent)
- The Railsplitters held a 45-27 rebounding advantage and 12-8 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate converted 17 LMU turnovers into 17 points
KEY BULLDOGS
- Jarren Cottingham had 25 points on eight-of-13 shooting from the field
- Kendrick Tucker added 22 points, four steals and three rebounds
- Francis Sio contributed 17 points and four assists, knocking down three triples
FIRST HALF
- Cottingham's bucket gave the Bulldogs an early 11-9 lead
- LMU scored the next 11 points, taking a 20-11 advantage on Anthony Brown's three-point play
- A Shaman Alston triple got Wingate within four at the midway point
- Devin Whitfield knocked down a three to put LMU on top 30-18 with eight minutes left
- A Tucker triple and Cottingham bucket got the 'Dogs back within nine at the 4:21 mark
- Tucker buried another triple to make it 37-31 with 2:17 left
- Whitfield's three put LMU back on top by 10; Sio's layup got the 'Dogs within eight at halftime
SECOND HALF
- Courvoisier McCauley's triple put the Railsplitters on top 56-41 two minutes into the half
- Tucker got Wingate back within 11, while Cottingham's bucket made it 59-51 at the 16:04 mark
- A pair of McCauley triples put Lincoln Memorial on top by 16 with 11:28 remaining
- Tucker's three trimmed the lead to 11, but two free throws from Brown gave LMU a 17-point lead
- Sio buried a triple to get WU within 14, but LMU used an 8-0 run to take a 99-78 lead with two minutes left
- The Bulldogs got no closer the rest of the way
UP NEXT
- Wingate hosts Anderson Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN3
- The Bulldogs are at Mars Hill next Saturday at 4 p.m.
