Wingate, N.C.----The visiting Newberry College Wolves outscored Wingate University 44-33 in the second half Tuesday afternoon, prevailing 83-75 in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. The Wolves improve to 2-1, while the Bulldogs see their four-game winning streak come to an end, falling to 4-3 overall and 4-3 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Newberry shot 41 percent from the field; Wingate shot 42 percent
- The Wolves hit 13-of-40 threes (30 percent); the 'Dogs were four-for-21 from distance (19 percent)
- Wingate was 0-for-10 from three-point range in the second half
- The Bulldogs went 27-for-34 at the free throw line; the Wolves were 14-for-20
- Newberry held a 40-39 rebounding advantage and 11-9 edge in second-chance points
- WU scored 16 points off 10 Newberry turnovers with a 10-2 edge in fast-break points
- The Newberry bench outscored the Wingate bench 24-19
- The Wolves led for 19:59 on Tuesday; the 'Dogs held the lead for 17:03

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jarren Cottingham piled up 27 points, six rebounds, four steals and three assists
- He went seven-for-13 from the field and 12-for-13 at the free throw line
- Francis Sio added 11 points, five rebounds and two assists
- Miguel Priest contributed nine points and six rebounds
- Andreas Wilson had seven points, a rebounds, block, steal and assist
- Kendrick Tucker, Destin Clark and Taylor Bell added five points apiece

FIRST HALF

- Threes from Cottingham and Tucker gave Wingate an early 7-0 lead
- A Marcus Ford three-point play pulled the Wolves within one at the 15:11 mark
- A QuanDaveon jumper with 12 minutes to go tied it at 13
- Wingate scored the next five, getting buckets from Wilson and Clark to take a five-point lead
- TJ Brown knocked down a triple with 6:08 to go to pull the Wolves within one at 27-26
- Ford's three gave Newberry the lead with five minutes left
- A layup and two free throws from Cottingham put the 'Dogs on top 33-30 with 3:15 to go
- Clark's layup and Bell's triple made it 37-33 with 1:24 remaining
- Luke Seals hit a three to get Newberry within one with 39 seconds left
- Quantra Taylor's rebound and layup in the final seconds gave WU a 42-39 halftime lead

SECOND HALF

- Newberry opened the half on a 13-4 run, taking a 52-46 lead on a Brown triple at the 16:18 mark
- Rashaard Pringle's three-point play pulled Wingate back within three
- A Malakhi Stremlow layup and Jalen Johnson triple put the Wolves on top 66-55 at the midway point
- Cottingham's three-point play at the 6:56 mark pulled the Bulldogs back within eight
- A Johnson three and two Brown free throws put Newberry on top 78-65 with 4:21 to go
- Wingate got no closer than eight the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is at Newberry Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.
- The Bulldogs return home next Wednesday, hosting Coker at 7:30 p.m.
- WU is also home the following Saturday, hosting Anderson at 4 p.m.