Newberry, S.C.----Just over 24 hours of dropping a home game against Newberry College, the Wingate University Bulldogs went on the road and took down the Wolves 70-62 in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action Wednesday night. The Bulldogs improve to 5-3 overall and 5-3 in the SAC, while the Wolves fall to 2-2 overall and 2-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 42 percent from the field; Newberry shot 34 percent
- The 'Dogs hit five-of-17 threes (29 percent); the Wolves went four-for-32 from distance (12 percent)
- The Bulldogs held a 44-31 rebounding advantage with each team scoring 10 second-chance points
- WU had 18 turnovers compared to Newberry's nine; the Wolves had 12 of the 14 steals on the night
- Wingate led for over 29 minutes in a game that featured six ties and seven lead changes
- The 'Dogs were 23-for-31 at the free throw line; Newberry went 16-for-20

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jarren Cottingham scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, adding seven rebounds
- Francis Sio also had 18 points and seven boards, adding two assists
- Miguel Priest contributed 16 points and 13 rebounds
- Quantra Taylor collected nine points on four-of-five shooting

NOTES

- Wingate improves to 37-18 all-time against the Wolves
- The 'Dogs are 12-12 at Newberry
- The Bulldogs have won five of their last six
- WU has won three straight SAC road games
- The 62 points allowed are the fewest points Wingate has allowed this season
- It was also a season-low for opponents' field goal percentage and three-point shooting
- Sio has scored in double figures all eight games this season and 15 straight overall
- Fifth time in eight games Cottingham has scored at least 18 points this season
- First double-double for Priest this season; fourth of his WU career

FIRST HALF

- Three Priest free throws and a Taylor bucket gave Wingate an early 5-2 lead
- Andrew Robinson's three put the Wolves on top 10-7 with 16 minutes left
- WU scored the next six, getting buckets from Sio, Tucker and Cottingham for a 13-10 lead
- A Quandaveon McCollum bucket at the 11:38 mark put Newberry on top 16-13
- Two Marcus Ford free throws stretched the NC lead to five at the midway point
- A jumper and triple from Priest tied it at 20 with 8:24 to go
- Two more Ford free throws put Newberry on top 24-22, but WU answered with a 12-2 run
- Tucker and Sio each knocked down a triple in the flurry which put the 'Dogs on top 34-26
- A Robinson jumper pulled Newberry within five at halftime, making it 34-29

SECOND HALF

-  Buckets from Taylor and Priest pushed the lead to seven early in the second half
- A Sio three-point play and Cottingham triple made it 44-34 at the 15:33 mark
- Tai Giger hit a three to pull the Wolves within five at 44-39
- Another Giger triple made it a two-point game at the midway point
- Sio answered with a three, while Cottingham's layup made it 55-48 with eight minutes left
- A McCollum three-point play got Newberry within one with under five minutes remaining
- Sio responded with a three-point play to put Wingate on top 61-57 with four minutes left
- Priest's three-point play pushed the lead to six with 2:37 to go
- Free throws from Cottingham and Priest made it an eight-point game with a minute left
- Brown's layup with 32 seconds left got the Wolves back within four at 66-62
- Cottingham and Rashaard Pringle went four-for-four at the line the final 30 seconds to secure the win

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action next Wednesday, hosting Coker at 8 p.m.
- The Bulldogs host Anderson the following Saturday at 4 p.m.