Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs never trailed Tuesday night, leading by as many as 35 in a dominant 89-57 victory over the visiting Newberry College in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate improves to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the SAC, while the Wolves fall to 0-5 overall and 0-3 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate shot 52 percent from the field; Newberry shot 33 percent
- The 'Dogs hit 15-of-40 threes; the Wolves were five-for-29 from deep
- Wingate held a 47-31 rebounding advantage
- The 'Dogs held a 19-13 edge in second-chance points and 36-22 advantage in the paint
- The Bulldogs scored 18 points off 14 Newberry turnovers
- Wingate had 20 assists on 33 field goals
- The 'Dogs shot 64 percent from the field in the second half
KEY BULLDOGS
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Sean Elmore had 18 points, hitting six-of-11 threes
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Jarren Cottingham had 14 points, six rebounds, two steals, a block and an assist
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Destin Clark contributed 12 points on five-of-six shooting, adding five boards and three assists
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Taylor Bell had 10 points on four-of-five shooting, adding two assists and two rebounds
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Donell Nixon had nine points, six assists and four rebounds
FIRST HALF
- Wingate held the Wolves to just two points over the first nine minutes, taking a 14-2 lead
- Cottingham hit three threes in the early spurt, with Nixon adding a triple
- A Quandaveon McCollum jumper at the 8:19 mark cut the lead to four at 16-12
- Elmore answered with three straight triples, give the 'Dogs a 25-12 lead at the 5:13 mark
- A Callan Low layup pulled Newberry back within seven with 3:58 to go
- A Clark layup and Elmore triple made it 32-18 at the 1:46 mark
- Nixon's triple pushed the lead to 19; Marcus Ford's bucket with 18 seconds left made it 37-20 at halftime
SECOND HALF
- Wingate used a 16-0 run to put it away in the first four minutes
- Elmore hit two threes in the spurt; a
Vontrez Roberts layup capped the spurt to make it 53-22
- A Bell triple at the midway point made it 64-31
- Wilson's triple pushed the lead to 34
- An
Erik Alvey steal and layup made it 87-52 with a minute to go
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Carson-Newman for a 4 p.m. start
- The 'Dogs are back home next Wednesday, hosting Limestone at 7:30 p.m.
