Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs led for over 35 minutes Saturday afternoon, leading by as many 26 points en route to a dominant 92-75 victory over Tusculum University in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate wins its fourth straight, improving to 8-2 overall and 5-2 in the SAC. The Pioneers fall to 5-4 overall and 5-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 49 percent from the field; Tusculum shot 44 percent
- WU hit nine-of-25 threes; TU went nine-for-27 from distance
- The Bulldogs held a 39-32 rebounding advantage and 15-8 edge in second-chance points
- The 'Dogs scored 30 points off 16 Tusculum turnovers
- Wingate had 18 assists on 32 field goals
- The Pioneers had eight of the nine blocked shots
- Tusculum held a 7-6 advantage in steals
- Wingate shot 54 percent in the first half, going 19-35 from the field
- The Bulldog bench outscored Tusculum's bench 42-19
- WU also held a 38-24 advantage in points in the paint

KEY BULLDOGS

- Andreas Wilson had 22 points, hitting six-of-10 threes
- Donell Nixon piled up 21 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and two steals
- He went six-for-10 from the field and eight-for-eight at the line
- Sean Elmore had 13 points and four rebounds
- Vontrez Roberts had 12 points and seven boards, going five-for-five from the field
- Jarren Cottingham contributed seven points and four assists

FIRST HALF

- A bucket from Inady Legiste gave Tusculum a 7-6 lead five minutes in
- Wingate countered with a 16-0 run to take a 15-point lead
- A Cottingham three and layup started the spurt; Wilson's triple capped it to make it 22-7
- A KJ Crump jumper pulled the Pioneers within 12 with 9:19 to go
- Nixon started it with two free throws and a jumper; Wilson followed with back-to-back threes
- Elmore's triple made it 43-21 with 4:14 to go
- A Cottingham layup pushed the lead to 25 at the 3:50 mark
- Two Legiste free throws in the final seconds cut Wingate's halftime lead to 17 at 50-33

SECOND HALF

- A Nixon bucket and Roberts three-point play pushed the lead back to 22 just over two minutes in
- Buckets from Nixon and Elmore made it 61-38 at the 16:54 mark
- A Jacob Hobbs bucket at the 12:48 mark cut the lead to 12
- Pringle's jumper capped a 5-0 run that made it 70-53 with 10:55 to go
- The 'Dogs went on a 10-0 run to build a 26-point advantage
- Wilson started it with back-to-back threes; Elmore's bucket at the 7:39 mark made it 80-54
- The lead never went below 12 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, hosting Queens at 7:30 p.m.