Wise, Va.----The UVA Wise Cavaliers shot 51 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range Saturday, holding off visiting Wingate University 104-99 in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. The Cavs improve to 5-13 overall and 5-13 in the SAC, while the 'Dogs fall to 10-7 overall and 10-7 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wise shot 50 percent from the field; Wingate shot 44 percent
- The Cavs hit 13-of-26 threes (50 percent); the 'Dogs were 12-for-36 from deep (33 percent)
- Wise held a 41-26 rebounding advantage; WU had a 10-9 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate was 29-for-31 at the free throw line; UVA Wise was 29-for-32
- The Bulldog bench held a 35-22 advantage on the Cav bench
- WU scored 22 points off 18 UVA Wise turnovers; the 'Dogs had just six turnovers

KEY BULLDOGS

- Francis Sio had 23 points, going 14-for-14 at the free throw line, adding five assists
- Miguel Priest had 19 points and seven rebounds
- Andreas Wilson added 18 points, knocking down five threes
- Destin Clark piled up 17 points on seven-of-10 shooting, adding four boards and two assists
- Jarren Cottingham had 12 points and five assists, going over 1,000 points for his WU career
- Quantra Taylor added eight points and four rebounds

FIRST HALF

- Wise knocked down four early threes to take a 12-3 lead less than three minutes in
- A triple and jumper from Priest tied it at 14
- Bradley Dean's bucket put the Cavs back on top by five, but Cottingham's layup made it 24-21
- Cameron Whiteside's bucket at the midway point gave UVA Wise a seven-point lead
- Wingate scored eight straight, taking the lead on buckets from Taylor and Clark with 7:07 left
- Sio's triple gave the 'Dogs a 41-39 advantage
- An Izeah Parker three-point play gave the Cavs a five-point lead with four minutes to go
- Briggs Parris hit a three to stretch the lead to eight at 51-43
- Cottingham's three-point play with 10 seconds left pulled the 'Dogs within one at 51-50 at halftime

SECOND HALF

- Whiteside's bucket five minutes in gave UVA Wise a 63-55 lead
- Threes from Priest and Wilson pulled Wingate back within one with 11:21 left
- Clarks' three-point play tied it at 74 at the midway point
- Kaeleb Parker's dunk a minute later put the Cavs on top by five
- Isaiah McAmis hit a three with 5:30 left to give UVA Wise an 89-79 lead
- A Wilson three and two Sio free throws cut the lead in half
- Sio's triple with 3:39 left made it a two-point game
- Carter knocked down a three with 1:39 left to make it 100-93
- Four Sio free throws made it a three-point game with 36 seconds to go
- Drew Greene's four free throws pushed the lead to seven with 13 seconds left

UP NEXT

- Wingate wraps up the regular season at home Wednesday night
- The Bulldogs host Catawba at 8:30 p.m. on Senior Night