Mars Hill, N.C.----Wingate University junior guards Jarren Cottingham and Andreas Wilson combined for 47 points Saturday afternoon as the visiting Bulldogs rolled to a 92-70 victory at Mars Hill University in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. Wingate improves to 8-6 overall and 8-6 in the SAC, while the Lions fall to 1-8 overall and 1-8 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 48 percent from the field; Mars Hill shot 41 percent
- The 'Dogs hit 14-of-33 threes (42 percent); the Lions went six-for-27 from deep (22 percent)
- The Bulldogs held a 43-38 rebounding advantage and 11-8 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate scored 19 points off 16 MHU turnovers
- The 'Dogs never trailed and led by as many as 26
- WU held a 14-6 edge in fast-break points

KEY BULLDOGS

- Cottingham had 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting, knocking down four triples
- Wilson added 20 points, hitting four-of-eight threes
- Francis Sio contributed 17 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals
- Miguel Priest added seven points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals
- Quantra Taylor added five points and five boards

NOTES

- Wingate improves to 42-18 all-time against the Lions
- The 'Dogs are 17-12 at Mars Hill
- The Bulldogs have won 18 of the last 20 against the Lions
- WU finishes off the season sweep, outscoring MHU 181-139
- Seventh time scoring at least 80 this season; third time over 90
- 20th time in his Wingate career Cottingham has scored at least 20 points
- Sixth time this season with at least 20; ninth time over 15 points
- Fifth double-digit scoring effort for Wilson this season
- Wilson has at least 17 points in four of those five games
- Sio has scored 15 points or more 10 times this season
- His six assists tie a season high; one off a career high

FIRST HALF

- Kendrick Tucker and Priest buried threes to give the Bulldogs a quick 6-0 lead
- A layup and triple from Cottingham pushed the lead to seven with 15:08 to go
- Another Cottingham layup made it 15-6 with 14 minutes left
- A Jay Hickman layup pulled the Lions within four at the 13:31 mark
- Wilson buried a triple to push the lead back to nine at the midway point
- Trey Belin hit a three with 9:37 left to make it a five-point game
- Wilson scored the next eight, with a dunk, triple and three free throws to make it 30-17
- A Sio triple and three free throws gave the 'Dogs a 15-point lead with 4:31 left
- A Reggie Wright three with two minutes left cut the lead to eight
- A Taylor bucket and Sio three gave WU a 47-35 halftime lead

SECOND HALF

- A triple and layup from Cottingham pushed the WU lead back to 15 early in the second half
- Cottingham's layup with just under 17 minutes left made it 57-40
- A Rashaard Pringle three and Wilson four-point play made it 66-44 with 11:45 remaining
- Triples from Cottingham and Sio made it a 24-point game with 7:20 to go
- Wilson's three at the 4:03 mark made it 86-60
- Mars Hill got no closer than 20 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is at home Wednesday, hosting Limestone at 8 p.m.
- The Bulldogs travel to Anderson the following Wednesday at 8 p.m.