Wise, Va.----The Wingate University Bulldogs outscored UVA Wise 59-37 in the first half Sunday afternoon, cruising to a 93-72 victory in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. Wingate improves to 11-3 overall and 7-3 in the SAC, while the Cavaliers fall to 1-12 overall and 0-10 in league play.

KEY STATS

- UVA Wise shot 48 percent from the field; Wingate shot 44 percent
- The 'Dogs hit 13-of-35 threes; the Cavs went 10-for-28 from deep
- The Bulldogs held a dominant 50-27 rebounding advantage
- Wingate held a 23-0 edge in second-chance points
- WU scored 20 points off 14 Wise turnovers
- The Bulldog bench outscored the Cavalier bench 60-28
- Wingate had 24 assists on 34 field goals
- The 'Dogs held the lead for nearly 37 minutes on the day

KEY BULLDOGS

- Andreas Wilson had 24 points, hitting seven-of-13 threes
- Jarren Cottingham piled up 20 points, seven assists and seven rebounds
- Destin Clark had 13 points and 12 boards
- Sasha Letino contributed 12 points and five rebounds on five-of-six shooting
- Sean Elmore had six points and five assists
- Donell Nixon added five points, seven rebounds and four assists

NOTES

- Wingate improves to 5-1 all-time against the Cavs
- The 'Dogs are 2-1 all-time at UVA Wise
- The Bulldogs have won seven of their last eight
- Second-most points of the season for Wingate
- Second-most threes made in a game for the Bulldogs
- Most rebounds of the season and biggest rebounding margin
- 29th career 20-point game for Cottingham
- He was one off his career high with seven assists
- Fifth career 20-point effort from Wilson
- Career-best seven threes made for Wilson
- First career double-double for Clark
- Career high for Letino

FIRST HALF

- A Nixon triple and Cottingham layup gave Wingate an early 8-4 lead
- An Isaiah McAmis three tied the game at 13 with 14 minutes to go
- WU scored the next seven, getting two Wilson triples to take a 20-13 lead
- Two more Wilson triples pushed the lead to 10 at the 10:53 mark
- A Cottingham bucket and Clark three-point play made it 34-19 with 9:15 to go
- Another 7-0 run, sparked by a Wilson triple and two Clark buckets pushed the lead to 19
- Back-to-back Cottingham threes made it 51-31 with 3:50 remaining
- A Vontrez Roberts dunk and Wilson triple extended the advantage to 23 with 45 seconds to go
- Wingate led 59-37 at halftime

SECOND HALF

- Kaeleb Carter's three pulled UVA Wise within 17 less than five minutes into the second half
- A Sean Elmore three and Clark layup made it 70-48 with 13:58 to go
- A Wilson triple and Letino layup gave the 'Dogs a 78-54 advantage at the 9:37 mark
- Wingate used another 7-0 run to push the lead to 28
- Elijah Thomas, Michael Bagnasco and Letino each had a bucket in the flurry that made it 91-63
- The lead stayed above 20 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate has three more road games before returning home
- The 'Dogs are at Tusculum Wednesday and at Coker the following Wednesday
- The Bulldogs travel to Anderson Jan. 15 before returning home Jan. 19 to host Lenoir-Rhyne