Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University junior guard Andreas Wilson poured in a career-high 29 points Wednesday night, leading the Bulldogs to an 85-69 victory over visiting Anderson University in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate improves to 19-6 overall and 15-6 in the SAC, while the Trojans fall to 11-15 overall and 8-14 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 46 percent from the field; Anderson shot 49 percent
- The 'Dogs hit 10-of-27 threes; the Trojans went eight-for-20 from deep
- The Bulldogs held a 33-31 rebounding advantage and 10-6 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate scored 33 points off 21 AU turnovers
- The WU bench outscored the Trojan bench 39-10
- The 'Dogs had 12 steals on the night, while notching 15 assists in 30 field goals
- AU shot 64 percent from the field in the first half, but 36 percent in the second half
- Anderson shot 18 percent from beyond the arc in the second half after shooting 67 percent in the first half
- Wingate held a 34-20 advantage in points in the paint

KEY BULLDOGS

- Wilson needed just 21 minutes to score 29, hitting nine-of 13 shots from the field and six-of-10 from deep
- Destin Clark had 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal
- Jarren Cottingham had 13 points, four boards, four assists and three steals
- Donell Nixon added 12 points, seven assists, four rebounds and three steals

FIRST HALF

- Back-to-back Crosby James threes gave Anderson an early 20-9 lead
- A Vontrez Roberts layup cut it to nine, but a James layup at the 9:23 mark put AU on top by 13
- Clark's three-point play trimmed the lead to 10, but a Rahim Jenkins bucket made it 31-19 at the 6:58 mark
- A Clark bucket and Wilson triple cut the lead to seven
- Wilson knocked down three triples in less than 90 seconds to put Wingate on top 40-39 with a minute to go
- The Bulldogs took that one-point lead into halftime

SECOND HALF

- A Mack Burgett dunk gave Anderson a 51-45 lead just over five minutes in
- Wingate countered with a 20-0 run, holding the Trojans off the board for over six minutes
- Clark started it with back-to-back layups, while two Wilson free throws tied it
- A Wilson triple and three-point play put WU on top by eight, while Cottingham's triple capped it to make it 65-51
- Wilson's triple made it 76-59 at the 5:37 mark
- Nixon's bucket with under five minutes to go pushed the lead to 19
- The lead never went below 15 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting UVA Wise at 4 p.m.