Wingate, N.C.----Seven different Bulldogs scored in double figures Saturday afternoon, as Wingate University cruised to a 106-66 victory over UVA Wise in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate improves to 20-6 overall and 16-6 in the SAC, while the Cavs fall to 4-22 overall and 3-19 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 58 percent from the field; UVA Wise shot 47 percent
- The 'Dogs hit nine-of-23 threes; the Cavs went six-for-18 from deep
- The Bulldogs held a 47-23 rebounding advantage and 21-6 edge in second-chance points
- WU scored 28 points off 17 UVA Wise turnovers
- Wingate doubled up Wise 64-32 in the paint
- The 'Dogs piled up 23 assists, 12 steals and four blocked shots
- Season highs for points, field goals, field goal percentage and steals

KEY BULLDOGS

- Donell Nixon had 16 points, seven assists, three rebounds and three steals
- Destin Clark added 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists
- Quantra Taylor contributed 14 points and seven boards on six-of-eight shooting
- Andreas Wilson had 11 points, three assists and three steals
- Jarren Cottingham, Sean Elmore and Vontrez Roberts added 10 points each

FIRST HALF

- Threes from Elmore and Nixon helped Wingate race out to a 12-2 lead three minutes in
- Threes from Nixon and Wilson made it 24-12 at the 13:17 mark
- An Elmore triple and Rashaard Pringle bucket pushed the lead to 16 with 11 minutes left
- A Kervens Yacinth bucket at the 8:28 mark cut the lead to nine
- Taylor's putback with six minutes left made it 42-28
- Nixon buried a three with 47 seconds left to push the advantage back to 16
- Two Isaiah McAmis free throws with a second left made it 51-37

SECOND HALF

- Back-to-back Clark buckets put the 'Dogs on top by 18 less than three minutes in
- Ben Bryson's layup pulled the Cavs within 14 at the 15:25 mark
- Wilson capped a 6-0 run with a dunk to put Wingate on top 74-55
- Grayson Honaker's three cut the lead to 14 with eight minutes left
- Wingate countered with a 22-0 run to put it away
- Nine different Bulldogs scored in the run, capped by an Erik Alvey bucket at the 2:07 mark
- Taylor Bell's layup with 1:47 to go gave the 'Dogs 100 points
- Sasha Letino followed with back-to-back buckets, with Avern Montaque capping the scoring

UP NEXT

- Wingate is at Catawba Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
- The 'Dogs wrap up the regular season at Queens next Saturday