Gaffney, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs outscored Limestone University 35-14 over the first 12 minutes of the second half Wednesday night, prevailing 75-58 in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. Wingate improves to 18-6 overall and 14-6 in the SAC, while the Saints fall to 9-13 overall and 7-12 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 51 percent from the field; Limestone shot 35 percent
- The Bulldogs hit seven-of-22 threes; the Saints went six-for-28 from deep
- The 'Dogs out-rebounded Limestone 38-37; LU had a 17-11 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate scored 16 points off 11 Limestone turnovers; the 'Dogs had just eight turnovers
- The Bulldogs held a 38-26 advantage in points in the paint
- The WU bench outscored the Limestone bench 26-6 on the night
- Wingate shot 55 percent in the second half, holding the Saints to 29 percent shooting

KEY BULLDOGS

- Destin Clark had 18 points on nine-of-14 shooting, adding three rebounds
- Donell Nixon had 17 points and eight boards, scoring 14 second-half points
- Andreas Wilson contributed 12 points, knocking down three triples
- Jarren Cottingham had 10 points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals
- Rashaard Pringle added 10 points and six boards on five-of-seven shooting
- Vontrez Roberts had four points and seven rebounds

FIRST HALF

- Back-to-back Clark buckets gave Wingate a 9-4 lead just over four minutes in
- A Ben Gahlert bucket pulled the Saints within one at the 12:43 mark
- Pringle answered with back-to-back buckets to put WU on top 15-10 a minute later
- A Stephen Edoka layup with nine minute left tied it at 17
- A Nixon triple put the 'Dogs on top 22-19 with under eight minutes remaining
- Gahlert's layup tied it at 24, but a Wilson triple at the 5:17 mark put WU on top by three
- An Isayah layup with 2:49 to go put Limestone on top by four
- A Clark layup and Cottingham free throw pulled Wingate within one heading to halftime

SECOND HALF

- Buckets from Cottingham, Taylor and Clark in the first two minutes gave WU a 36-31 lead
- A Gahlert triple pulled the Saints back within four at the 14:18 mark
- Wingate scored the next 13 points to take a 53-36 advantage
- Nixon had eight points in the spurt; Wilson capped it with a four-point play with 11 minutes left
- A Pringle dunk and Wilson three put Wingate on top 66-45 with 6:06 to go
- A Gahlert bucket cut the lead to 12 with 4:46 remaining
- The 'Dogs scored the next seven, getting buckets from Pringle, Nixon and Clark to push the lead back to 19
- The Saints got no closer than 17 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action next Wednesday, hosting Anderson at 7:30 p.m.
- The 'Dogs host UVA Wise the following Saturday at 4 p.m.