Wise, Va.----Wingate University senior guard Jarren Cottingham was nearly perfect from the field Saturday evening, leading the Bulldogs to an 89-77 victory at UVA Wise in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. Wingate improves to 15-9 overall and 10-5 in the SAC, while the Cavaliers fall to 14-10 overall and 7-8 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 57 percent from the field; UVA Wise shot 47 percent
- The Bulldogs hit 12-of-24 threes; the Cavs went 10-for-25 from deep
- The 'Dogs held a 32-26 rebounding advantage and 9-7 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate scored 26 points off 17 UVA Wise turnovers

KEY BULLDOGS

- Cottingham had 22 points on eight-of-nine shooting from the field, hitting six-of-seven threes
- Josh Massey had 17 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals
- Destin Clark added 15 points, 10 rebounds and three assists
- Donell Nixon contributed 12 points, four boards, three assists and two steals
- Sean Elmore had 11 points, knocking down three triples

FIRST HALF

- A Ben Bryson jumper gave UVA Wise an early 12-2 lead
- WU used a 9-0 run to cut it to one, with Nixon and Clark each scoring four points in the spurt
- A Kervens Yacinthe three gave the Cavs a 19-16 lead at the midway point of the half
- Jumpers from Massey and Cottingham put the 'Dogs on top 21-19
- A J'rron Uka jumper at the 7:13 mark gave UVA Wise a 24-21 lead
- Threes from Elmore and Cottingham put the Bulldogs back on top by three
- Cottingham buried another triple at the 5:31 mark to give Wingate a 30-24 advantage
- Wise went on a 10-0 run, taking a 36-32 lead on a Zion Fruster jumper with 1:18 to go
- A Clark jumper an Cottingham three put Wingate back on top 37-36
- Bradley Dean's jumper with 13 seconds left gave UVA Wise a one-point halftime lead

SECOND HALF

- A Clark jumper and Cottingham three put Wingate on top 42-38 less than a minute in
- Luke Lawson's four-point play tied it at 44 with 17:14 remaining
- A Cottingham triple and Nixon jumper gave Wingate a five-point lead a minute later
- The 'Dogs used a 7-0 run to stretch the lead to nine, getting buckets from Massey, Clark and Nixon
- Dean's jumper cut the lead to seven with 13:45 to go
- Wingate scored the next 11, getting a pair of Andreas Wilson threes and an Elmore triple to take a 69-51 lead
- Elmore's triple at the 8:16 mark put the 'Dogs on top by 19
- Clark gave Wingate an 81-61 lead with 5:37 remaining
- Dean's free throw with 2:24 left cut the lead to 10
- Free throws from Massey and Nixon down the stretch preserved the Wingate victory

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back home next Saturday, hosting Carson-Newman at 4 p.m.