Newberry, S.C.----The Newberry College Wolves prevailed 91-82 Wednesday night in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. Newberry improves to 18-9 overall and 11-6 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 15-11 overall and 10-7 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Newberry shot 47 percent from the field; Wingate shot 44 percent
- The Bulldogs went 10-for-29 from three-point range; the Wolves were eight-for-22
- Newberry held a 40-31 rebounding advantage and 24-6 edge in second-chance points
- The Wolves scored 24 points off 12 Wingate turnovers
- WU went 28-for-34 at the free throw line; NC was 21-for-29

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jarren Cottingham scored 20 points, going five-for-10 from the field and nine-for-11 at the line
- Andreas Wilson added 18 points, going seven-for-seven at the free throw line
- Josh Massey contributed 15 points and four rebounds
- Destin Clark had 12 points, seven boards and two assists
- Sean Elmore knocked down three triples, scoring 11 points

FIRST HALF

- Clark's layup gave Wingate an early 8-7 lead
- A Malakah Stremlow bucket at the 13:26 mark put Newberry on top by four
- A Cottingham jumper and Elmore three tied it at 18
- Stremlow's jumper at the 7:27 mark capped a 7-0 NC run, making it 25-18
- Newberry used a 13-0 run to go on top by 18 on a Drake Downs bucket with 2:20 to go
- A Nixon triple and three Wilson free throws pulled the 'Dogs within 14 at halftime

SECOND HALF

- Massey's triple four minutes in cut the lead to nine
- Andrew Robinson's three gave the Wolves a 49-37 advantage at the 14:41 mark
- Massey scored five straight points to pull Wingate within six
- Robins's three gave Newberry a 55-44 lead at the 12:24 mark
- Caleb Byrd's dunk stretched the lead to 14
- Threes from Massey and Elmore cut the lead to eight at the midway point
- TJ Brown's dunk with 7:53 to go gave Newberry a 70-56 advantage
- WU scored the next eight, getting five points from Wilson to make it 70-67
- Another Wilson triple and Cottingham layup made it a two-point game with five minutes left
- Malik Joseph's jumper and two Byrd free throws extended the lead to six
- Massey's layup and Cottingham's free throw cut the lead back to four with two minutes left
- Newberry made five straight free throws in a 45-second span to go on top 86-77
- Cottingham buried a three to pull the 'Dogs back within six with 37 seconds left
- Wingate would get no closer the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate wraps up the regular season at Limestone Saturday at 4 p.m.