Wingate, N.C.----The eighth-ranked Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters closed the game on a 13-2 run Saturday afternoon, prevailing 78-64 in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. LMU improves to 22-2 overall and 12-1 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 14-8 overall and 9-4 in league play.

KEY STATS

- LMU shot 58 percent from the field; Wingate shot 44 percent
- The Railsplitters hit 10-of-23 threes; the 'Dogs went five-for-18 from deep
- Each team had 28 rebounds; Wingate held an 11-6 edge in second-chance points
- The Bulldogs scored 14 points off 14 LMU turnovers
- The Lincoln Memorial bench outscored the Wingate bench 24-11
- WU went 13-for-15 at the free throw line; LMU was 10-for-15

KEY BULLDOGS

- Josh Massey had 21 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a block on seven-of-12 shooting
- Vontrez Roberts added 10 points and nine rebounds
- Donell Nixon had nine points, three assists, two boards and a steal
- Sean Elmore contributed eight points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal
- Andreas Wilson added five points and three boards

FIRST HALF

- A Jordan Walters layup gave LMU an early 7-2 lead
- Threes from Massey and Nixon gave the 'Dogs an 8-7 advantage
- A Quay Kennedy triple put the Railsplitters on top 15-10 at the 14:53 mark
- Jordan Guest's three pushed the lead to seven with 11:24 to go
- Wingate scored the next eight, with a Vontrez Roberts bucket putting WU on top 26-25
- Wilson's free throw gave the 'Dogs a two-point edge with 5:46 remaining
- LMU closed the half on an 11-1 run, with a Kennedy bucket with 40 seconds left making it 41-32

SECOND HALF

- Wingate used an 8-0 run early in the second half to tie it at 44
- Roberts had four points in the spurt, with two Massey free throws capping it
- Kennedy's layup put LMU on top by five, but a Jarren Cottingham three cut the lead to two with 14:19 to go
- A triple from Matthew Sells put Lincoln Memorial on top 59-49 at the 11:03 mark
- Elmore's four-point play pulled the 'Dogs within six
- Two Chase Rankin free throws with 5:21 remaining gave the Railsplitters a 65-57 lead
- Two Wilson free throws cut the lead to six
- Lincoln Memorial scored the next eight, taking a 73-59 lead on two Kennedy free throws with 3:17 left
- The Bulldogs got no closer than 12 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, hosting Lenoir-Rhyne at 7:30 p.m.