Wingate, N.C.----In a contest featuring the only two teams without a loss in league play, the Wingate University Bulldogs prevailed 93-90 against visiting Catawba College in overtime Wednesday night in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. The 'Dogs win their seventh straight, improving to 11-3 overall and 6-0 in the SAC. The Indians fall to 7-2 overall and 5-1 in league play. The contest featured 13 ties and 12 lead changes, with neither team ever leading by double figures.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 44 percent from the field, going nine-for-21 from three-point range (43 percent)
- Catawba shot 38 percent from the field, connecting on eight-of-23 threes (35 percent)
- The Indians held a 52-37 rebounding advantage and 21-7 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate scored 19 points off 15 Catawba turnovers
- The 'Dogs went 32-for-40 at the free throw line; the Indians went 22-for-26
- Catawba outscored Wingate 38-28 in the paint with a 12-11 edge in fast-break points
- The WU bench outscored Catawba's bench 34-26 on the night

KEY BULLDOGS

- Donell Nixon scored a career-high 34 points, adding six assists, three rebounds, two steals and a block
- He went 12-for-13 at the free throw line and four-for-six from three-point range
- The senior went over 1,000 career points Wednesday night
- Nixon scored 14 points in the second half, then had 13 of Wingate's 18 points in overtime
- Corbin Pack had 16 points on six-of-10 shooting, knocking down four triples
- Vontrez Roberts added 14 points, six boards, a steal and an assist
- Aaron Hall had seven points, four boards, a block, a steal and an assist
- Kendall Taylor contributed four points, seven rebounds and two assists

FIRST HALF

- A Kaleb Wallace three gave the Indians a 15-9 lead seven minutes in
- A Shad Thomas layup stretched the Catawba lead to eight
- A Hall bucket and Pack three cut the lead to two at the 7:18 mark
- Dre Nelson's triple put Catawba on top 30-24 with 5:57 to go
- A Roberts layup and Pack three gave the 'Dogs a 31-30 advantage
- Wallace buried a triple at the 2:10 mark to give Catawba a 35-31 lead
- A Nixon layup and Taylor free throw cut the lead to one with a minute to go
- A Justin Mitchell free throw with 32 seconds left gave Catawba a 36-34 halftime lead

SECOND HALF

- A DeAngelo Epps layup with 16:52 to go gave the Indians a 47-38 advantage
- A Pack triple and Roberts three-point play pulled the 'Dogs back within three at the 15:10 mark
- A Jaden Lingo triple tied it at 49
- Nixon's three with 12:53 remaining put the 'Dogs on top by two
- Catawba scored the next six, taking a 56-52 lead on a Justin Banks dunk
- Nixon answered with a triple to cut the lead back to one
- Free throws from Taylor and Taylor Bell gave Wingate a 60-58 advantage with 7:04 to go
- Two Javeon Jones free throws with 3:40 remaining gave the Indians a 67-63 lead
- Pack answered with a triple to cut the lead to one
- An Epps layup put Catawba on top by three with three minutes left
- Nixon knocked down two free throws to tie it at 69
- A Roberts jumper and Josh Massey free throw gave Wingate a 72-71 with 1:06 left
- A Jones layup put the Indians back on top by one with 45 seconds to go
- Jones knocked down a pair of free throws with 20 seconds remaining to make it 75-72
- Nixon had the answer, tying it at 75 with a triple with 11 seconds left
- A potential game-winning shot from Jones at the buzzer was off the mark, sending it to overtime

OVERTIME

- A Jones layup six seconds in gave Catawba a two-point edge, but Nixon's layup tied it
- A Jones layup with 2:48 remaining gave the Indians an 81-79 lead
- Massey tied it at 81 with a pair of free throws
- Nixon's three-point play with 2:13 left gave Wingate an 84-81 advantage
- Epps cut the lead to one with two free throws, but Nixon answered with another jumper
- Two Jones free throws with 1:19 to go cut the lead back to one
- Nixon knocked down two free throws with 34 seconds remaining to make it 88-85
- Jordan Miller's free throw with 22 seconds to go pushed the lead to four
- Epps answered with two free throws, but two more Nixon free throws made it 91-87 with nine seconds left
- A Kris Robinson three with four seconds remaining pulled Catawba back within one
- Nixon buried two more free throws with two seconds remaining to make it 93-90
- Catawba's desperation half court heave at the buzzer was off the mark

UP NEXT

- Wingate wraps up a three-game home stand Saturday, hosting Mars Hill at 4 p.m.