Gaffney, S.C.----The Limestone University Saints knocked down 10 of their first 14 threes Saturday afternoon, jumping out to an early 16-point lead en route to a 95-78 victory over visiting Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. Limestone improves to 10-10 overall and 6-5 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 14-5 overall and 9-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Limestone shot 54 percent from the field, going 14-for-29 from three-point range (48 percent)
- Wingate shot 44 percent from the field, connecting on four-of-24 shots from deep (17 percent)
- The Saints held a 38-33 rebounding advantage and 13-12 edge in second-chance points
- WU went 14-for-16 at the line, while Limestone was 19-for-26
- The Saints scored 13 points off nine Wingate turnovers

KEY BULLDOGS

- Josh Massey had 23 points on nine-of-15 shooting, adding four rebounds
- Donell Nixon added 13 points, three assists and two steals
- Kendall Taylor had 12 points and five boards
- Vontrez Roberts and Jordan Miller contributed 10 points apiece

FIRST HALF

- A Jacquez Yow triple gave Limestone an early 8-0 lead
- Greg McKay's three made it 11-2
- Corbin Pack's triple cut the lead to six at the 15:32 mark
- A Sirr Hughes three gave Limestone a 19-7 advantage
- Another Hughes triple at the 7:40 mark put the Saints on top by 16
- Miller answered with a there, while Nixon's triple with five minutes left made it 34-24
- Zeb Graham knocked down a three to push the Limestone advantage back to 16
- Buckets from Miller and Massey, along with a Reid Loewen three-point play cut it to nine at 40-31
- Graham's layup put the Saints back on top by 12 with 1:11 to go
- Taylor's free throw made it 43-32 heading to halftime

SECOND HALF

- Buckets from Massey and Roberts pulled the Bulldogs within nine in the opening minute
- A Yow dunk at the 17:48 mark made it 50-36
- Buckets from Nixon and Taylor Bell pulled Wingate back within 10
- A Roberts bucket and two Massey free throws made it 52-44 with 14:53 to go
- A pair of Graham triple put the Saints back on top by 15 at 62-47
- Yow's layup with 11 minutes left pushed the Limestone advantage back to 16
- Massey's layup cut it back to 12, but a Yow three made it 72-55 at the 7:50 mark
- Wingate scored the next eight, getting four points from Taylor to cut the lead to nine
- Taylor's three-point play with 5:11 to go made it 73-66
- A pair of Graham buckets helped Limestone stretch the lead back to 14 at 84-70
- Wingate got no closer than 13 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

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