Hartsville, S.C.----The Coker University Cobras knocked down 19 three pointers Wednesday night, getting 78 combined points from three players en route to a 133-127 double-overtime victory over visiting Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. Coker moves to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Coker shot 50 percent from the field, going 19-for-45 from three-point range (42 percent)
- Wingate shot 53 percent from the field, connecting on five-of-18 from deep (28 percent)
- The 'Dogs held a 42-40 rebounding advantage and 19-13 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate scored 22 points off 17 Coker turnovers
- The Bulldogs outscored the Cobras 74-44 in the paint
- Wingate was 28-for-37 at the free throw line; Coker went 28-for-38

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kendall Taylor had 31 points, 16 rebounds and five assists on 12-of-17 shooting
- Derek Bradley added 23 points and four boards on seven-of-13 shooting
- Jordan Miller had 19 points and three rebounds
- Jaden Lingo contributed 17 points, eight boards and two assists
- Matty Foor had nine points
- Blessed Barhayiga and Jaleb Grant registered eight points apiece
- Lewis Richards added seven points; Mike Erbeck had five points for the 'Dogs

FIRST HALF

- A Xavier Harris bucket five minutes in gave Coker a 13-7 lead
- Buckets from Grant and Richards cut the lead to two less than a minute later
- An Ian Blue triple gave the Cobras an 18-13 advantage with 13 minutes left
- Threes from Richards and Erbeck pulled the 'Dogs within one
- Erbeck's jumper with 11 minutes remaining tied it at 22
- Buckets from Taylor and Foor put the 'Dogs on top 26-24 at the 9:36 mark
- Sebastian Cole's jumper two minutes later gave Coker a four-point lead
- Max Hurray's triple made it 36-31 with 7:21 remaining
- Miller's jumper a minute later trimmed the deficit to two
- Miller made three free throws to make it a one-point game with 4:39 left
- Jamie Muldowney stretched Coker's lead back to four with a layup with three minutes left
- Wingate scored the next eight points, getting four points from Bradley to take a 49-45 lead
- Murray buried a three with 38 seconds left to tie it at 51
- Lingo's jumper gave Wingate a 53-51 halftime advantage

SECOND HALF

- Cole's three at the 17:30 mark gave Coker a 62-57 lead
- A Barhayiga layup made it a one-point game with 16 minutes left
- Murray's triple a minute later gave the Cobras a 68-61 advantage
- A Richards layup pulled Wingate back within four
- Landon Butler's layup with 11:13 remaining gave Coker an 82-74 lead
- Grant's layup cut the lead back to four at the midway point
- Hurray knocked down back-to-back threes to give the Cobras an 11-point lead
- The Bulldogs scored the next eight points, getting four points from Miller to make it 93-90
- A Muldowney triple gave the Cobras a seven-point advantage with 4:08 to go
- Muldowney's free throw at the 2:36 mark made it 102-94
- Taylor and Lingo answered with bucket to cut the lead to four
- Bradley buried a triple with 55 seconds left, making it 103-101
- Lingo came up with a steal on the other end, with two Taylor free throws tying it with 15 seconds left
- Coker was unable to convert on the other end, sending it to overtime

OVERTIME

- Grant's bucket 15 seconds in gave Wingate an early lead
- Two free throws from Blue put the Cobras on top 110-107 with three minutes left
- Taylor answered with a layup to cut the lead to one
- Taylor's free throw with 1:40 to go tied it at 112
- Hurray answered with two free throw to give Coker a two-point lead
- Taylor's layup tied it at 114 with one minute left
- Wingate forced a turnover, but Taylor's three was off the mark with 23 seconds left
- Muldowney missed a potential winner at the buzzer to send it to a second overtime

SECOND OVERTIME

- Taylor started the scoring with a layup 30 seconds in to put the 'Dogs back on top
- A Murray three and two Muldowney free throws gave the Cobras a 119-116 lead at the 3:02 mark
- Bradley answered with a three to tie it at 119
- Blue put Coker back on top with a layup, but Foor's layup at the 1:55 mark tied it at 123
- Muldowney answered with a big three to give Coker a three-point advantage
- Blue's layup with 57 seconds left made it 128-123
- Taylor's layup cut the lead back to three
- Muldowney hit another three with 31 seconds left to give the Cobras a six-point lead
- Foor's layup cut it back to four
- Murray made two free throws with 18 seconds left to make it 133-127

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Tusculum at 4 p.m. in the home opener