Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs got 42 combined points from Jordan Miller and Jaden Lingo Wednesday afternoon en route to a 93-86 victory over Emory & Henry in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate wins its fourth straight, moving to 4-4 overall and 4-3 in the SAC, while the Wasps fall to 3-8 overall and 1-6 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 53 percent from the field, going 12-for-23 from three-point range (53 percent)
- E&H shot 56 percent from the field, connecting on 10-of-20 from deep (50 percent)
- The Wasps held a 31-27 rebounding advantage; the 'Dogs had a 7-5 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate scored 20 points off 16 Emory & Henry turnovers, piling up 10 steals
- The 'Dogs had 23 assists on 31 field goals
- The Bulldogs were 19-for-28 at the free throw line; the Wasps went 14-for-18
- WU shot 62 percent from the field in the second half, outscoring E&H 52-39

KEY BULLDOGS

- Miller had 22 points on eight-of-13 shooting, adding seven assists, five steals and three rebounds
- Lingo had 20 points on seven-of-11 shooting, going six-for-nine from deep
- Kendall Taylor added 10 points, four assists and two rebounds
- Matty Foor had 10 points, five boards and two assists
- Aaron Hall contributed nine points, even rebounds, three assists and two blocks
- Mike Erbeck had seven points, three assists, three rebounds and three steals

FIRST HALF

- Triples from Lingo and Erbeck gave the 'Dogs an early 8-2 lead
- A Gabe Brown three tied it at 13 with 14:36 to go
- A Foor triple and back-to-back Lingo threes gave Wingate a 22-17 lead at the 11:15 mark
- Derek Bradley's three-point play extended the lead to six with 8:37 to go
- Bradlee Wolf's layup pulled the Wasps within two, but A Miller triple helped put WU on top 32-25
- Corbin Pack's triple gave the Bulldogs a 35-29 lead at the 6:16 mark
- E&H closed out the half on a 16-6 run to take a 47-41 halftime lead
- Korbin Dixon buried a triple at the buzzer that gave the Wasps the six-point cushion

SECOND HALF

- A Draven Pilson jumper two minutes into the half gave E&H a 51-41 advantage
- Wingate countered with a 39-14 run over the next 12 minutes to take a 15-point lead
- A Taylor three-point play and Lingo triple gave the 'Dogs a 52-51 advantage at the 15:09 mark
- Pilson's three with 13:15 to go gave the Wasps a one-point lead
- Buckets from Erbeck and Miller gave the Bulldogs a 61-58 advantage
- A 12-0 run would push the WU advantage to 14
- A Miller three-point play and Foor triple started the spurt; Hall's free throw made it 77-63
- Pack's triple with 5:39 to go gave Wingate its largest lead at 80-65
- Emory & Henry got no closer than seven the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is on the road Saturday, traveling to LMU to face the #14 Railsplitters at 2 p.m.