Newberry, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs got a career-high 26 points from Mike Erbeck Saturday afternoon, to go along with a huge game from Jaleb Grant to pick up a 74-70 victory at Newberry College in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. Wingate improves to 2-4 overall and 2-3 in the SAC, while the Wolves fall to 4-4 overall and 1-3 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 45 percent from the field, going eight-for-20 from three-point range (40 percent)
- Newberry shot 39 percent from the field, connecting on nine-of-24 from deep (38 percent)
- The Bulldogs held a 42-40 rebounding advantage; NC had a 14-8 edge in second-chance points
- Newberry scored 22 points off 11 Wingate turnovers
- The contest featured nine ties and 14 lead changes, with no team leading by more than seven

KEY BULLDOGS

- Erbeck went six-for-12 from three-point range to score his 26 points
- Grant piled up 16 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocks
- Kendall Taylor had 13 points, five boards and three assists
- Jordan Miller added 13 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals

FIRST HALF

- Miller's jumper five minutes in gave the 'Dogs a 10-6 lead
- A Grant layup and Erbeck triple made it 15-8
- Drew Robinson's three at the 11:38 mark pulled Newberry within two
- A Drake Downs dunk with 7:27 to go gave the Wolves a 22-18 advantage
- Buckets from Grant and Taylor tied it at 22
- Three James Lovorn free throws gave Newberry a 31-26 advantage at the 2:30 mark
- Janyle Pittman's layup extended the lead to seven
- Wingate used a 6-0 run to close to cut it to one, with a Grant triple making it 33-32
- Lovorn's three at the buzzer put the Wolves on top by four

SECOND HALF

- A Grant jumper and Erbeck three gave the Bulldogs a 37-36 lead two minutes in
- Another Erbeck triple made it 42-40 at the 16:48 mark
- Booker Cusaac gave Newberry a one-point lead with a three with 14:35 to go
- Layups from Erbeck and Taylor put the 'Dogs on top 50-47
- A Lovorn three capped a 12-4 run to give Newberry a 59-54 lead at the 9:26 mark
- Another Lovorn triple a minute later gave the Wolves a six-point cushion
- A three and a layup from Erbeck pulled the 'Dogs back within one with 7:20 remaining
- Erbeck's triple a minute later tied it at 64
- An Erbeck layup and Taylor jumper gave the Bulldogs a 68-64 lead with 5:21 to go
- Matty Foor knocked down a jumper a minute later to stretch the lead to six
- Two Downs free throws cut it to four, but Taylor's jumper at the 3:53 mark made it 72-66
- Buckets from Downs and Drew Robinson made it a two-point game with 40 seconds left
- Newberry got a rebound off a WU miss, but Miller's steal gave it back to Wingate
- Miller knocked down two free throws to make it 74-70 with 10 seconds to go

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Sunday, hosting Limestone at 7 p.m.