Jefferson City, Tenn.----Wingate University senior guard Kendall Taylor led five players in double figures with 25 points Saturday afternoon, as the Bulldogs outscored Carson-Newman University 49-31 in the second half en route to a big 87-73 victory in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. Wingate improves to 7-7 overall and 6-6 in the SAC, while the Eagles fall to 13-6 overall and 8-5 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 46 percent from the field, going nine-for-25 from three-point range (36 percent)
- Carson-Newman shot 44 percent from the field, connecting on five-of-25 from deep (20 percent)
- The 'Dogs held a 38-36 rebounding advantage and 19-8 edge in second-chance points
- WU scored 23 points off 16 C-N turnovers, while the Eagles had just two points off nine Wingate turnovers
- The Bulldogs were 10-for-10 at the free throw line; Carson-Newman was 16-for-19
- Wingate shot 61 percent from the field in the second half, going 19-for-31 from the field

KEY BULLODGS

- Taylor had 25 points, eight assists and seven rebounds
- Jordan Miller added 10 points, 11 assists, five boards and four steals
- Aaron Hall piled up 15 points, eight rebounds and four steals
- Corbin Pack contributed 13 points, three boards, two assists and a steal
- Mike Erbeck had 12 points and five boards, going four-for-nine from deep
- Jaleb Grant added eight points

FIRST HALF

- A Nick Brenegan layup gave Carson-Newman a 13-8 lead four minutes in
- WU scored the next seven, getting two Taylor buckets and a Pack triple to go on top 15-13
- A Braden Ilic bucket at the 8:27 mark put the Eagles back on top 23-21
- Back-to-back Grant buckets gave the lead back to the 'Dogs
- An Erbeck triple and Hall three-point play gave Wingate a 31-26 lead with five minutes left
- Brenegan capped a 6-0 run with a layup to give C-N a 38-35 lead at the 1:42 mark
- Miller's three with a minute left tied it at 38
- Two Jack Browder free throws in the final seconds gave the Eagles a 42-38 halftime lead

SECOND HALF

- Ilic buried a three on the opening possession to give Carson-Newman a seven-point lead
- Wingate scored the next six, with Hall's dunk cutting the lead to one at 45-44
- The 'Dogs used an 8-0 run to take a 55-50 lead, getting threes from Miller and Erbeck
- An Ousmane Dia layup at the 13:40 mark pulled Carson-Newman back within three
- A Miller jumper and Pack triple put the 'Dogs on top 62-54
- A Grant bucket and two Derek Bradley free throws stretched the lead to 10 with 9:18 to go
- A John Zhao layup three minutes later pulled the Eagles back within six
- Taylor answered with a jumper, two free throws and a three-point play to give WU a 77-66 lead
- Another Taylor jumper at the 4:06 mark extended the advantage to 13
- Carson-Newman got no closer than 10 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Catawba for a 7:30 p.m. start
- The 'Dogs return home Saturday, hosting LMU at 4 p.m.