Wingate, N.C.----The 16th-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears outscored Wingate University 47-36 in the second half Wednesday night, prevailing 82-77 in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. LR improves to 16-3 overall and 14-2 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 8-9 overall and 7-8 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 48 percent from the field, going eight-for-22 from three-point range (36 percent)
- LR shot 47 percent from the field, connecting on eight-of-20 from deep (40 percent)
- The Bears held a 38-36 rebounding advantage and 11-10 edge in second-chance points
- Lenoir-Rhyne scored 20 points off 17 Wingate turnovers
- LR was 18-for-31 at the free throw line; the Bulldogs went 13-for-18

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kendall Taylor piled up 33 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, going nine-for-14 from the field and 12-for-15 at the line
- Mike Erbeck had 14 points, three boards and two steals, going four-for-seven from deep
- Corbin Pack added 11 points, three rebounds and two assists
- Jordan Miller contributed six points, six steals, five assists, four rebounds and a block
- Derek Bradley had five points and two rebounds
- Aaron Hall added four points and six rebounds

FIRST HALF

- Layups from Bradley and Pack gave the Bulldogs a 16-11 lead at the 13:08 mark
- A layup and jumper from Taylor stretched the lead to six with 11:30 to go
- A Pack dunk and Miller layup put the 'Dogs on top 24-16
- A Gabe Cerda layup with eight minutes left trimmed the lead to three
- Erbeck answered with a three, making it 27-21 at the 7:27 mark
- A Ziare Wells layup with 4:46 to go tied it at 29
- Buckets from Pack and Lingo, along with an Erbeck triple made it 36-29 with 1:10 left
- Wells answered with a three to cut it to four
- A Taylor triple and Erbeck dunk put the 'Dogs on top 41-32 with 26 seconds left
- Junior Hodnett banked in a three at the buzzer to cut the halftime lead to six at 41-35

SECOND HALF

- Hall opened the second half with a dunk to make it 43-35
- LR used a 7-0 run to take a 51-50 lead on a Wells layup at the 11:39 mark
- Taylor answered with a three-point play to put the 'Dogs back on top by two
- A three from Hantz Louis-Jeune gave the Bears a 60-54 advantage at the 8:45 mark
- Bradley's layup pulled the 'Dogs back within four
- Erbeck knocked down a three with five minutes left to make it 63-60
- Three Taylor free throws cut the lead to two with 4:13 to go
- Miller's jumper at the 3:26 mark tied it at 65
- Erbeck put the 'Dogs on top with a triple with 2:47 remaining
- A Wells jumper and Tay Smith dunk gave LR a four-point advantage with just under two minutes left
- Four Taylor free throws pulled Wingate back within three at 75-72 with 1:11 to go
- Two Dozier free throws with 23 seconds left gave Lenoir-Rhyne a six-point cushion
- Buckets from Miller and Pack pulled Wingate back within four with four seconds left
- Wells made one more free throw to secure the LR victory

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Emory & Henry for a 4 p.m. start