Wilson, N.C.----Jordan Miller poured in 28 points Friday night, leading the visiting Wingate University Bulldogs to a 94-92 victory at Barton College in NCAA Division II men's basketball action. Wingate starts the season 1-0, while Barton falls to 0-1.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 44 percent from the field, going eight-for-22 from three-point range (36 percent)
- Barton shot 39 percent from the field, connecting on 16-of-35 from deep (46 percent)
- The 'Dogs held a 44-40 rebounding advantage; BC had a 10-8 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate outscored Barton 28-20 in the paint
- Barton scored 26 points off 16 WU turnovers; the 'Dogs had 20 points off 18 BC turnovers
- Wingate was 34-for-45 at the free throw line; Barton went 22-for-28

KEY BULLDOGS

- Miller had 28 points, six steals, five assists, four rebounds and a blocked shot
- He went 17-for-20 at the free throw line
- Derek Bradley added 14 points, six boards and two steals
- Jaden Lingo had 13 points and three assists, going three-for-four from deep
- Isaiah Vick contributed nine points, 10 boards, two blocks and a steal
- Kendall Campbell had eight points and eight rebounds
- Alex Godley and Corbin Pack added six and five points, respectively

FIRST HALF

- A Miller triple and Godley bucket gave Wingate an 11-6 lead seven minutes in
- A Trey Fields dunk tied it at 15 with 9:38 to go
- Jaylen Faber's triple put Barton on top by two at the 7:39 mark
- Wingate scored the next seven, getting a Bradley three and Vick dunk to take a 26-21 lead
- An Isaiah Davis layup pulled Barton back within one with 4:48 remaining
- Layups from Miller and Gabe Tooper pushed the lead to eight with three minutes left
- Jayden Street's dunk put the 'Dogs on top 38-28
- Two free throws from Fields cut the lead to eight
- Two Stephen Quinn free throws gave the Bulldogs a 40-30 halftime lead

SECOND HALF

- Buckets from Miller and Campbell extended the WU lead to 14 two minutes into the half
- Field hit a three to pull Barton back within eight with 16 minutes left
- Campbell's dunk a minute later gave the 'Dogs a 48-36 advantage
- Faber's triple with nine minutes to go cut the lead to three at 56-53
- Lingo answered with a three, but a Smalls dunk made it 59-57 with eight minutes to go
- Wingate used an 11-1 run to take a 70-58 lead
- Lingo had five points in the flurry; Miller's layup capped it at the 5:22 mark
- A Smalls three cut the lead to eight, but Pack's triple made it 75-64 with 3:20 remaining
- Two Miller free throws with 1:25 to go extended the lead to 13 at 86-73
- Faber's triple trimmed the lead to seven, but two more Miller free throws made it 88-79 with a minute left
- Smalls drilled another three with 21 seconds left to pull Barton within four
- Two Bradley free throws and a Miller free throw gave WU a 94-89 lead with four seconds left

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, taking on Mount Olive at 11 a.m.