Wise, Va.----Wingate University senior Kendall Taylor poured in a Wingate-record 44 points Saturday afternoon, but the Bulldogs fell in overtime for the second time this week, with UVA Wise prevailing 94-85 in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action. The Cavaliers improve to 17-9 overall and 14-8 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 10-14 overall and 9-13 in league play.

KEY STATS

- UVA Wise shot 42 percent from the field, going 13-for-43 from three-point range (30 percent)
- Wingate shot 41 percent from the field, connecting on three-of-15 from deep (20 percent)
- The Cavs held a 46-34 rebounding advantage and 18-5 edge in second-chance points
- The Bulldogs were 24-for-24 at the free throw line; UVA Wise was 25-for-28
- Wise shot 57 percent from the field in the second half, scoring 58 points after just 19 in the opening half
- The 'Dogs scored 20 points off 17 UVA Wise turnovers

KEY BULLDOGS

- Taylor had 44 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals, going 20-for-20 at the line
- Most points in Wingate's D2 history and 10th-most in SAC history
- The 20 free throws are the fourth-most in league history for a single game
- The 20 free throws without a miss are the third-most made in a game without a miss in league hitory 
- The league's leading scorer has eight straight games with at least 20 points and 18 on the season
- Jordan Miller added 16 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and three steals
- Mike Erbeck had 11 points and four boards
- Corbin Pack contributed six points, four rebounds and three assists

FIRST HALF

- Wingate raced out to a 16-2 lead six minutes in, getting seven early points from Taylor
- An Evan Ramsey three-point play with six minutes to go cut the lead to 10
- Two Erbeck buckets and a Derek Bradley jumper pushed the lead to 16 at 26-10
- A Bradley Dean triple pulled the Cavs back within 10 at the 1:42 mark
- A Miller jumper and Taylor three-point play put the 'Dogs on top 31-16
- Taylor's triple with 10 seconds left gave Wingate a 24-19 halftime advantage

SECOND HALF

- UVA Wise scored the first 10 points of the second half, with a Zy'Ever Wingfield layup at the 17:59 mark making it 34-29
- A Pack jumper and two Taylor free throws pushed the lead back to nine
- Wingfield's putback with 16 minutes left made it a four-point game
- WU scored the next seven, with five coming from Taylor to take a 45-34 lead at the 14:54 mark
- Patrick Shelley knocked down a triple with 11:38 remaining to make it a two-point game
- Taylor answered with three free throws to make it 52-47
- A Bradley Dean four-point play made it a one-point game with 8:23 to go
- Buckets from Taylor and Miller put the 'Dogs on top 60-56 at the 7:35 mark
- A jumper and a triple from Dean gave the Cavs a 61-60 advantage
- Taylor answered with two free throws as the Bulldogs went back on top by three with six minutes left
- Four more Taylor free throws gave Wingate a 68-64 lead with 4:46 remaining
- UVA Wise scored the next six, taking a 70-68 lead on Ramsey's layup at the 3:11 mark
- Pack tied it with a layup, while a jumper and two free throws from Taylor gave WU a 74-70 lead
- Shelley knocked down a three with 1:03 to go to give the Cavs a 75-74 advantage
- Taylor countered with a triple with 42 seconds remaining to put WU on top by two
- Bradley missed the go-ahead three, but a rebound and putback from Shelley tied it with 13 seconds left
- The 'Dogs were unable to get off a clean look before the buzzer, sending it to overtime

OVERTIME

- Buckets from Shelley and Calen Lightford gave the Cavs an 81-77 lead a minute into OT
- Jumpers from Taylor and Pack cut the lead to two with 3:09 to go
- Ramsey answered with two free throws to give UVA Wise an 85-81 advantage
- Hall's layup at the 2:18 mark pulled the Bulldogs back within two
- Shelley answered with a layup, while Dean's triple at the 1:20 mark made it 90-83
- Dean added two more free throws with 1:04 to go to extend the lead to nine
- Wingate got no closer than seven the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, hosting Coker at 7:30 p.m.