Rock Hill, S.C.----The top-seeded and 11th-ranked Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters prevailed 85-67 over eighth-seeded Wingate University in the quarterfinals of the 2025 South Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament. The Railsplitters improve to 24-4 overall, while the Bulldogs end their season at 12-15.

KEY STATS

- LMU shot 44 percent from the field, going eight-for-21 from three-point range (38 percent)
- Wingate shot 44 percent from the field, connecting on seven-of-20 from deep (35 percent)
- The Railsplitters held a 38-30 rebounding advantage and 10-7 edge in second-chance points
- Lincoln Memorial scored 32 points off 20 Wingate turnovers
- The Railsplitters outscored the 'Dogs 36-26 in the paint
- LMU was 23-for-26 at the free throw line; Wingate went 14-for-24

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kendall Taylor had 21 points, seven rebounds and two assists and two steals to lead the attack
- Derek Bradley added 17 points on six-of-11 shooting
- Corbin Pack had 13 points and four boards, going three-for-five from deep
- Aaron Hall contributed five points, four rebounds and two assists
- Jordan Miller had four points, seven boards, three assists and a steal

FIRST HALF

- A Pack triple and Hall dunk gave the 'Dogs an early 5-3 lead
- LMU scored the next 10, taking a 13-5 lead on a Jordan Walters layup at the 14:40 mark
- Buckets from Pack and Taylor cut the lead in half less than a minute later
- A Wes Enis triple gave the Railsplitters a 16-9 advantage with 13:45 to go
- Wingate countered with a 10-0 run, getting two Pack triples and four points from Miller to go on top 19-16
- LMU answered with eight straight, going up 24-19 on an Enis four-point play at the 8:51 mark
- A three-point play and a jumper from Taylor tied it at 24
- An EJ Smith free throw with 3:55 to go stretched the LMU lead back to five
- Bradley's layup made it 30-27
- Lincoln Memorial ended the half on a 9-2 run, taking a 39-20 lead on a Walters layup in the final seconds

SECOND HALF

- A Layup and triple from Taylor helped Wingate trim the deficit to seven at the 17:38 mark
- A Connor Jordan layup made it 51-39 with 16 minutes left
- Taylor cut the lead back to nine with a jumper at the 13:39 mark
- An Enis triple with 12:18 to go gave LMU a 60-45 advantage
- The Bulldogs could get no closer than 12 the rest of the way