Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs had three players score 20 or more points Wednesday night, cruising to an 87-67 victory over Coker University in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action Wednesday night in Cuddy Arena. Wingate improves to 9-8 overall and 4-7 in the SAC, while the Cobras fall to 1-16 overall and 0-11 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate shot 55 percent from the field, going 10-for-24 from three-point range (42 percent)
- Coker shot 48 percent from the field, connecting on 10-of-27 from deep (37 percent
- The Cobras held a 27-25 rebounding advantage and 7-6 edge in second-chance points
- The Bulldogs scored 31 points off 17 Coker turnovers
- Wingate held a 34-20 edge in points in the paint
- The Bulldogs were 17-for-19 at the free throw line; Coker went nine-for-13
KEY BULLDOGS
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Isaiah Vick had 22 points, nine rebounds and two steals, going eight-for-11 from the field
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Alex Godley had 22 points, three assists, a block and a steal, going seven-for-11 from the field
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Kendall Campbell added 20 points, five boards, two assists, two blocks and two steals on seven-of-11 shooting
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Derek Bradley had 10 points, four rebounds and three assists
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Stephen Quinn added eight points, knocking down a pair of threes
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Jordan Miller contributed four points, seven assists and five steals
FIRST HALF
- Threes from Bradley and Godley gave Wingate a 10-7 lead five minutes in
- Quinn's triple two minutes later pushed the lead to six
- Quinn buried another triple at the 11:21 mark, putting the 'Dogs on top 19-11
- Layups from Campbell and Miller, followed by Godley's dunk made it 27-14
- Coker scored the next seven, cutting the lead to six on an Aaron Hall layup
- Campbell's three gave Wingate a 30-21 advantage at the 4:35 mark
- Hall's triple with 2:34 to go cut the lead back to six
- A Xavier Moultrie three at the 1:50 mark made it 35-30
- Vick's triple with 40 seconds left pushed the lead back to eight
- Campbell's layup with 14 seconds to go gave the 'Dogs a 40-30 halftime lead
SECOND HALF
- Campbell's jumper 90 second in extend the WU lead to 12
- Moultrie's layup at the 16:28 mark cut the lead to seven at 46-39
- A jumper and three from Vick put the 'Dogs on top 52-41 with 15 minutes to go
- Jonah Vaysbakh's triple made it 56-49 at the 12:55 mark
- Vick's three capped a 5-0 run to push the Wingate lead back to 12
- WU used an 8-0 run to take a 69-50 lead, capped by a steal and layup from Quinn
- A Vaysbakh triple pulled Coker back within 13 with seven minutes left
- Wingate scored the next eight, getting four points from Vick in the flurry to make it 79-58
- Vick's three-point play with 1:24 remaining put the 'Dogs on top 87-65
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Friday, hosting UVA Wise at 6 p.m.