Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs celebrated Senior Day in style, rolling to a 79-58 victory over Emory & Henry in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate improves to 13-13 overall and 8-12 in the SAC, while the Wasps fall to 14-12 overall and 9-11 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate shot 47 percent from the field, going nine-for-22 from three-point range (41 percent)
- E&H shot 36 percent from the field, connecting on five-of-26 from deep (19 percent)
- The 'Dogs held a 41-33 rebounding advantage and 10-2 edge in second-chance points
- WU went 16-for-22 at the free throw line; the Wasps were 11-for-18
- The Bulldogs scored 20 points off 11 Emory & Henry turnovers
KEY BULLDOGS
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Kendall Campbell had 20 points and six rebounds, going seven-for-nine from the field
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Stephen Quinn added 12 points, going four-for-seven from deep
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Corbin Pack contributed 11 points, three boards and a steal
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Alex Godley had eight points, nine rebounds and four assists
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Jayden Street added eight points and two boards on four-of-five shooting
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Isaiah Vick contributed seven points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two steals
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Jordan Miller collected four points, seven assists, three steals and a block
FIRST HALF
- Pack's triple six minutes in gave the Bulldogs a 6-4 lead
- A Korbin Dixon dunk gave the Wasps an 8-6 advantage a minute later
- Quinn buried a three at the midway point to put the 'Dogs on top 11-8
- Another Quinn triple extended the lead to five
- A Jaden Andrews layup at the 7:22 mark tied it at 15
- Jackson Crawford's jumper with four minutes left gave the Wasps a 20-17 lead
- WU scored the next six, with a Quinn three giving the Bulldogs a 23-20 advantage
- A Campbell layup and Pack dunk in the final minute gave Wingate a 27-22 lead
SECOND HALF
- A dunk and triple from Campbell in the opening minute put the 'Dogs on top 32-22
- Sam Ritchie's jumper with 16 minutes left cut the lead to eight
- A Pack three helped Wingate push the lead to 12 at 40-28
- A layup and dunk from Vick sparked a 7-0 run that gave the Bulldogs a 47-29 advantage
- An Owens layup at the 10:15 mark put the 'Dogs on top by 20
- Quinn buried another three with 7:22 remaining to make it 57-35
- Godley's layup with five minutes left gave Wingate a 65-43 lead
- Jalen Smith's three-point play cut the lead to 16 at the 2:29 mark
- Miller answered with a three, while a jumper and two free throws from Godley made it 75-53
- The lead remained above 20 the rest of the way
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Coker for a 7:30 p.m. start