Rock Hill, S.C.----The eighth-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs took top-seeded and seventh-ranked Anderson University down to the wire Wednesday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the 2026 South Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament. The Trojans held on for a 69-67 victory, improving to 27-2 overall and advancing to Friday's semifinals, while the Bulldogs end their season at 15-14.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 49 percent from the field, going seven-for-17 from three-point range (41 percent)
- Anderson shot 43 percent from the field, connecting on eight-of-24 from deep (33 percent)
- The Bulldogs held a 28-27 rebounding advantage; each team had 13 second-chance points
- The Trojans went 15-for-17 at the free throw line; the 'Dogs were 12-for-21
- Anderson scored 22 points off 13 Wingate turnovers

KEY BULLDOGS

- Isaiah Vick had 22 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals
- Corbin Pack added 21 points, going seven-for-eight from the field and six-of-seven from deep
- Kendall Campbell contributed 12 points, three assists and two rebounds
- Alex Godley had five points, nine boards and two assists
- Jordan Miller added five points, seven assists, five rebounds and two steals

FIRST HALF

- A jumper and triple from Campbell gave the 'Dogs an early 5-0 lead
- A Malachi Reeves three put the Trojans on top 11-8
- A Pack three and Vick layup gave Wingate a 13-11 lead at the 12:38 mark
- Rashawn Inglemon's layup gave the Trojans a five-point cushion, but Vick's layup made it 20-17
- Osmar Garcia's layup capped a 7-0 run, giving Anderson a 28-19 lead with 6:19 to go
- Inglemon's triple at the 4:34 mark pushed the lead to 12
- Wingate scored the next eight, getting four points from Vick and a Pack three to make it 33-29
- A Dawkins triple with eight seconds remaining gave the Trojans a 36-29 halftime advantage

SECOND HALF

- Two Vick buckets and a Godley layup pulled the 'Dogs within one early in the second half
- Two Campbell layups put the Bulldogs on top 40-37 at the 14:49 mark
- Pack buried a triple to stretch the lead to six, capping a 22-6 run spanning both halves
- A Dallas Jones dunk pulled the Trojans within one at 43-42
- Pack knocked down a three with 11 minutes remaining, giving the 'Dogs a 48-44 cushion
- Jones connected on a three at the 9:33 mark to put Anderson back on top by one
- WU scored the next five, getting two more Vick buckets to take a 53-49 lead
- A Jones triple with 6:20 to go made it a one-point game
- Two free throws from Kadyn Dawkins gave the Trojans a 58-57 lead at the 3:45 mark
- Two Miller free throws and a Vick layup put the 'Dogs on top 61-58 with 3:11 remaining
- Inglemon scored five points in five seconds to give AU a 63-61 advantage with 2:31 to go
- A Jayden Street layup tied it at 63 with two minutes left
- Inglemon knocked down two free throws with 54 seconds to go, giving Anderson a 65-63 lead
- Pack buried a long three with 38 seconds remaining, giving the 'Dogs a 66-65 advantage
- Osmar Garcia answered with a layup, putting AU back on top by one with 24 seconds left
- Garcia blocked Vick's shot with five seconds left, with two Inglemon free throws giving Anderson a three-point lead
- Godley was fouled with two seconds remaining and made the first free throw, making it 69-67
- He missed the second on purpose and got his own rebound, with his jumper at the buzzer to force overtime going in and out