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TIPOFF TIDBITS - WINGATE
- The Wingate Bulldogs head into Wise after falling to Lenoir-Rhyne in double-overtime action by a score of 108-105. Andreas Wilson of the Bulldogs whipped up 30 points to lead the way while Donell Nixon trailed right behind with 24 points of his own.
- The Bulldogs currently sit at a 9-5 record in conference, and are on a two-game losing streak.
- As a team, Wingate leads the conference in made free-throws (76-percent)
- The Bulldogs only average 33.8 rebounds per game, putting them in the bottom four of the league
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Destin Clark: The sophomore guard leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 14.4 points per game and is the best three-point shooter (45.5-percent). Clark also leads in rebounds per game (6.5)
Andreas Wilson: the senior guard averages 13.3 points per game for the Bulldogs, dropped 30 points against Lenoir-Rhyne on Feb. 4
UVA Wise NEWS & NOTES
- UVA Wise come into Saturday's matchup after defeating the Tusculum Pioneers for the first time in over 22 years. The last time the UVA Wise men's basketball program beat Tusculum was on Dec. 4, 2000 where the Cavs won by nine, 102-93.
-Lawson led the Cavaliers with 30 points featuring a 9-14 showing from the field and a 4-6 showing from the arc. Lawson also added a career-high matching five blocks.
-Dean added a double-double of 27 points and 12 rebounds in the triumph, while Kervens Yacinthe sank a career-high three three-pointers.
- UVA Wise sits in second place in the Mountain Division of the SAC with a 7-7 (.500) record, and a win against Wingate would place them a win ahead of Tusculum and Limestone who are tied in third (6-7)
- As a team, the Cavaliers are dominating in many SAC categories. UVA Wise suffers the least turnovers per game (11.8) and has the best three-point field goal percentage (40.3).
