WINGATE, N.C. - Wingate jumped out to a 15-2 lead and never looked back in an 81-57 win over visiting Brevard Saturday afternoon.
The Bulldogs (17-7, 13-5 SAC), who entered the day as the Southeast Region's fifth-ranked team, limited Brevard (4-20,3-15 SAC) to 36.0 percent (18-for-50) from the field, just the third time in the last nine contests the Tornados have been held to below 50 percent shooting.
Wingate scored 15 consecutive points over a 3:49 span after a Stevie Williams layup 62 seconds into the game to gain a stranglehold on the game that they would not relinquish. The Tornados would get no closer than 12 points during the rest of the contest and trailed 45-27 at halftime.
Brevard rejected five shots for the second consecutive game, including two by Omar El Diraoui. The junior forward contributed 10 points in 19 minutes of play, marking the fifth time this season he has scored in double figures. Continuing a recent resurgence, El Diraoui has averaged 8.5 points and 4.3 rebounds over the last four games.
Demarcus Threatt led the Tornados in scoring for the 15th time, finishing just below his season average with 19 points on a 6-for-15 shooting day. Miles Leathers scored a season-low three points, but tied Wingate's Mike Baez for the game high with nine rebounds.
Wingate was paced by 18 points from Josh Dominguez, with Anthanee Doyle and Zeriq Lolar each contributing 11. The Bulldogs had nine players score at least six points in a balanced offensive effort.
Brevard will next prepare for a showdown Wednesday with Anderson in a must-win game to keep the Tornados' postseason hopes alive. The game will be televised on WMYA My40, marking Brevard's third television appearance this season and second in the local market. Tipoff has been moved to 7:00 p.m., with the game providing the lead-in to WMYA's coverage of the Duke vs. North Carolina matchup from the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill at 9:00 p.m.
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