WINGATE, N.C. – The Lincoln Memorial men's basketball team pulled away from Wingate midway through the second half to beat the Bulldogs 78-64 on Saturday at Cuddy Arena.
 
The No. 8 Railsplitters (22-2, 12-1 South Atlantic Conference) were tied at 44-all with the Bulldogs (14-8, 9-4 SAC) four minutes into the second half, but Lincoln Memorial scored 34 of the game's final 54 points to claim victory.
 
Lincoln Memorial led 41-32 at halftime, but Wingate got out to a hot start to knot the score at the 15:50 mark. In a game featuring the No. 2 (LMU) and No. 10 (Wingate) teams in the D2SIDA Southeast Regional rankings, the Railsplitters came out on top thanks to an efficient shooting night (58 percent) while limiting the Bulldogs to 44.2 percent shooting from the field.
 
Graduate guard Quay Kennedy posted 23 points for the second consecutive game while adding four rebounds, two assists and a steal for Lincoln Memorial. Me'Kell Burries and Jordan Guest chipped in 13 points each, and Chase Rankin stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, seven assists, four rebounds and two steals.
 
The Railsplitters made 29 of 50 shots from the field including 43.5 percent of their 3-pointers (10-23) in yet another efficient shooting night.
 
Lincoln Memorial will host Emory & Henry on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in its first game in Tex Turner Arena this month. The Railsplitters defeated the Wasps 89-69 back on Dec. 10 in Emory, Va.