GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Zach Davis hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 37 seconds left as Tusculum College rallied to defeat Wingate University 88-85 in South Atlantic Conference men's basketball action Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Arena.

Cory Fagan drilled six three-pointers and scored a game-high 24 points for the Pioneers (3-1, 1-0 SAC), who have trailed in the second half in each of their three victories, twice coming from behind in the final minute. The win also snapped an 11-game losing streak by Tusculum to Wingate, dating to a 76-74 double-overtime win at Wingate on Jan. 9, 2011.

Ronnie Baylark added 16 points while Davis had 14 and Chase Mounce finished with 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds for the Pioneers, who shot 12-for-25 (48 percent) from three-point range in the game and went 28-for-36 (77.8 percent) from the foul line as a team.

Mike Baez led the Bulldogs (1-3, 0-1 SAC) with 21 points and seven rebounds, while Keith Griffin had 14 points and Anthanee Doyle and Zeriq Lolar added 12 points each. Wingate was outrebounded 38-33 by Tusculum in the game in losing at Pioneer Arena for the first time since Feb. 10, 201 by a score of 87-68.

Tusculum trailed 74-69 following a putback by Griffin with 4:42 left, but two free throws from Kendall Patterson cut the Wingate lead to 74-71 with 4:27 remaining. Griffin had another putback basket on the Bulldogs' next possession to put the lead back to five at 76-71, only to see Fagan answer with his sixth three-pointer of the day with 3:54 left to pull the Pioneers within 76-74.

A free throw by Griffin with 3:32 left was followed up with a basket from Jeremy Williams with 2:56 to play as Wingate went back on top 79-74, but Baylark sank a three at the other end to bring the Pioneers to 79-77 with 2:34 left. Griffin converted another basket with 2:12 left to extend Wingate's lead back to 81-77, but a three-point play from Davis pulled the Pioneers within 81-80 with 1:52 remaining.

After Lolar and Fagan exchanged a pair of foul shots, the Pioneers trailed 83-82 with 1:21 left. Following a stop on the defensive end, the Pioneers found Davis on the wing for his only three-point attempt of the game, and the senior drilled it with 37.0 on the clock to put the Pioneers ahead for the first time since the 8:44 mark of the second half.

Following a missed three-pointer from Lolar, the Pioneers added a free throw from Baylark to go ahead 86-83 with 16.4 seconds left. The Bulldogs looked to tie the game as Doyle was fouled on a made layup with 9.0 seconds remaining, but he missed the free throw and Davis collected the rebound. Davis rattled home two free throws with 7.5 seconds to play to give the Pioneers an 88-85 lead, and the Bulldogs' Charlie Hovasse missed a three-pointer at the buzzer as Tusculum emerged with the victory.

The teams were tied six times and had six lead changes in the first half, with the largest lead for either team coming when Mounce hit two free throws to give Tusculum a 21-15 lead with 11:11 remaining in the half. Wingate tied the game at 35-35 on two free throws by Doyle with 2:04 left, but a free throw from Keaton Dotson and a three-pointer by Fagan helped the Pioneers take a one-point lead to the locker room at 39-38.

Fagan led the Pioneers with 11 points on 3-for-5 shooting from three-point range in the first half, while Baez was the top scorer for the Bulldogs with 13 points to go along with four rebounds. Wingate shot 45.8 percent (11-for-24) from the field in the half, while Tusculum hit just 36.7 percent (11-for-30) but went 6-for-12 from beyond the arc.

In the second half, neither team led by more than one possession until two free throws from Baylark gave Tusculum a 55-51 lead with 13:30 to play. A three-pointer by Dotson extended the Tusculum advantage to 58-53 with 11:55 to go, but a 12-5 run by the Bulldogs was punctuated by a dunk from Baez that gave Wingate a 65-63 lead with 7:58 left. The Bulldogs took their largest lead of the game at 72-65 on a three-pointer by Hovasse with 6:47 left, but Tusculum chipped away on the deficit before regaining the lead for good in the final minute.

Baylark went 9-for-10 from the foul line for the Pioneers on his way to 16 points, while Mounce had four of his game-high nine rebounds on the offensive glass. Davis was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field and hit seven free throws in nine attempts for the Pioneers, while Dotson was 2-for-3 from beyond the arc and tallied seven points in 25 minutes off the bench.

Williams and Hovasse each had eight points off the bench for Wingate, with Neico Robinson adding seven points in 11 minutes. In all, the Bulldog bench outscored the Pioneer reserves by a 26-13 margin in the game. Wingate also had the advantage over Tusculum in points in the paint (38-20) and fast-break points (19-7).

Both teams protected the ball well, with Tusculum committing 11 turnovers which led to nine Wingate points, and the Bulldogs having nine turnovers which the Pioneers turned into 12 points.

Tusculum is on the road Tuesday night as they travel to Brevard for a SAC matchup with the Tornados. Game time is scheduled for 8 p.m.