--- Newberry's Demarkus Smith scored 19 points to lead five players in double figures as the undefeated Wolves posted a 96-80 South Atlantic Conference win at Tusculum Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Arena.

Newberry (6-0, 4-0 SAC) knocked down 14 three-pointers on 39 attempts as six different players recorded a trey. The Wolves forced 20 turnovers on 17 steals, resulting into 20 points. Eleven of those steals came in the first half, resulting into 13 Newberry points as the Wolves jumped out to a 24-6 lead seven minutes into the contest.

Cole Birchfield tallied 18 points, including four three-pointers, while Dondray Walker added 17 points while shooting 4-for-5 from beyond the arc. Xavier Holmes added 13 markers, shooting 6-for-7 from the field while grabbing eight rebounds. Gerald Evans contributed a dozen points while dishing out seven assists and recorded four steals.

Tusculum sophomore Keith Jumper led all players with his double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds. Jumper shot 8-of-10 from the floor, as his first six field goals came via the slam dunk. Darius Carter added 15 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Addison Flynn finished with 12 points and four helpers.

During the 24-6 run the start the game, Walker paced the Wolves with eight points, including a pair of three-pointers. Newberry bumped the lead out to as many as 22 (38-16) before the Pioneers responded with a 16-4 spurt to trim the deficit to 44-33 with 1:51 left in the half following a pair of Flynn free throws.

Newberry closed out the final 1:20 with a 5-1 run that included a Walker three and a steal and layup from Evans in the final seconds in the half to take a 51-36 lead into the locker room.

In the second half, Newberry took its largest lead of the afternoon at 73-49 with 13:57 remaining following a 6-0 spurt that included a Jamie Harper three-pointer. Tusculum closed the gap 15 points late in the game, but that would be as close as the Pioneers would get.

TC's Neal Spinks and Chase Mounce accounted for seven points each, while rookies Cory Fagan and Zach Davis added six points apiece. Tusculum out-rebounded the Wolves by a 42-38 margin and out-scored Newberry in the paint, 34-28. The Wolves won the battle of the bench scoring (31-21), while shooting 43.9 percent from the floor and 24-for-33 from the free throw stripe (72.7%), including 19-of-25 in the opening half (76%).

TC shot a dismal 36 percent in the opening half, but bounced back in the second period making 14-of-27 (51.9%) to finish the game at 43.6 percent. TC also shot 29-of-44 from the charity stripe (65.9%).

Tusculum returns to action next Saturday to take on SAC newcomer Queens University of Charlotte.