Injuries to all three fullback options meant Dan Sarginson was chosen to deputise and got off to a superb start with the opening try in the seventh minute with Matty Smith converting well for a 6-0 lead.
Hull looked to respond but a nice passage of play ended with a miss placed pass into touch which soon proved costly as Wigan extended their lead in the next set as a superb run by Gelling saw him cross for a try and Smith converted for a second time for a 12-0 lead after 16 minutes.
Another Hull mistake saw them concede a penalty in a dangerous position with Wigan taking the chance to kick at goal and Smith did so superbly to make it 14-0 but Hull soon reduced the deficit after a high kick towards the Wigan line was collected by Miller and offloaded to Ellis who crossed for a try which Miller converted for 14-6.
Wigan regained their 14 lead just before half-time when a pacey run from Smith saw him feed Hughes who crossed for a try with Smith maintaining his perfect record with the boot for a 20-6 lead. Wigan began the second half in the same vain as they had ended the first as Green and Gelling combined to find Burgess who raced down the wing and under the posts to touch down for a try in the 47th minute and again Smith converted well as Wigan led 26-6.
It could have been two tries in the space of a few minutes for Burgess as Williams and Gelling combined to find the young winger but he was tackled into touch but a Hull error in the resulting set allowed Gelling to collect the ball and put Wigan in a great position.
Smith picked out Sarginson and after a nice run, the stand-in fullback crossed for his second try of the evening but a tight angle saw Smith miss the conversion but Wigan were in control at 30-6. Hull responded well with Shaul crossing for a try after a superb individual run through the Wigan defence but Miller's missed conversion attempt left Hull at 30-10.
Alike earlier efforts, a Hull error cost them again as a nice move across the Wigan pack allowed Sarginson to find Manfredi on the wing who crossed for a try in the corner and as a result, Smith missed a difficult conversion but Wigan led 34-10. After a good performance at Leeds, Gelling was excelling again as he split the Hull defence and raced over the line for his second try of the evening with Smith converting superbly for a 30 point lead at 40-10.
Wigan were in firm control against a Hull pack that looked out-of-sorts and punished the hosts further as a quick play the ball on the Hull line saw Sarginson cross for his hat-trick try with Smith missing the conversion but with Wigan now leading 44-10 and certain to have a happy trip home with the two points.
Hull took a short kick-off to try and unnerve Wigan but the Warriors held firm before the next set saw the hosts force a goal-line dropout which saw a fine run result in a try for Talanoa in the corner. Miller kicked a superb conversion to reduce the deficit to 44-16 in front of a crowd of 10,539 at the KC.
Wigan looked to reach 50 points before the hooter but Burgess knocked on and Wigan went on to celebrate a fine win that saw them displace Castleford to move into third place in the table while Hull will need to improve a lot after being humbled by a injury-ravaged Warriors side.
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