The Canton Charge defeated the Bakersfield Jam, 98-95, Thursday night at the Canton Memorial Civic Center. The victory was the Charge's fifth in the last six games.
With the game knotted at 77-77 heading into the final frame, the Canton defense turned up the intensity on the Jam to allow just 18 points on 6-of-24 shooting in the final 12 minutes. The turning point came with the Charge trailing 91-85 and 4:15 left, the hosts clamped down to hold Bakersfield scoreless for 3:59 amidst a 10-0 run to pull ahead for good. Canton helped to seal the deal by hitting 9-of-12 free-throws to close the game.
Six Charge players scored in double figures, including all five starters. Antoine Agudio led Canton with a season-high 23 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line with five rebounds and four assists. Cavaliers' assignee Alex Kirk posted his third double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 boards in 33 minutes of action. Brandon Paul came off the bench to provide 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting with three rebounds in 16 minutes.
Bakersfield's Earl Barron had a monster night, posting 43 points on 18-of-28 shooting with 12 boards in 39 minutes. Casey Prather contributed 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting in 20 minutes of relief off the bench. Mac Koshwal added a double-double of 10 points and 11 boards with two steals in 34 minutes for the Jam.
The Charge wrap up their homestand at the Canton Memorial Civic this Saturday, December 13th at 7:00 p.m. against the Delaware 87ers (Philadelphia 76ers affiliate).
**Canton Charge press release
