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Charge Hold off Energy for Fourth-Straight Win

January 26, 2013 - NBA G League (G League)
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The Canton Charge won their fourth-consecutive game with a 107-101 victory over the Iowa Energy in front of a season-best crowd of 3,703 at the Memorial Civic Center on Saturday night. Canton has now won 11 of their last 13 games in improving to 17-10 on the season, while Iowa dropped to 6-18. The Charge will finish the year with the 4-1 edge in the season series between the two teams.

Iowa pulled out to a 26-21 first quarter lead thanks to their efficient work on offense, hitting 12-of-19 shots from the field for 63%. Paul Harris led the way for the Energy with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the opening period. The Charge opened the second quarter with a 15-3 run and to pull ahead for a 36-29 lead at the midway point. It was back-and-forth the rest of the half, with Canton outscoring Iowa 30-21 in the second and ultimately holding a 51-47 lead at the intermission.

The Charge were able to increase their advantage in the third by using the fast break to maximize their opportunities, outscoring the Energy 27-22 due to 11-of-16 shooting for 69% and held a 78-69 lead heading into the game's final 12 minutes. Iowa surged with a 9-2 run in the first 2:47 of the fourth quarter to cut Canton's lead down to 80-78. The Energy would never get any closer after the Charge countered the run by hitting six of their next seven shots to pull ahead by ten points and put the game away.

JaJuan Johnson paced Canton with 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting with six rebounds and three blocks in 37 minutes in his first start with the Charge. Jorge Gutierrez notched his second double-double of the year with 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting with a season-high 10 assists in 35 minutes. Kyle Gibson scored 14 points with four rebounds and two steals in 27 minutes. Josh Selby provided 12 points, six rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes off the bench. In his first game back since missing the last nine, Arinze Onuaku added nine points and seven rebounds in 17 minutes of relief.

All five Iowa starters scored in double figures, led by Harris' game-high 25 points on 12-of-17 shooting with 12 rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block in 38 minutes. Chris Wright tallied a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists in 40 minutes. Morris Almond poured in 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting with two steals in 34 minutes. Othyus Jeffers and Quincy Miller contributed 18 and 13 points respectively to round out the starting five. The Energy outscored the Charge 64-44 in the paint.

Canton will next host the Erie BayHawks on Wednesday, January 30th at 7:00 p.m. at the Civic Center. Tickets start as low as $7 and fans can receive more information by heading to www.CantonCharge.com.

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