Three-Point Shooting Lifts Red Claws over BayHawks
January 29, 2016 - NBA G League (G League)
Erie BayHawks News Release
Erie, Pennsylvania, January 29 - The BayHawks fell to the Maine Red Claws 90-102 this evening at Erie insurance Arena.
Omari Johnson opened the game with the hot hand by hitting three three-pointers in the first four minutes of the game to propel the Red Claws to a quick 16-7 lead. The BayHawks responded with a 11-4 run behind two Melvin Ejim steals that led to two easy transition buckets. The score was evened with a little over two minutes left in the first but Coty Clarke hit his second three-pointer in the quarter to get it 28-31 to close. Maine shot 55% from behind the arc in the first.
The Red Claws opened the second quarter with three three-pointers and an Andre Stringer layup to pull the score out to 31-44, forcing a Bill Peterson timeout with 8:29 remaining. The hot shooting continued after the timeout with Clarke and Coron Williams each hitting a three-pointer of their own.
Maine shot 50% from three and 55% from the field to help them out to a 46-58 to close the first half compared to Erie's 29% shooting from three and 45% from the field. Johnson went four of seven from behind the arc to finish the half with 12 points. Levi Randolph hit six of his nine shots for a game-high 14 points going into the half. Adreian Payne put up a team-high 10 points for the BayHawks.
The BayHawks opened the second half with a 12-4 run behind six Adreian Payne points but Johnson knocked down two more three-pointers to end the run and extend the lead back out to 66-72. Maine cooled off only slightly from three, falling to 49%. Nnanna Egwu found success on a couple of hook shots to notch 10 points in the quarter and get the score to 71-74.
The BayHawks completed the comeback with 7:51 left in the fourth when Payne was fouled going up for a layup. The shot fell and Payne hit the free throw to get the score to 82-79. The Red Claws responded with 10-2 run to regain the lead and force another BayHawks timeout after getting the score back out to 95-86 with 2:51 remaining in the game.
Stringer hit another Red Claws three-pointer with 1:32 left and Berry had an easy transition layup off a missed Jordan Sibert three-pointer to seal the game for Maine.
Levi Randolph led the Red Claws with 21 points and six rebounds. Johnson had seven three-pointers to account for all 21 of his points. Clarke added 18 points and eight rebounds. Maine shot 51% from the field and 45% from behind the arc as a team.
Payne had a game-high 27 points and 10 rebounds to post his first double-double with the BayHawks. Egwu posted 18 points to go with six rebounds and four blocks. Erie only knocked down two of their sixteen shots from behind the arc.
The BayHawks are back in action tomorrow night for Mascot Mania with tip-off at 7pm against the Raptors 905. Tickets are available at www.eriebayhawks.com/mascotmania.
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