Gray, Johnson Lead Fort Wayne as Mad Ants Fall in Final Seconds
February 23, 2019 - NBA G League (G League)
Indiana Mad Ants News Release
Fort Wayne, Ind. - The Canton Charge (15-23) defeated the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, 100-99, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Saturday night.
Rob Gray and Omari Johnson each led the Mad Ants with 28 points on the night. Johnson poured in seven made 3-point shots in the first half to help the Mad Ants build a 24-point lead before halftime. 19 of Gray's 28 points came in the second half.
Saturday was the third consecutive game Johnson finished with 28 points and 10 made field goals.
The Charge outscored Fort Wayne 57-34 in the second half to take a 2-1 series lead against Fort Wayne this season. Canton used a 13-2 run to begin the fourth quarter to shrink the deficit to one.
After jostling for the lead the rest of the way, the Mad Ants took the advantage back with 11.6 seconds remaining in the game after a putback layup from Davon Reed.
After a missed jumpshot from Levi Randolph went out of bounds with 5.2 seconds remaining, the Charge earned one final heave at the basket to win. Jaron Blossomgame wiggled his way through traffic to put back a layup as the clock expired off a missed basket from Scoochie Smith.
Stephan Hicks and Ike Nwamu were the other Mad Ants (19-20) to finish in double figures on the night.
Blossomgame led all Canton scorers with 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds. JaCorey Williams sparked the Charge off the bench with 22 points and seven rebounds.
Malik Newman and Sir'Dominic Pointer chipped in 14 points each off the bench for Canton.
The two teams will meet in Canton on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. to conclude the season series.
Tickets are available for the next Mad Ants home game on Friday, March 8 for "Faith & Family Night" by visiting ftwaynemadants.com or calling 260-469-4667.
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