CANTON, Ohio – Jorge Gutierrez and Kyle Weaver each made a pair of free throws down the stretch as the Canton Charge held on for a 103-100 victory against the Maine Red Claws in a D-League game Wednesday night at the Canton Memorial Civic Center.
Weaver made his two for the Charge (26-17) with the score tied at 99 and 21.7 seconds left.
Mark Tyndale had a chance to tie it at 101 after being fouled with 11.9 seconds left. But Tyndale missed the first foul shot and got Maine’s final point on the second to give him 13 for the game.
Tyndale then picked up the foul that led to Gutierrez’s two shots.
Curtis Jerrells (15 points) missed a tying 3-pointer on Maine’s final possession.
Maine (23-22) was behind most of the game and trailed 69-50 with 9:18 left in the third.
The Red Claws closed the quarter with a 28-8 run and headed into the fourth with a 78-77 lead.
Jermaine Taylor led Maine with 34 points. Chris Wright added 14 points.
Arinze Onuaku had 22 points to pace six Canton players in double figures.
The Red Claws travel to Fort Wayne on Thursday for a game against the Mad Ants, and will face the Armor in Springfield on Saturday before meeting the Erie Bayhawks in a home finale March 28.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.