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Charge Fall to 905 in OT

By Cleveland Charge Staff /March 2, 2021

ORLANDO, FL – The Canton Charge (4-8), powered by the Cleveland Cavaliers, dropped a hard-fought 125-124 OT contest to the Raptors 905 (9-3) on Monday afternoon at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World.

The Charge held a seven-point lead with 2:39 left after an Aaron Epps triple, but the Raptors 905 battled back into it with a 14-5 run to pull ahead 117-115.  On the ensuing possession, Sheldon Mac drove to the basket and dished to a cutting Marques Bolden for the dunk with two seconds left that would send the game into overtime.

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Canton was the first to strike in the OT period with a free throw from Bolden, but the Raptors responded with back-to-back threes that would put them up for good. Cavaliers Two-Way Brodric Thomas knocked down two threes in the final 10 seconds, but it wasn’t enough to get over the hump.

Thomas paced Canton’s offense with 24 points, seven assists, seven rebounds, and two blocks in 38 minutes. Sheldon Mac added 20 points and six assists in 32 minutes for his 7th 20+ scoring game this season, while Malachi Richardson came off the bench for a season-high 19 points, shooting 50% from behind the arc (5-10), in 32 minutes. Marques Bolden tallied his first double-double of the year with 18 points and 13 rebounds along with two blocks. Veteran Levi Randolph rounded out the double-digit scorers with 17 points and three steals in 35 minutes of action.  Canton was quick on the transition offense, tallying 22 fast break points and scoring 36 points off of 18 turnovers.

Henry Ellenson led all scorers with for 31 points, including eight threes, in 32 minutes off the bench, followed by Nik Stauskas with 22 points in 32 minutes. Matt Mooney recorded a double-double with 17 points and 13 assists, plus six steals, in 40 minutes while Alize Johnson notched 14 points and 13 rebounds in 29 minutes.

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The Charge return to action on Wednesday morning, taking on the Delaware Blue Coats at 11:00 a.m.  – Watch live on FOX Sports Ohio or listen along on 99.7 FM, Canton’s New Country!  Fans can stay up-to-date on the latest team news by following: @CantonCharge on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CantonCharge and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CantonCharge.  Fans can download the new Canton Charge App on their smartphone via the iTunes Store or Google Play Store.

Become a member of Charge Nation and be there when the action returns to the Canton Memorial Civic Center! For more info, visit www.CantonCharge.com or call 866-444-1944.  The Canton Charge are part of the Cleveland Cavaliers organization and are also owned by a group led by Cavaliers Chairman and Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. The group also owns and operates the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League, who play their games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland.