The Canton Charge fell to the Erie BayHawks, 101-96, at the Memorial Civic Center on Wednesday night. The loss dropped Canton to 20-13, while Erie improved to 18-14. The BayHawks pulled ahead 3-1 in the season series between the two teams with the Charge still leading the East Division overall by 1.5 games.

The Charge raced out to a 29-20 lead after one quarter thanks to sound work on both ends of the floor, hitting 10-of-19 shots for 53 percent while holding the BayHawks to just 5-of-20 from the floor (25 percent). Erie began to come alive in the second quarter by getting into the paint, creating higher-percentage scoring opportunities. The BayHawks scored 20 of their 32 second-period points in the paint while hitting 59 percent of their shots. Canton held on for a 56-52 advantage at the half.

The visitors continued to build momentum after the intermission by locking down defensively, outscoring the Charge 14-6 in the first 7:49 of the third and forcing them out of their offensive rhythm. Erie hit 50 percent of their attempts and ultimately outscored Canton 29-15 to hold an 81-71 lead heading into the final quarter.

With Erie leading 89-77 with 6:24 to play, the Charge would make a quick 8-0 run in a span of 1:59 to cut the deficit to 89-85. Kyle Gibson sprinted down the left side of the court for a driving layup that missed after being contested, and Erie’s ensuing fast break resulted in a D.J. Kennedy 3-pointer to put them back up 92-85. The BayHawks increased their lead to 10 with 1:54 left to play and Canton fought back again with a 7-0 run to pull within three at 99-96. But a foul in the bonus with 14 seconds left allowed Kennedy to hit both attempts and put the game away.

Canton was paced by Josh Selby's 19 points, six rebounds, three assists and one steal in 37 minutes. Ryan Rossiter came off the bench to provide 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting with seven rebounds, one steal and one block in 26 minutes. Gibson finished with 15 points with seven assists in 29 minutes. JaJuan Johnson added nine points, seven rebounds and three blocks in 27 minutes. Both teams combined for 59 free-throws in the game with the Charge hitting 27-of-31 for 87 percent while the BayHawks hit 23-of-28 (82 percent).

Kyle Goldcamp netted a game-high 25 points for Erie with nine rebounds and one steal in 38 minutes. Kennedy poured in 23 points, including 11-of-11 from the free-throw line, with six rebounds, six assists and four steals in 41 minutes. Henry Sims provided 11 points, six rebounds and two blocks before fouling out after 26 minutes. Cory Higgins scored 12 points with five rebounds and a steal in 34 minutes. Each team scored 54 points in the paint.

• BayHawks: Bowdry
• Charge: --

• BayHawks: --
• Charge: Gibson

• Lead Changes: 1
• Times Tied: 4

• Arena: Canton Memorial Civic Center, Canton, OH
• Officials: #31 Karl Lane, #48 Vladimir Voyard-Tadal, #63 Ben Taylor
• Attendance: 2265
• Duration: 2:14