Pete Nance compiled the first Cleveland Charge triple-double in more than two years on Wednesday afternoon in a 113-105 win over the Indiana Mad Ants at the Gainsbridge Fieldhouse.
Nance , a 2018 Revere High School graduate, scored 27 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out a career-high 12 assists and had no turnovers in 40 minutes. He made 9 of 15 shots from the field, including 5 of 10 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Nance , who played college basketball at Northwestern and North Carolina, is in his first year in the NBA G League.
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Malik Fitts of the Charge scored 27 points with seven rebounds and two steals. Zhaire Smith (14 points, two steals), Aleem Ford (13 points) and Devontae Shuler (12 points) rounded out the starting five who all scored in double digits.
The last Charge player to post a triple double was R.J. Nembhard at Wisconsin on Nov. 8, 2021, when he had 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
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Nance also had a big game on Jan. 6 with 21 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three blocks in the Charge's 116-104 home win over the Santa Cruz Warriors. Rookie Emoni Bates scored a career-high 38 points in the victory.
The Charge's three players on a two-way contract — Bates, Craig Porter Jr. and Isaiah Mobley — are all with the Cavaliers in Paris, France for Thursday's game against the Brooklyn Nets .
Michael Beaven can be reached at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal and is on Twitter at @MBeavenABJ .
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