Charge Fall in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, AL – The Cleveland Charge (4-5) fell on the road to the Birmingham Squadron (5-5), 126-105, in the first-ever matchup between the two teams.

Cleveland had a trio of 20+ point scorers, led by Sharife Cooper’s 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting with seven assists and five rebounds in 35 minutes.  Isaiah Mobley scored 20 points and nabbed two assists in 23 minutes.  Aleem Ford came off the bench to hit 6-of-15 three-pointers for 20 points in 28 minutes.  Emoni Bates scored 14 points with seven rebounds, seven assists and two blocks in 39 minutes.

The Squadron were paced by Malcolm Hill’s 30 points and eight rebounds in 37 minutes.  Izaiah Brockington scored 29 points on 13-of-19 from the field with 11 rebounds and two steals in 34 minutes.

The Charge continue their road trip with a two-game set at the Osceola Magic beginning Monday, January 22 at 7:00 p.m.  Watch the action live on ClevelandCharge.com and listen to the voice of the Charge, Scott Zurilla, call the game on the iHeartRadio mobile app.  CHECK OUT CHARGE TICKET DEALS & PROMOTIONS HERE!

Fans can stay up-to-date on the latest team news by following: @ChargeCLE on X and Instagram & on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ChargeCLE.

###

ABOUT ROCK ENTERTAINMENT GROUP:

Rock Entertainment Group is the umbrella entity of the teams and venues that are part of Dan Gilbert’s Rock Family of Companies.  It includes the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers, the AHL Cleveland Monsters, the NBA G League Charge and Cavs Legion of the NBA 2K League; the operation of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Legion Lair Lit by TCP home of Cavs Legion in Cleveland and Cleveland Clinic Courts - the Cavaliers’ training and development center in Independence, Ohio. As the unified brand platform, Rock Entertainment Group formally links multiple sports, venues, music, and content properties together to better position them collectively for collaboration, growth and new opportunities, while relentlessly creating amazing experiences for fans, teams, partners, stakeholders and thousands of staff members across the full spectrum of properties.