Jalen Bridges drilled a 3-pointer from the left corner to reach the target score in overtime Saturday night as the Maine Celtics earned a 112-109 victory over the Capital City Go-Go at the Portland Expo.
Maine center Amari Williams set a career high for the second straight night, finishing with 33 points to go with 16 rebounds. Max Shulga scored 16 points, Bridges finished with 15 and Kendall Brown had 13.
Skal Labissiere led the Go-Go with 29 points.
The Celtics trailed 101-91 with just over five minutes left in regulation, but Williams scored eight points during a 12-0 run to put Maine in front. Capital City eventually forced overtime when Kadary Richmond sank 1 of 2 free throws with 17 seconds remaining.
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