Cleveland Cavaliers fan eats 82 chicken nuggets during Denver Nuggets game

March 23 (UPI) -- Stephan Sharp hit his wall 55 nuggets in.

The Dayton, Ohio resident took up the #MeVsNuggets challenge Wednesday night during the Cleveland Cavaliers' 126-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets. His challenge was to eat more nuggets than points the Nuggets scored.

Sharp should have probably glanced at the Nuggets' average points per game. The team is third in the NBA, averaging 111.5 points per bout. He ran a poll before the game to see if he should attempt the feat. 'Yes' won 60 percent of the vote.

"Cavs gonna need you guys to play some great defense tonight," he tweeted. Sharp said his strategy was to get a quick start and build a lead. He hoped to hold onto that lead in the second half and also "not dying."

He opted for Burger King chicken nuggets.

"First 20 went pretty easy, next 20 not as well. This is going to get ugly," Sharp tweeted.

At the end of the first quarter, Sharp devoured 47 nuggets. The actual Nuggets had 34 points. At 55 nuggets, Sharp said he hit a wall and needed a halftime. He considered dropping out at 69 nuggets, while the Nuggets held a 73-58 lead at halftime.

Sharp said he was playing for pride at 73 nuggets, but aimed for 80 "before I die."

He said he would tap out at 82 nuggets, to match the points scored by Kyrie Irving and LeBron James in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

Sharp said he opted for Burger King for financial reasons. He prefers Wendy's, McDonald's, and Chick-fil-A. He said the 10 nuggets set him back about $1.49 for each order. He bought 110 nuggets, which comes out to about $16.39. The nutritional facts for 110 Nuggets include about 4,730 calories, according to the Burger King Website. That includes about 605mg of cholesterol.

The Nuggets scored a season-low 83 points on Nov. 23 in a loss to the Utah Jazz.