Duane Ticknor, a minor-league coaching veteran who led the Dakota Wizards to back-to-back playoff appearances from 2007 to ’09, will be the next head coach of the Mad Ants.When: 8 p.m. today and Saturday
Where: Tulsa, Okla.
Records: Mad Ants 9-15, Tulsa 12-12
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Mad Ants leaders: Darnell Lazare (18.4 ppg), Lazare (8.1 rpg), Tory Jackson (3 apg)
Tulsa leaders: Jerome Dyson (18.6 ppg), Marcus Lewis (14 rpg), Dyson (4.5 apg)
Key matchup: Lewis is the key member of the 66ers to corral. The difficulty could be that the Ants are without 6-11 Jerrid Famous, who missed Wednesday’s game against Rio Grande Valley and is expected to be out tonight and Saturday.
The skinny: The Ants have been notorious this season for getting off to slow starts, and Wednesday was no exception when they fell behind 30-12 after the first quarter against the Vipers. … Since Steve Gansey took over as the head coach, the Ants are 4-5. … The Ants haven’t won three games in a row, but they have lost three in a row.
