Mad Ants coach Steve Gansey laments over his team's 109-97 loss to the Maine Red Claws on Friday at Memorial Coliseum

What's the difference between the 109-97 Mad Ants loss to Maine on Friday and the 115-109 loss to the Red Claws on Thursday? Six points of one, and a half-dozen of the other.

For the second night in a row, the Mad Ants fell to the Maine Red Claws at Memorial Coliseum. Friday it was 109-97.

Shooting only 39 percent on 20 of 51 accuracy from the floor, the Mad Ants trail Maine 54-48 at the halftime of Friday's D-League game at Memorial Coliseum.

The same teams that played Thursday at Memorial Coliseum will be at it again Friday when Maine plays the Mad Ants.

 The Mad Ants lost the lead with five minutes left in the third quarter and never got it back in a 115-109 loss to the Maine Red Claws on Thursday at Memorial Coliseum.

After scoring 31 points in the Mad Ants' 115-109 loss to Maine on Thursday at Memorial Coliseum, forward Darnell Lazare said he was sick and tired of losing, and he's going to try to convey that message to his young teammates Friday when

Darnell Lazare and Cam Jones have 17 points each as the Mad Ants are leading Maine 58-56 at the half Thursday at Memorial Coliseum.

Well, it has been over two weeks since the Mad Ants have played at home. So that explains the number of new faces that will be on the floor tonight when the team meets Maine.

The Mad Ants have acquired Devan Downey from the available player pool and have waived point guard Tory Jackson due to an injury suffered this week in practice.

The Milwaukee Bucks have recalled rookie guard Darington Hobson (6-7, 210) from the Mad Ants, general manager John Hammond announced today.

The contract of Jarrid Famous, the Mad Ants' 6-foot-11 center who came to the team from a trade with Iowa, has been bought out by a team in South Korea, Ants president Jeff Potter confirmed.

Sadiel Rojas had a double-double for the Mad Ants in a 94-82 victory at Tulsa Saturday.

Darington Hobson recorded a double-double for the Mad Ants in an 87-81 loss at Tulsa on Friday.

A slow start did in the Mad Ants in Texas Wednesday night.

 Monday's fears of the Mad Ants became a Tuesday reality when the team signed 7-foot-1 center Mike Tisdale to fill in for an injured Jarrid Famous.