The Mad Ants kept it close, but it wasn’t enough as 40 percent shooting doomed their efforts.
C.J. Fair led the Mad Ants with 22 points on 8 of 14 shooting followed by Walter Lemon Jr. (5 of 13) and Rakeem Christmas (5 of 11) with 14 points each. Christmas had a double-double with 10 rebounds.
It was a average performance for Christmas as he’sbeen averaging 44.9% shooting on the season and 15.9 points and 7.8 rebounds a game.
At 11-9 the Mad Ants are a full five games back of the Central Division leading Sioux Falls Skyforce.