The G League season came to an end on Tuesday night for the Pacers' affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, who fell to the Erie BayHawks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, 119-116.
As champions of the Central Division and owners of the second-best record in the Eastern Conference, the Mad Ants secured a bye to the second round of the playoffs. But because the G League playoffs are single elimination up until the Finals (which are best-of-three), one off night was enough to bring an unexpected end to a memorable season.
The BayHawks (Atlanta's affiliate) got off to a fast start on Tuesday, leading by 11 points after the first quarter and maintaining a double-digit cushion for most of the night.