Fort Wayne Grounds BayHawks
March 24, 2011 - NBA G League (G League)
Erie BayHawks News Release
Erie, Pennsylvania, Thursday, March 24, 2011 - The Fort Wayne Mad Ants avenged Tuesday's loss to the Erie BayHawks by returning the favor on Erie's home court as they rolled to a 96-80 win.
Erie struggled early shooting just 8-for-21 from the field in the first quarter, but a solid defensive effort kept the game tight as Fort Wayne clung to a two-point lead heading into the second quarter. The Mad Ants turned up the defense in the second frame forcing eleven Erie turnovers to help take a 46-34 lead at the half.
The BayHawks responded with a big third quarter outscoring the Mad Ants 28-18 to cut Fort Wayne's lead to just two points heading in to the final frame. But Fort Wayne was swift to respond and ran away with the game late to secure the sixteen point win and improve to 22-25 as they try to secure the eighth and final playoff spot. Erie shot just 7-for-21 in the fourth and were just 40% from the field all game as they dropped to 29-17, currently good for fifth place overall.
Erie was led by Nate Linhart and Erik Daniels who scored 17 a piece. Tasmin Mitchell added 16 points and Kyle Goldcamp chipped in 10. Ivan Johnson, Erie's leading scorer, did not play.
Fort Wayne was lead by Chris Kramer who had 25 points, Darnell Lazare added 21, Ron Howard chipped in 17 and Ryan Wittman notched 11.
Erie takes on the Iowa Energy on Friday night at 7 pm at the Tullio Arena, while Fort Wayne returns home to face New Mexico on Sunday at 5 pm.
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