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.The visiting Mad Ants broke a two-game losing streak with a 97-93 win over the Sioux Falls SkyForce on Saturday.
Fort Wayne (9-14) outscored Sioux Falls (7-17) 34-25 in the fourth quarter to rally for the win.
The Mad Ants had lost three of four games before the win. Sioux Falls had won two of three.
Gilbert Brown led six Fort Wayne in double figures with 19 points. Tory Jackson and Cameron Jones each had 16 points, Darnell Lazare had 14, Ramon Harris 12 and Darington Hobson 11.
Fort Wayne trailed Sioux Falls 68-63 entering the fourth, but eventually took an 83-79 lead with four minutes remaining.
The Mad Ants overcame 35-of-92 shooting (38 percent) from the field by forcing 23 SkyForce turnovers and outrebounding them 49-39. Brown had nine rebounds, and Lazare added eight.
Sioux Falls was led by Patrick Ewing Jr.’s 20 points.
Fort Wayne finished off a two-game road doubleheader against the SkyForce (losing 106-102 on Saturday), but still have three games on the road.
