For the first time in their six-year history as a member of the NBA Development League, the Mad Ants not only had a winning regular season record (27-23), but also qualified for the playoffs as the No. 6 seed.The Mad Ants matched their longest losing streak of the season Friday in a 106-85 setback at Canton, Ohio.
It was the fourth straight loss for the Ants (10-20), who lost four in a row Dec. 22-28, three of which were home games.
The Mad Ants were out-rebounded by Canton (14-16), 51-25, including 17-5 on offensive rebounds. Frank Hassel, a 6-foot-8 forward for the Charge, had 16 rebounds to go along with his 12 points.
Trailing by four points going into the final quarter, the Ants were outscored 35-18 in the final period.
Antonio Graves led six players in double figures for Canton with 21 points.
Ron Howard led the Ants in scoring with 21 points, Darnell Lazare had 19 and reserve guard Devan Downey had 10.
The Ants, whose last victory was Jan. 28 in Tulsa, Okla., return to Memorial Coliseum for a 6 p.m. game Sunday against Springfield, and face Erie at home on Thursday.
