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The Mad Ants' Walt Lemon Jr. goes up for a shot over Rio Grande Valley's Ray Spalding during the first quarter at the Memorial Coliseum on Monday night.

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The Mad Ants' Naz Mitrou-Long tries to get around Rio Grande Valley's Jarred Vanderbilt during the second quarter at the Memorial Coliseum on Monday night.

Rachel Von Stroup | The Journal Gazette

The Mad Ants' Walt Lemon, Jr. shoots the ball over Rio Grande Valley's Ray Spalding during the first quarter at the Memorial Coliseum on Monday night.

Rachel Von Stroup | The Journal Gazette

The Mad Ants' Travin Thibodeaux, right, and Rio Grande Valley's Ray Spalding fight for the ball during the first quarter at the Memorial Coliseum on Monday night.

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The Mad Ants' Naz Mitrou-Long drives to the basket during the first quarter against Rio Grande Valley at the Memorial Coliseum on Monday night.

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The Mad Ants' Brian Bowen II tries to get around Rio Grande Valley's Angel Rodriguez during the first quarter at the Memorial Coliseum on Monday night.

Rachel Von Stroup | The Journal Gazette

The Mad Ants' Naz Mitrou-Long shoots the ball over Rio Grande Valley's Jarred Vanderbilt during the first quarter at the Memorial Coliseum on Monday night.