Rookies’ big fourth quarter leads Ants to win

March 01--ERIE, Pa. -- Credit the Mad Ants' latest win to the fourth-quarter freshness of Trey McKinney-Jones and Jamaal Franklin.

McKinney Jones and Franklin combined for 25 fourth-quarter points as the Mad Ants erased a tie game and pulled away for a 112-102 win over the Erie BayHawks on Friday at the Erie Insurance Arena.

McKinney Jones, an Ants rookie, scored 13 of his 19 points in the final period and Franklin, a rookie on assignment from the Memphis Grizzlies, scored 12 of his 18 in the final period. Both had big-momentum dunks. McKinney-Jones finished with a double-double, pulling down 11 rebounds. Franklin led the Ants with six assists.

The win improved the Ants to 22-14 and kept them within a half game of the Canton Charge in the NBA Development League East Division. Fort Wayne plays Iowa (21-11) at 7:30 tonight at Memorial Coliseum.

Tony Mitchell also 19 points, Ron Howard 16, Matt Bouldin 15 and Will Frisby 14 in the win at Erie. Sadiel Rojas pulled down a team-high 13 rebounds.

Former Purdue University guard Lewis Jackson scored 14 points with 14 assists for Erie (11-25).

MAD ANTS 112, ERIE 102

Fort Wayne--24--32--22--34----112

Erie--28--29--21--24----102

Fort Wayne: McKinney-Jones 5-15 9-10 19, Mitchell 6-12 6-7 19, Frisby 6-10 2-2 14, Rojas 4-10 0-0 9, Howard 6-10 3-4 16, Harris 0-6 2-3 2, Bouldin 5-11 3-5 15, Franklin 8-13 2-4 18. Totals 40-87 27-35 112.

Erie: Downs 3-8 0-0 6, Davis 9-19 5-5 25, Jones 0-0 2-2 2, Suggs 6-18 2-2 17, Jackson 5-10 3-4 14, Brownlee 8-15 0-0 18, Jennings 3-5 0-0 6, White 7-10 0-0 14, Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 41-85 12-13 102.

Three-point goals: FW/5-25 (Bouldin 2-5, Howard 1-1, Mitchell 1-3, Rojas 1-4, Frisby 0-1, McKinney-Jones 0-3, Harris 0-6, E/8-27 (Suggs 3-10, Davis 2-4, Brownlee 2-7, Jackson 1-2, White 0-1, Downs 0-3). Rebounds: FW/48 (Rojas 13, McKinney-Jones 11), E/36 (Davis 7, Jackson 7). Assists: FW/22 (Franklin 6), E/27 (Jackson 14). Steals: FW/8 (Bouldin 3), E/7 (Davis 3). Turnovers: FW/14, E/16. Total fouls: FW/18, E/26. Attendance: 3,438.

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