CHICAGO, Il — The Maine Red Claws, presented by Unum, could not rebound from a slow start as they fell to the Windy City Bulls Monday night, 103-89 at the Sears Centre, dropping to 24-17 on the season. 

Demetrius Jackson, on assignment from the Boston Celtics, led Maine with 17 points (6-16 shooting) and 9 assists while grabbing 6 rebounds. Marcus Georges-Hunt added 16 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, while Jalen Jones and Cameron Ayers each added 11 points in the loss. Abdel Nader, who finished the game with 10 points, left the game in the 1st half with an injury and did not return.

In the fourth quarter, Maine started strong cutting the lead down to 17 early on, 80-63 after a baseline jumper from Jones. Maine was trying to get close, but their attempts were continually thwarted in the quarter as they found themselves trailing by 21, 89-68 with 8:00 to play. Demetrius Jackson hit a corner three-pointer and a layup on the next possession to cut the Bulls lead down to 14, 92-78 with 4:35 left to play in the game. Wesley Saunders made an easy layup to bring the Bulls lead back to 18 points as Maine was pulling close late in the quarter. After a slow start for Maine, they could not pull any closer than 13 points in this one, as they fell to Windy City 103-89 to complete their road trip. Maine finished the game shooting 38% (33-86) from the floor, 28% (11-39) from downtown, and 9-11 from the line. Windy City was 48% (41-86) from the floor, 29% (7-24) from deep, and 12-18 from the free throw line.

Maine returns home Thursday, for a 7 p.m. showdown with Westchester at the Portland Expo. Tickets for all remaining home games are on sale now by calling 207-210-6655 or visiting www.maineredclaws.com.