NEW YORK (AP) - NBA owners and players have ended negotiations for the day after meeting for about six hours.

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Both sides had pointed toward Friday as the day they hoped to close the gap on the finances. Owners are insistent on a 50-50 split of revenues, while players last formally proposed they get 52.5 percent, leaving them about $100 million apart annually. Players were guaranteed 57 percent in the previous collective bargaining agreement.

The sides met for 7½ hours Thursday following a 15-hour marathon the previous day.

Without a deal, Stern must decide whether to add more cancellations to the two weeks that have already been lost.