Regular Season Game 3 - November 30, 2010 CET: 21:30 Local time: 20:30 - CENTRO INSULAR DE DEPORTES

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final 0-0
0-0 Quarter Final 0-0
0-0 Last 16 0-0
1-1 Regular Season 0-2
1-1 Overall 0-2

Referees

Crew Chief
MATTIOLI, GIANLUCA, Italy
Referee
LEFWERTH, OSCAR, Sweden
Umpire
REITER, MORITZ, Germany

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
74.0 Points 71.0
34.5 Rebounds 24.0
11.5 O. Rebounds 7.0
23.0 D. Rebounds 17.0
12.0 Assists 16.0
8.5 Steals 7.0
2.0 Blocks 2.5
14.0 Turnovers 13.0
43.8 % 2PT 47.4 %
35.1 % 3PT 45.7 %
78.0 % FT 84.6 %
78.0 Index 74.0

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
10.5 / Wallace Points 18.0 / HARRIS, RICKY
6.0 / Wallace Rebounds 7.5 / SARAKAUSKAS, VYTAUTAS
2.5 / Wallace OR 2.0 / SARAKAUSKAS, VYTAUTAS
3.5 / Wallace DR 5.5 / SARAKAUSKAS, VYTAUTAS
3.0 / GREEN, TAUREAN Assists 3.5 / WEAVER, D.
2.0 / Carroll Steals 2.0 / SARAKAUSKAS, VYTAUTAS
1.0 / MORAN, JIM Blocks 1.0 / GUMENYUK, ROMAN
2.5 / Carroll Turnovers 3.5 / ZUKAUSKAS, MINDAUGAS
66.7 % / BELLAS, TOMAS JUAN 2PT 100.0 % / MATULIONIS, OSVALDAS
100.0 % / MORAN, JIM 3PT 66.7 % / CEPULIS, ARVYDAS
100.0 % / Carroll FT 100.0 % / SARAKAUSKAS, VYTAUTAS
11.5 / MORAN, JIM Index 19.0 / SARAKAUSKAS, VYTAUTAS

THE TAKE

Upbeat and breathing new life after an impressive win on the road against KK Buducnost last week, Gran Canaria 2014 strolls back to the Centro Insular de Deportes feeling the need to keep the good vibes going and better its record to 2-1 in Group C. In order to do that, it will have to vanquish Siauliai BC, a rival that is still winless in the Eurocup, but came close to edging out a road win last week versus Budivelnik. Gran Canaria’s 90 points were the third-highest total of Week 2, and it was a group effort that won it in the end, as C.J. Wallace and Jaycee Carroll scored 14 points each, while Jim Moran added 11 and Tomas Bellas and Michael Bramos has 10 apiece. It was an improvement over their opening night loss, in which only Taurean Green and high-energy reserve Sitapha Savane produced double-digit scoring numbers. Siaulia’s best performer so far has been guard Ricky Harris, with reserve playmaker Edgaras Stanionis and off guard Darius Gvezdauskas struggling to find the basket. But head coach Antanas Sireika still has options in forwards Mindaugas Zukauskas and Osvaldas Matulionis, although the talented youngster did not play against Budivelnik. Zygimantas Janavicius is easing up into his starter role and feeling comfortable shooting from beyond the arc, so look for him to be aggressive in order to open up spaces for the visiting big men. Tough shot blocker Roman Gumenyuk, up-and-coming David Weaver and soft-shooting Vytaustas Sarakauskas will man the rim, hoping to deny the hosts and lift their team to a maiden Eurocup victory.

REFEREES: Gianluca Mattioli, Oscar Lefwerth, Moritz Reiter
Monday, November 29, 2010
Eurocupbasketball.com

Quotes Head Coaches

Players

Gran Canaria 2014 secured sole possession of second place in Group C with a 92-72 victory over Siauliai on Tuesday. CJ Wallace posted 23 points and 9 rebounds and Xavi Rey had 17 and 8 to lead Granca as it improved to 2-1. The result also dropped Siauliai to 0-3. These two teams will meet again next week in Lithuania. Jaycee Carroll added 16 points and Michael Bramos 10 for the winners. Siauliai was unable to get in a rhythm all game and finally went down in the second half after a 26-11 run by the hosts. David Weaver led Siauliai with 15 points, Mindaugas Zukauskas had 13, Edvinas Ruzgas and Vytautas Sarakauskas added 12 each and guard Ricky Harris scored 11, but committed 7 turnovers.

Siauliai enjoyed a promising start with consecutive baskets by Sarakauskas, but the hosts quickly got in the driver’s seat: Triples by Bramos and Taurean Green were followed by a Wallace layup and another bomb by Bramos to make it 13-8. With a comfortable lead, Gran Canaria worked on establishing a well-balanced attack with 5 first half triples and 13 shots in the paint. Siauliai head coach Antanas Sireika tried to shake things up with Julius Jucikas and Osvaldas Matulionis coming off the bench, but no spark was found in the visiting reserves, as Rey countered for the host’s second unit with 10 first-quarter points. Zukauskas hit a three to start the second and Sarakauskas scored his 8th point to give Siauliai some hope at 28-21. But Gran Canaria tightened the defense, holding the visitors to 14 points in the remainder of the quarter while executing well on offense and getting good penetration, especially from high energy reserve Sitapha Savane, who scored 8 points and corralled 6 boards in 20 minutes of action.

With Gran Canaria moving the ball sharply and creating turnovers on defense, Siauliai needed to refocus at the break and started working the low post more in the second half with a Weaver layup, but Harris followed with consecutive long range bombs to narrow the margin to 53-44, only to watch Wallace re establish the lead with a couple of threes of his own. With Weaver and Carroll adding to the offensive show, it was another triple by Wallace that definitely set the table for the hosts at 66-46. Reenergized by the home crowd and with their second consecutive regular season win well within reach, Gran Canaria stepped it up on defense and finished the quarter emphatically with a Javier Beiran three and Rey dunk for the 79-55 go ahead after a 26-11 run. The big four of Wallace, Rey, Bramos and Carroll did not pull the brakes to start the fourth and, even though Ruzgas joined the double-digit scoring club for the visiting side, Siauliai ultimately lacked the firepower to stay with an inspired Gran Canaria squad.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Eurocupbasketball.com
Referees: MATTIOLI, GIANLUCA (ITA), LEFWERTH, OSCAR (SWE), REITER, MORITZ (GER)
Attendance: 3123 (Tentative)
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Head coach: MARTINEZ, PEDRO
Gran Canaria 2014
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
3FG
M-A
FT
M-A
Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 KLOOS, EWOUD 10:00   0/1 0/2   1   1 1 1     1     -1
5 GREEN, TAUREAN 17:25 5 1/1 1/3         8 2   1   3   11
6 SANTANA, FABIO 3:44     0/1                       -1
7 SAVANE, SITAPHA 20:33 8 3/5   2/4 1 5 6 2 1 2     2 2 11
8 BRAMOS, MICHAEL 24:03 10 2/3 2/6   1 1 2 2 1 1 2   1 1 11
11 BELLAS, TOMAS 18:51 4 2/2       2 2 4 1 2     3 1 7
17 NELSON, SPENCER DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
18 WALLACE, C.J. 22:07 23 4/8 3/6 6/7 5 4 9 1 3       2 7 33
20 MORAN, JIM 19:33 6 0/1 2/4   1 1 2       1   2   4
22 CARROLL, JAYCEE 19:40 16 6/7 1/6 1/2 1 1 2 4 2 1   1 2 1 14
33 BEIRAN, JAVIER 18:01 3 0/2 1/2     4 4               4
41 REY, XAVI 26:03 17 7/10   3/5 3 5 8 1   1 1   4 3 20
Team             2 2               2
Totals 200:00 92 25/40 10/30 12/18 13 25 38 23 11 7 5 2 19 15 115
62.5% 33.3% 66.7%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: SIREIKA, ANTANAS
Siauliai
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
3FG
M-A
FT
M-A
Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 HARRIS, RICKY 20:55 11 1/3 3/5     1 1   1 7 1 1     2
5 ZUKAUSKAS, MINDAUGAS 28:39 13 3/5 1/3 4/4 2 1 3 2   2 1   4 3 12
6 JANAVICIUS, ZYGIMANTAS 31:03 2 0/3 0/2 2/4 2 6 8 4 1 2       4 10
8 STANIONIS, EDGARAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 GVEZDAUSKAS, DARIUS 20:07 7 2/4 1/6     1 1 5       1     5
10 CEPULIS, ARVYDAS 15:17     0/2     3 3   1 2     3   -3
12 MATULIONIS, OSVALDAS 5:18           1 1     1     1   -1
13 RUZGAS, EDVINAS 20:12 12 3/4 2/7   1 1 2   1     1   1 9
14 JUCIKAS, JULIUS 4:51   0/3     1 1 2             1  
15 SARAKAUSKAS, VYTAUTAS 27:39 12 6/10 0/1   3 3 6 4       2 3 2 14
22 PAULIUKENAS, VAIDAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
23 WEAVER, DAVID 25:59 15 5/6   5/8 2 3 5   1 3     4 8 18
Team           4 1 5               5
Totals 200:00 72 20/38 7/26 11/16 15 22 37 15 5 17 2 5 15 19 71
52.6% 26.9% 68.8%
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Head Coaches

MARTINEZ, PEDRO
Gran Canaria 2014
"It was a relatively easy game for us. I think we were serious in defense and that allowed us to have fun in offense. We made the goal which was win by as many points as possible. Our big men were superior to theirs and that helped us to win the game. We also had to play Jim Moran at power forward due to the injury problems we have. Siauliai is a good team and I am sure that in Lithuania we will have a harder game. But we started well. They also started well but we managed to keep on pushing and they went down after a few minutes, that allowed us to win the game well."
SIREIKA, ANTANAS
Siauliai
"Congratulations for Gran Canaria. They played a fast game and did the three-point shots. They played a complete game. We are a young team that still needs to learn many things."
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