June 18, 2013
Last 16 Game 1 - January 26, 2010 CET: 21:30 Local time: 20:30 - CENTRO INSULAR DE DEPORTES
Gran Canaria 2014 73 - 65 Turk Telekom

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final 0-0
0-0 Quarter Final 0-0
0-0 Last 16 0-0
4-2 Regular Season 3-3
4-2 Overall 3-3

Referees

Crew Chief
ROCHA, FERNANDO, Portugal
Referee
PATERNICO, CARMELO, Italy
Umpire
MATTIOLI, GIANLUCA, Italy

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
70.8 Points 79.8
34.8 Rebounds 29.8
12.8 O. Rebounds 7.5
22.0 D. Rebounds 22.3
14.8 Assists 17.5
9.5 Steals 6.8
2.8 Blocks 2.2
16.0 Turnovers 14.3
49.1 % 2PT 53.2 %
29.1 % 3PT 45.2 %
77.2 % FT 81.9 %
71.3 Index 86.2
Team Stats - Gran Canaria 2014
Team Stats - Turk Telekom

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
12.7 / Carroll Points 19.4 / WILSON, LAMAYNE
8.7 / Augustine Rebounds 7.2 / Dudley
3.5 / Augustine OR 2.2 / Dudley
5.2 / Augustine DR 5.0 / Dudley
3.5 / NORRIS, MARCUS Assists 4.5 / Acik
2.2 / FISHER, JOSH Steals 1.5 / Dudley
1.0 / SAVANE, SITAPHA Blocks 0.8 / Dudley
4.0 / NORRIS, MARCUS Turnovers 2.8 / LANG, KRIS
71.4 % / BELLAS, TOMAS JUAN 2PT 71.4 % / YARANGÜME, BEKIR
41.7 % / NORRIS, MARCUS 3PT 61.8 % / WILSON, LAMAYNE
100.0 % / Carroll FT 100.0 % / Acik
15.0 / Augustine Index 16.7 / Dudley
Team Roster - Gran Canaria 2014
Team Roster - Turk Telekom

THE TAKE

Gran Canaria 2014 hopes to keep its momentum going when it hosts difficult Turk Telekom in both teams' Group L opener on Tuesday night. Gran Canaria is undefeated at home, on a two-game winning streak and in its best momentum so far this season. Telekom just grabbed its first road win and plays Games 2 and 3 at home, so a win in the Canary Islands could be critical for the Turkish powerhouse. The biggest key to this game will arguably be the battle in the paint, as Gran Canaria and Telekom have deep, versatile frontcourts with many options available. Gran Canaria can opt to bang inside with Will McDonald and Sitapha Savane, open the floor with Daniel Kickert at power forward or play more aggressive with blue-collar big man James Augustine. Lamayne Wilson is ready to give Telekom intensity and shooting range. Wilson recorded a Eurocup career-best performance on the road against Gran Canaria with 26 points for Asvel Basket on January 22, 2008. Huseyin Besok and Kris Lang are ready for a physical battle in the paint against Augustine and Savane. Erwin Dudley may be the X-factor for Telekom due to his versatility and post skills against McDonald. Gran Canaria has to fully concerned with stopping former Eurocup champion Demond Mallet, who shares Telekom's point guard duties with Tutku Acik. Marcus Norris must use his experience and on-the-ball defense against Mallet, with Tomas Bellas offering creativity and court sense off the bench. At the same time, Telekom must stop Jaycee Carroll to improve its chances to win. Carroll, a tremendous all-around scorer, will get help from streak shooter Melvin Sanders, hard-nosed forward Jim Moran and defensive combo guard Josh Fisher. Carroll will test his scoring skills against a recovered Serkan Erdogan. Moran will not have it easy against Bekir Yarangume while Umit Sonkol and Soner Senturk will offer intensity and fighting spirit off the bench. Telekom must expect a good game from Erdogan and Wilson, as well as trying to get Savane and McDonald into foul trouble. Gran Canaria must be its usual self in defense and run its offense through Carroll. Expect a very interesting game to open Group L for both teams.

REFEREES: Fernando Rocha, Carmelo Paternico, Gianluca Mattioli
Monday, January 25, 2010
Eurocupbasketball.com

Quotes Head Coaches

MARTINEZ, PEDRO
Gran Canaria 2014
"In this kind of short competition, small details and point differences are crucial. We have to win at home because on the road it will be difficult for everyone. The Last 16 doesn't allow for any mistakes and we have the responsibility to start winning to have our options. Turk Telekom has good three-point shooters, good rebounders that run the court well, they score easily... in other words, they are a complicated team. With athletic players and also lots of experience with players like Serkan Erdogan or Demond Mallet, who can hurt us at any given time. I hope we will have a good turnout for the game as the fans are crucial for us to win this game. A good support from the stands also helps us and at the same time it can intimidate the guests that come to visit."
CAKIROGLU, MERIH
Turk Telekom
"We want to be in the Eurocup finals, and that's why we need an away win no matter what. This first game could be a good opportunity to get that road win. Despite the power that a Spanish team like Gran Canaria 2014 has showed so far, we will travel there to fight and take the win back to Turkey with us."

Players

Sitapha Savane - Gran Canaria 2014Gran Canaria made its home court a fortress to open the Last 16 with a 73-65 victory over Turk Telekom on Tuesday in Group L. Gran Canaria now joins Crvena Zvezda with a 1-0 record atop the group, while Turk Telekom and Nymburk are 0-1. A fourth-quarter run of 13-5 in which James Augustine scored 8 points proved decisive for Gran Canaria. Sitapha Savane led the winners with 15 points while Augustine followed with 13 and Marcus Norris with 11 and 5 assists. Demond Mallet of Turk Telekom led all the scorers with 19 points. Erwin Dudley added 18 with 6 boards and Kris Lang posted a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds. On a night when both teams shot similar percentages from every distance, solid edges in rebounds (36 to 28), steals (11 to 7) and especially assists (21 to 11) made the difference for Gran Canaria.

Mallet scored 7 of Turk Telekom's points as the guests from Ankara went ahead 6-9 after 5 minutes. Norris answered with 5 points in a row of his own, however, to put the hosts ahead 11-9. Lang tied it up before Will McDonald scored a layup assisted by Jaycee Carroll to push Gran Canaria ahead 15-11. Mallet reappeared beyond the arc to give a new lead, 15-17, to the guests as he already had 10 points. A three-pointer from Josh Fisher and another basket from Lang fixed the score at 18-19 for Turk Telekom after 10 minutes. Augustine completed a three-point-play to open the second quarter that put Gran Canaria in front 23-21. Melvin Sanders added a shot from downtown and then assisted Daniel Kickert for the biggest margin yet, 33-24. Lamayne Wilson kept Turk Telekom alive from the three-point land, but Savane found easy points in the open court to keep Gran Canaria ahead, 36-29. Lang closed the first half with a slam, but the scoreboard still showed 36-31 for Gran Canaria.

Norris opened the third quarter scoring from long distance. Lang answered from mid-range, but Jim Moran kept the hosts going until Carroll scored his first bucket of the night to raise the difference to double figures, 44-34. Turk Telekom remained engaged thanks to Dudley, whose next basket made it 46-40 midway through the third quarter. Wilson from beyond the arc cut again the difference again, to 48-45. Both teams struggled then before Gran Canaria found a 6-0 run capped by Josh Fisher to regain a 10-point lead before Tutku Acik Tutku trimmed the difference again to 56-49 after three quarters. Bekir Yarangume did even better for Turk Telekom early in the fourth, tying the score at 56-56 with a three-pointer, but Augustine exploded with back-to-back baskets to another save Gran Canaria from losing the lead. A three-point-play of Savane after a triple from Mallet excited the home crowd, while a new basket by Carroll at 67-61 seemed to put the game in control of the hosts. Dudley scored from the foul line to raise Turk Telekom's hopes but an astonishing dunk from Augustine and his mid-range jumper to follow up suddenly made it 71-63 and ensured the win for the islanders.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Eurocupbasketball.com
Referees: ROCHA, FERNANDO (POR), PATERNICO, CARMELO (ITA), MATTIOLI, GIANLUCA (ITA)
Attendance: 3780
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Turk Telekom19314965
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 FISHER, JOSH 22:40 5 1/2 1/3     1 1 2 2 1   1   3 8
5 AUGUSTINE, JAMES 30:22 13 6/10   1/2 2 2 4 1 4 2     3 3 15
6 ALVARADO, OSCAR DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 SAVANE, SITAPHA 22:28 15 5/9   5/5 1 2 3 1 1 1     3 3 15
11 BELLAS, TOMAS 16:11     0/2         2 1 1       3 3
13 NORRIS, MARCUS 23:49 11 2/5 2/2 1/2   2 2 6 1 3   1 3 2 11
14 KICKERT, DANIEL 12:40 6 3/4       4 4     1     1   7
20 MORAN, JIM 16:28 3 0/1 1/3   1 3 4 1     1   1   5
22 CARROLL, JAYCEE 22:19 4 2/9 0/2   1 2 3 5 1 2       3 5
34 SANDERS, MELVIN 18:56 8 1/1 2/5   1 3 4 2 1       1   11
45 MCDONALD, WILL 14:07 8 3/6   2/2 1 3 4 1   1     2 1 8
Team           5 2 7     1         6
Totals 200:00 73 23/47 6/17 9/11 12 24 36 21 11 13 1 2 14 18 94
48.9% 35.3% 81.8%
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: CAKIROGLU, MERIH
Turk Telekom
# 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 LANG, KRIS 27:15 14 5/11   4/6 4 8 12           3 3 18
5 ERDOGAN, SERKAN 17:58   0/1 0/2         1 1 2     1   -4
6 WILSON, LAMAYNE 32:26 7 1/2 1/4 2/2   5 5 1 2 1 1   2 2 11
9 YARANGÜME, BEKIR 24:02 3 0/3 1/3     1 1 1 2 3   1   2  
11 ACIK, TUTKU 26:15 3   1/3     1 1 2 1 3     3   -1
12 BESOK, HUSEYIN 4:27 1 0/1   1/2           1     2 2 -2
21 AKPINAR, MUTLU DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
34 SENTURK, SONER 4:07           1 1 1             2
35 DUDLEY, ERWIN 29:16 18 6/9   6/6   6 6 1 1 2 1   3 3 22
44 SONKOL, UMIT 5:18                         1   -1
55 MALLET, DEMOND 28:56 19 4/5 3/7 2/2 1 1 2 4   3     3 2 16
Team           1   1     1          
Totals 200:00 65 16/32 6/19 15/18 6 23 29 11 7 16 2 1 18 14 61
50% 31.6% 83.3%
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Head Coaches

MARTINEZ, PEDRO
Gran Canaria 2014
"It was a tough game against a physical team. But it didn't surprise me because that's what we expected. We are at a point in the comptition where we will find no easy things, that's how the Last 16 is. Turk Telekom showed good level and it wasn't such a bad result for them. Now we have to think about the game in Belgrade as Crvena Zvezda has already a road win after its success in Nymburk. We always had the game under control, but there was a moment at the end of the third and fourth quarters in which they showed options of recovery because they are a good team."
CAKIROGLU, MERIH
Turk Telekom
"We knew that Gran Canaria 2014 plays fast at home and we tried for them not to feel comfortable. We took so many quick shots without good shot selection. We also turned the ball over a lot and those two factors never allowed to catch the hosts on the scoreboard. We lost this first game but now we have to home duels in a row and we will give our maximum. If we manage to win the home games, one on the road and defeat Gran Canaria at home by more than 8 points, I think we will advance to the next stage. This is the first game, there's a long way ahead and we have options to continue in the Eurocup. That's our goal."
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