Regular Season Game 10 - January 22, 2008 CET: 20:00 Local time: 19:00 - CENTRO INSULAR DE DEPORTES

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final 0-0
0-0 Semi-Final 0-0
0-0 Quarter Final 0-0
0-0 Last 16 0-0
0-0 Last 32 0-0
7-2 Regular Season 6-2
7-2 Overall 6-3

Referees

Crew Chief
PITSILKAS, NIKOLAOS, Greece
Referee
MOUZAKIS, COSTAS, Greece
Umpire
DRABIKOVSKY, VOLODYMR, Ukraine

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
81.2 Points 86.8
35.0 Rebounds 35.1
11.2 O. Rebounds 10.3
23.8 D. Rebounds 24.8
13.1 Assists 14.9
10.2 Steals 8.1
3.9 Blocks 1.1
12.6 Turnovers 15.7
54.3 % 2PT 57.4 %
33.5 % 3PT 36.2 %
70.1 % FT 75.6 %
92.0 Index 94.4

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
15.9 / ENGLISH, CARL Points 17.2 / WILSON, LAMAYNE
6.3 / SAVANE, SITAPHA Rebounds 7.1 / NSONWU, U.
2.3 / FREELAND, JOEL OR 3.0 / TROUTMAN, CHEVON
4.4 / SAVANE, SITAPHA DR 4.9 / NSONWU, U.
2.7 / NORRIS, MARCUS Assists 3.9 / JEANNEAU, AYMERIC
2.1 / NORRIS, MARCUS Steals 1.6 / WILSON, LAMAYNE
1.6 / SAVANE, SITAPHA Blocks 0.4 / WILSON, LAMAYNE
2.1 / NORRIS, MARCUS Turnovers 2.9 / JEANNEAU, AYMERIC
71.4 % / FERNANDEZ, MARIO 2PT 75.0 % / JACKSON, EDWIN
44.4 % / NORRIS, MARCUS 3PT 50.0 % / TROUTMAN, CHEVON
100.0 % / PEREZ, S. FT 100.0 % / JACKSON, EDWIN
14.3 / SAVANE, SITAPHA Index 18.4 / WILSON, LAMAYNE

THE TAKE

First place is up for grabs in Group G as Gran Canaria hosts Asvel Basket - with the winner taking top honors. Head coach Salvador Maldonaldo's Gran Canaria extended its winning streak to four games with a hard-fought victory at Panionios to move to 7-2. The Spanish side shot 54% from the floor and held Panionios to just 44% for the game while forcing 17 turnovers. Shooting guard Carl English led the way with 17 points and 5 rebounds as all five starters scored in double figures. Playmaker Marcus Norris collected 12 points, 9 assists and 4 steals while forward Sitapha Savane had 16 points and 7 rebounds. While the production from his first five was first-class, Maldonaldo may be concerned about his bench, which produced just 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Maldonaldo has been fighting to find a balance between his bench and starters all season, and in Gran Canaria's Week 5 loss at Asvel two starters and two reserves scored in double figures. The one constant has been English, who will need a big game for Grupo Dunas to win. Asvel meanwhile set up the first place showdown with a home victory over Slask Wroclaw to improve to 6-3. Head coach Yves Baratet's French side shot 54% from the floor and held Slask to just 43% in grabbing the win. Power forward Lamayne Wilson and small forward Robert Conley both tallied 22 points and center Uchenna Nsomwu had 13 points and 6 rebounds. And that was enough for Baratet's Asvel, which gave up just 9 points in the first quarter and won the game with a 32-14 advantage in the third period. With first place up for grabs, expect a top-notch battle in Spain.
Monday, January 21, 2008
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Players

Kalise Gran Canaria wrapped up first place in Group G by outlasting Asvel Basket 89-93 in the last game of the regular season. Gran Canaria remained unbeaten at home and improved to 8-2, which also guarantees the club a spot as a top seed in the Last 32 draw. Asvel, which would have won the group with a win, finished in second place at 6-4. The hosts used an 11-0 run in the opening period led by the trio of Nik Caner-Medley, Sitapha Savane and Carl English to take a double-digit lead and would never trail again. However, despite trailing by 17 in the second period, Laurent Foirest and Lamayne Wilson cut the Asvel deficit to 45-40 by halftime. It was more of the same in the second half, as the home team built a 21-point advantage only to see Asvel come back again. Robert Conley helped the visitors within 75-72 early in the fourth quarter and Asvel kept it close from that point. But in the end, Asvel didn’t have enough left in the tank and Gran Canaria’s Marcus Norris and English made the critical free throws to ice the win. Norris finished with a ULEB Cup career-high 23 points and Caner-Medley posted 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead Gran Canaria. English added 12 points and 7 assists and Savane had 11 points and 8 boards. Wilson finished with 26 points, Conley scored 25 and Foirest added 11 in defeat.

Caner-Medley scored the game’s opening points on the offensive glass before Uche Nsomwu matched him for Asvel. Savane and Norris pushed Gran Canaria ahead, but Nsomwu kept the visitors close. Two more baskets by Savane ignited what turned into an 11-0 charge that also featured a triple and 2 assists from English and 2 more baskets by Caner-Medley as the hosts went ahead 19-8. The lead grew to 13 on an English triple. The best efforts of Conley kept Asvel from falling further behind, but Gran Canaria still led 32-19 after 10 minutes. Baskets by Joel Freeland and Kornel David stretched the hosts’ advantage to 40-23, but Asvel didn’t give in. Back-to-back Foirest three-pointers and another from Wilson keyed a 1-13 charge to finish the half as the visitors got back in the game at 45-40 at halftime. Gran Canaria opened the second half with triples from Sergio Perez and Norris to regain a double-digit advantage. Wilson and Nsomwu fired back, but a pair of Caner-Medley scores and another Norris triple soon had the hosts leading by 66-47. The lead reached 21 on a Freeland basket, but 7 consecutive points from Wilson and a bucket from Chevy Troutman ended the third quarter with Asvel within 73-61. The visitors continued their charge as the fourth quarter got underway. A three-point play from Conley, followed by a Yohann Sangare hoop and the 6 points from Wilson with only a basket from Kornell in response made it 75-72. Norris came through with a clutch triple and Caner-Medley added a timely basket while Nsomwu missed twice on the other end as the hosts went ahead 81-74. After a timeout, Troutman and Conley trimmed the gap a bit more, but free throws by Norris and English sealed the win and first place for the home side.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
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Referees: PITSILKAS, NIKOLAOS (GRE), MOUZAKIS, COSTAS (GRE), DRABIKOVSKY, VOLODYMR (UKR)
Attendance: 3500
By Quarter1234
Kalise Gran Canaria32132816
Asvel Basket19212122
End of Quarter1234
Kalise Gran Canaria32457389
Asvel Basket19406183
Head coach: MALDONADO, SALVA
Kalise Gran Canaria
# 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
7 SAVANE, SITAPHA 27:23 11 5/7   1/2 3 5 8   2 1     2 1 16
9 DAVID, KORNEL 10:58 6 2/3 0/1 2/2 2 2 4     1     2 1 6
11 GUERRA, ROBERTO 14:35 2 1/5 0/3   1   1 1   1         -4
13 NORRIS, MARCUS 27:49 23 3/4 4/8 5/8   3 3 2 3 1 2   1 7 30
14 PEREZ, SERGIO 16:49 8 1/1 2/4         3   1     2   6
19 FREELAND, JOEL 12:37 7 3/4   1/2 3 5 8     2     1 2 12
20 MORAN, JIM 19:45   0/1 0/2   2 1 3 1 1   1 1 3   -1
22 CANER-MEDLEY, NIK 28:57 20 9/15 0/2 2/4 5 5 10   1 1     2 3 21
23 ENGLISH, CARL 28:51 12 2/6 2/5 2/2   1 1 7   2   1 2 3 11
25 BALDO, VICTOR DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
34 FERNANDEZ, MARIO 12:16   0/1 0/1   2   2 1   1     1 2 1
Team           1 1 2               2
Totals 200:00 89 26/47 8/26 13/20 19 23 42 15 7 11 3 2 16 19 100
55.3% 30.8% 65%
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: BARATET, YVES
Asvel Basket
# 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
5 NSONWU, UCHENNA 28:16 8 4/9   0/2   3 3     2     3 3 2
6 WILSON, LAMAYNE 35:16 26 5/6 5/7 1/1 3 2 5   3 1     1 1 30
7 FOIREST, LAURENT 13:17 11 0/2 3/4 2/2           1     1 1 7
8 TROUTMAN, CHEVON 29:49 7 2/4   3/4 2 5 7 1 2 1 1   1 2 15
9 JEANNEAU, AYMERIC 16:41   0/2 0/1   1   1 2 2     1 5   -4
10 CONLEY, ROBERT 33:54 25 5/8 1/5 12/13 1 3 4 1 2 2   1 3 8 26
11 EITO, ANTOINE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 DIAKITE, NOUHA 6:58           1 1     1       1 1
15 JOSS-RAUZE, KEVIN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
17 CAKAREVIC, MARKO 1:01 2 1/1     1   1               3
18 JACKSON, EDWIN 9:42 2 1/3 0/1     2 2 1   2     1   -1
20 SANGARE, YOHANN 25:06 2 1/2 0/3     3 3 3 2 5 1 1 4   -3
Team           1 1 2               2
Totals 200:00 83 19/37 9/21 18/22 9 20 29 8 11 15 2 3 19 16 78
51.4% 42.9% 81.8%
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