Jaycee Carroll scored 22 points, but none more important than 2 game-winning free throws in the closing seconds as Gran Canaria 2014 survived a thrilling fourth quarter to register a 78-79 road win over Turk Telekom. Granca seemingly had it wrapped up with a 15-point lead midway through the third quarter, but Lamayne Wilson and Bekir Yarangume led an 11-0 finish to the quarter and set up a fantastic fourth quarter, which featured eight ties and six lead changes before the dust settled and Carroll hit the clutch free throws. The win saw Gran Canaria improve to 3-2 in Group L and potentially clinch a Quarterfinals berth depending on the result between Crvena Zvezda and CEZ Nymburk later in the day. Meanwhile Telekom dropped to 1-4 and lost its last hopes of advancing. James Augustine came up big with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the winners, while Marcus Norris added 11 points and 4 assists and Josh Fisher scored 10. Wilson paced Telekom in defeat with 25 points, Huseyin Besok posted 15 points and 10 boards, Soner Senturk scored a career-best 13 plus 7 assists and Yarangume finished with 12.

Carroll started the ball rolling for Gran Canaria, but Wilson connected from downtown to soon put the hosts ahead. The early minutes were close and the score was tied at 7-7 after a Sitapha Savane layup. Kris Lang pushed Telekom up 7-11 before a rain of threes in a row from Jim Moran, Norris and Carroll put the visitors ahead for good. Wilson responded with a three, but a pair of baskets from Norris and Augustine gave Granca a comfortable cushion. It reached 14-22 when Augustine sank free throws. Yarangume trimmed the deficit to 3 with a three-pointer, but Daniel Kickert ended the quarter with a basket to make it 21-26 for Granca. Fisher took his turn in the spotlight with 5 points to open the second quarter, giving his team a double-digit lead. Senturk and Besok tried to rally the home side, but a Melvin Sanders three kept Gran Canaria in control. Besok even stepped outside for a triple only to see Carroll better him with a four-point play. Augustine added a layup as the visitors took a 39-52 lead into the halftime break.

Augustine stretched the lead to 15 with the first basket of the second half and Kickert later made it 16 at the midway point of the third quarter as all signs pointed to a Gran Canaria victory. However Turk Telekom had other plans. After Will McDonald scored on the offensive glass to make it 50-64 with three minutes remaining in the quarter, the visitors were held scoreless as Wilson and Yarangume teamed for 10 of Telekom’s 11 unanswered points. Yarangume completed the comeback with a three-pointer at the start of the fourth quarter. Norris put Granca back ahead, but Besok tied it and Wilson put the home team ahead for the first time since the opening minutes. But the drama was just getting started. The game seemed to be tied or see the lead change hands on almost every possession. Norris made it 68-70 for the visitors, but Yarangume had Telekom up 72-70. Fisher made it 72-74 before Wilson had Telekom up 76-74. Augustine tied the score at 77-77 from the line with a minute left. Wilson got back to the line and put Telekom ahead, but made only 1 of 2 free throws. Carroll took advantage by drawing a foul and sinking the 2 game-winning free throws.