2010-11Regular SeasonRound 4
December 07, 2010 CET: 17:15
Local time: 18:15 SIAULIAI ARENA
Xavi Rey - Gran Canaria 2014 (photo BC Siauliai)Gran Canaria 2014 took a big step forward in the direction of the Last 16 by taking a 70-89 road win over Siauliai in Lithuania on Tuesday. Gran Canaria's third consecutive victory gave it a 3-1 record in Group C while Siauliai was eliminated from Top 16 contention with a 0-4 record. Jaycee Carroll led the way with 17 points for the visitors, who played without their top scorer and rebounder, forward C.J. Wallace. Taurean Green and Spencer Nelson followed with 13 points each while Tomas Bellas added 10. For Siauliai, the former Euroleague champion Mindaugas Zukauskas had great accuracy from beyond the arc, hitting 6 of 8 three-pointers to finish with 20 points. He also added 5 assists, one more than Zygimantas Janavicius, who also scored 19 points. Siauliai blasted off on a 23-7 run to start the game, but Gran Canaria made with a just-as-loud 5-21 response in the second quarter to tie at 28-28. Gran Canaria's next big run, 4-15, meant a 44-45 lead on a three-pointer by Jim Moran, and the visitors never looked back.

Edvinas Ruzgas was assisted by Janavcius on a basket to make it 8-2 for Siauliai after 3 minutes. Carroll responded for Gran Canaria, but a new 8-0 run by the hosts, with Ruzgas on fire from downtown, gave a 16-4 cushion to the home team. Zukauskas pumped up the crowd by scoring another long-distance shot to make it 19-7. Only a basket to end the quarter by Javier Beiran let Gran Canaria get as close as 23-9 after 10 minutes. The visitors changed their tune quickly with a 9-0 start to the second quarter as Moran's three-pointer closed the gap to 23-18. Janavicius responded from long distance, but Gran Canaria remained hot as Carroll's mid-range jumper cut the difference to 26-25. Janavicius again kept Siauliai in charge, but Xavi Rey made 1 of 2 free throws to cap Gran Canaria's 5-21 run with a 28-28 tie on the scoreboard. Janavicius remained the only man scoring for the hosts, giving Siauliai a 31-28 advantage at halftime.

Mindaugas Zukauskas - Siauliai  (photo BC Siauliai)David Weaver posted a layup assisted by Janavicius for the 38-30 early in the third quarter before the Spaniards answered with back-to-back three-pointers by Carroll to close within 40-38. Rey again from the foul line tied it 42-42,and one more time Janavicius gave his side a lead back with a layup. But Moran, from beyond the arc, gave is team its first advantage at 44-45 and soon Green increased it. Soon . Micheal Bramos and Rey were extending the visitors' lead to 48-55 before Cepulis hit free throws to end the third quarter at 52-57. Zukauskas buried one of his three-pointers to start the final quarter, but Bellas and Beiran were ready with their own points to push the visitors further ahead, 55-63. Vytautas Sarakauskas slammed to keep Siauliai as close as 62-66, but Bellas and Carroll combined then to rejected any attempt by Siauliai to come back. Beiran gave Gran Canaria its first first double-digit margin at 62-72 on a pair of free throws. Nelson capped his team's late 2-15 run with win-clinching free throws 64-81, by which time Siauliai was already eliminated and Gran Canaria looking strong with its third straight victory.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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Referees: FACCHINI, FABIO; SHARRO, LAHDO; BISSANG, JOSEPH
Attendance: 2350 (Tentative)
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  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 HARRIS, RICKY 19:55 4 1/2 0/3 2/2       1 1 1 1   2 3 3
5 ZUKAUSKAS, MINDAUGAS 33:57 20 0/2 6/8 2/2 6   6 5 1 3     4 2 23
6 JANAVICIUS, ZYGIMANTAS 32:21 19 5/7 3/6   3 1 4 4 2 3   1 3 1 18
8 STANIONIS, EDGARAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 GVEZDAUSKAS, DARIUS 2:11   0/2               1         -3
10 CEPULIS, ARVYDAS 16:49 4 0/1 0/2 4/6 1   1 1       1   3 3
11 GUMENYUK, ROMAN 5:40 2 1/2   0/1 1 1 2             1 3
12 MATULIONIS, OSVALDAS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13 RUZGAS, EDVINAS 26:09 5 1/6 1/5     3 3     3 1   2 1 -4
15 SARAKAUSKAS, VYTAUTAS 29:00 6 3/5       6 6 4   4 1   3 1 9
23 WEAVER, DAVID 25:42 8 4/7 0/2 0/1   3 3 1   3     5 3 1
33 DELAS, MARIO 8:16 2 1/3   0/1 1   1 1 1     1 4   -3
Team           1   1     1          
Totals 200:00 70 16/37 10/26 8/13 13 14 27 17 5 19 3 3 23 15 50
        43.2% 38.5% 61.5%
Head coach: SIREIKA, ANTANAS
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
Gran Canaria 2014
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 KLOOS, EWOUD 1:58                         1   -1
5 GREEN, TAUREAN 21:34 13 2/3 1/5 6/6   1 1 5 1 2 1   1 5 18
7 SAVANE, SITAPHA 20:12 7 3/5   1/2 1 1 2 3 2       3 2 10
8 BRAMOS, MICHAEL 18:33 7 1/1 1/4 2/2   2 2   1 2 1 1 2 1 4
11 BELLAS, TOMAS 16:47 10 3/4 1/2 1/2   1 1 4   1   1 2 1 9
17 NELSON, SPENCER 34:44 13 2/6 2/2 3/4 3 3 6 1 1 1     1 5 19
18 WALLACE, C.J. DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 MORAN, JIM 15:50 6   2/3 0/2   3 3     1     2 2 5
22 CARROLL, JAYCEE 22:25 17 4/8 3/7 0/1 1 2 3 1 2 1   1   1 13
33 BEIRAN, JAVIER 22:57 7 1/2 1/2 2/2 1 5 6   2 3     1 2 11
41 REY, XAVI 25:00 9 2/3   5/6 1 2 3   1 2     2 4 11
Team           3 2 5           1   4
Totals 200:00 89 18/32 11/25 20/27 10 22 32 14 10 13 2 3 16 23 103
        56.3% 44% 74.1%
Head coach: MARTINEZ, PEDRO

Head Coaches

SIREIKA, ANTANAS
Siauliai
"They played on a different level: faster, smarter. It was no accident that they won against Real Madrid. We lacked physical and psychological strength as well."
MARTINEZ, PEDRO
Gran Canaria 2014
"Siauliai started very well, but our defense was better, and in the second half of the game, our three-point shots reached the goal."

Players

JANAVICIUS, ZYGIMANTAS
Siauliai
"They were very patient on defense and they took the advantage. We lost all that we gained in the first half of the game."
BELLAS, TOMAS
Gran Canaria 2014
"We are happy because we won and it's an important victory. At the beginning of the match, we were sleepy, but we kept working hard."
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