Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas scored a crucial 82-71 win over Asco Slask Wroclaw in the top-class match in Group C on Tuesday. Gran Canaria moved into a three-way tie for first place in the group standings, joining Slask Wroclaw and Asvel Basket with 4-2 records. Next up for Gran Canaria is a trip to Germany to face Ludwigsburg, while Slask hosts Panionios next week. The game was balanced during the first 30 minutes with Gran Canaria leading 59-56, but a 13-4 run early in the last quarter decided the match. Joel Freeland was the main contributor for Gran Canaria with 15 points and 6 rebounds, Kornel David added 12 points, while Sitapha Savane and Sergio Perez had 11 apiece. Dawan Robinson led Asco Slask Wroclaw with 13 points. Gai Deng added 10 points and 6 boards for the visitors, who had a poor night from downtown, making just 2 of 13 from downtown.

Freeland gave Gran Canaria a 13-8 lead before Jared Homan tied it at 15-15. Savane’s jumper from the top of the key made it 17-15 in favor of the hosts at the end of the first quarter. Dawan Robinson started on fire the second quarter put Wroclaw in front 19-23. Robereto Guerra capped an 8-0 Gran Canaria run from downtown to restore the hosts’ lead by the midway point of the quarter. Torrell Martin tied it again at 29-29. The teams exchanged leads before Freeland again scored from short range to make it 38-35 at halftime. Deng tied it early in the third quarter at 39-39, but Carl English from downtown gave another cushion to the hosts. It remained back-and-forth for the remainder of the quarter with Marcus Norris scoring the basket to give Gran Canaria a 59-56 lead after 30 minutes. The beginning of the last quarter was the key to the game, with Gran Canria sparking a 13-4 run capped by Perez from beyond the arc, as the hosts went ahead 72-60, after which Canaria never looked back and maintained a safe cushion till the final buzzer.