2011-12Regular SeasonRound 4
December 06, 2011 CET: 18:00
Local time: 19:00 BANVIT KARA ALI ACAR SPORT HALL
Banvit BK lived to fight long-term in Group E as it handed Gran Canaria its first loss of the season with a resounding 79-54 decision at home in Bandirma, Turkey on Tuesday. Banvit took over the game the second quarter and never looked back while running its record to 2-2. Gran Canaria, which could have qualified early for the Last 16 with a victory, fell to 3-1. Keith Simmons led four double-digit Banvit scorers with 18 points. Kenan Bajramovic added 14 and 10 rebounds for a double-double. Cliff Hammonds had 11 points and dished 7 assists, while Chuck Davis scored 10. Gran Canaria got 13 points from Juan Palacios, but he was the only visiting player to score more than 8 points as Banvit's defense stopped the rest. Banvit outplayed the visitor’s in several categories, especially three-pointers, where it knocked down 11 of 22 shots compared with 7 of 31 by Gran Canaria.

Simmons reeled off Banvit's first 5 points to answer Javier Beiran's early three-pointer for the visitors. After free throws added to the Banvit lead, Gran Canaria found 3 consecutive triples - from Tomas Bellas, Juan Palacios and Beiran - to suddenly pull ahead 8-12. Bajarmovic nailed a shot in response from the arc, while Davis added free throws. After an exchange of layups, the game was knotted at 16-16. Scoring seesawed as Bajramovic buried another triple on the heels of a layup by Marquez Haynes to close the first 10 minutes with the teams still tied 20-20. Izzet Turkyilmaz hit the ground running in the second quarter with a triple among his 5 quick points for Banvit, but Spencer Nelson downed a basket to keep Gran Canaria close 25-22. The hosts bumped the lead to 33-26 as Baris Ermis and Simmons drained shots from downtown, then Cemal Nalga added a layup. Banvit stayed on the gas to open a 41-26 gap, scoring the next 8 points on baskets by Turkyilmaz, Hammonds, Davis and Simmons as Gran Canaria fell silent offensively. The visitors ended their drought with Laurence Experigin's free 4 points, however, Bajramovic's free throws and Nalga’s dunk helped Banvit kept a healthy distance, 45-30, at the half.

Haynes and Xavi Rey scored for Gran Canaria early in the third quarter, but Banvit was unfazed as Ermis and Hammonds put in layups and Simmons shot another laser from downtown for a 52-35 lead. Palacios took over for Gran Canaria, burying 5 straight points, but the Banvit could do no wrong as Hammonds drained a triple while Ermis and Simmons hit layups on the way to a 66-45 advantage after 30 minutes. Taurean Green opened the final 10 minutes with a triple and Michael Bramos another as Gran Canaria sliced the deficit to 68-51. But the visitor’s could only manage 3 points in the game’s next 4 minutes while Banvit continued its barrage from downtown, coasting to 79-54 victory.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Referees: BELOSEVIC, ILIJA; KOWALSKI, MARCIN; CICI, GENTIAN
Attendance: 2130
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Banvit Bandirma
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
4 VEYSELOGLU, ERKAN 19:23 3 1/3   1/1 1 3 4 3 1 1       1 9
6 ERMIS, BARIS 26:25 9 2/2 1/5 2/2   1 1 4 5 2     3 4 14
7 WILLIAMS, LANCE 15:57 3 1/6   1/2 2 1 3   1 1     1 2 1
8 DAVIS, CHUCK 22:10 10 3/4 0/1 4/4   2 2 1   2 1   4 4 10
10 TURNA, YIGITCAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 TURKYILMAZ, IZZET 7:13 7 2/2 1/1     1 1   1       1   8
13 SIMMONS, KEITH 30:33 18 3/4 4/6     5 5     3     3 1 15
15 NALGA, CEMAL 14:15 4 2/3             1 1   1 1   1
22 CINKO, EROLCAN 11:51   0/1 0/2           1       2   -4
25 HAMMONDS, CLIFF 27:23 11 2/3 2/3 1/2 2 2 4 7 1 3 1     3 21
51 BAJRAMOVIC, KENAN 24:50 14 1/2 3/4 3/6 2 8 10 3 1 2     1 5 25
Team             2 2               2
Totals 200:00 79 17/30 11/22 12/17 7 25 32 18 12 15 2 1 16 20 102
        56.7% 50% 70.6%
Head coach: ENE, ORHUN
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
00 HAYNES, MARQUEZ 26:44 6 3/4 0/5     1 1 5 2 3     2   3
5 GREEN, TAUREAN 22:34 7 0/1 1/5 4/4   1 1 1   2     1 3 4
6 MARTINEZ, ROMAN 6:45     0/1           1 1         -1
7 SAVANE, SITAPHA 8:53 4 2/3           1         4    
8 BRAMOS, MICHAEL 17:31 3   1/6     2 2 1   2       2 1
9 PALACIOS, JUAN 25:10 13 3/6 2/8 1/2 4 4 8 2 2 2   1 4 5 13
11 BELLAS, TOMAS 17:26 3 0/2 1/2         3   5     2 3 -1
17 NELSON, SPENCER 14:50 2 1/1 0/1   2   2     1     3 1  
33 BEIRAN, JAVIER 29:00 8 1/2 2/3     3 3   1 4   1 1   4
34 EKPERIGIN, LAURENCE 16:42 6 2/5   2/2 3 2 5     1     1 2 8
41 REY, XAVI 14:25 2 1/1     1 2 3       1   2   4
Team           2   2               2
Totals 200:00 54 13/25 7/31 7/8 12 15 27 13 6 21 1 2 20 16 37
        52% 22.6% 87.5%
Head coach: MARTINEZ, PEDRO

Head Coaches

ENE, ORHUN
Banvit Bandirma
"First of all, I am proud of my players. They have fought until the end of the game. We have found our rhythm offensively and defensively against a very good team. This group is very close and the last two games will be crucial."
MARTINEZ, PEDRO
Gran Canaria 2014
"The first quarter of the game was close, we played OK. However, by the beginning of the second half, we turned too many balls over which created the difference. Banvit played really good and they did not lose their aggressiveness during the game. We have lost our advantage coming from the first game. It is a very close group. We will wait for the last two games."

Players

HAMMONDS, CLIFF
Banvit Bandirma
"We knew that the game would be really tough. However we made it to easier by playing really good defense. There is a good chance for us to make it to the Last 16. We will be definitely look for two wins in the coming games."
PALACIOS, JUAN
Gran Canaria 2014
"Even though we were expecting a tough game we did not expect this result. We could play good defensively and offensively. Lokomotiv Kuban, Banvit and us will fight for the first two places in the group."
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