By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Sasu Salin and Royce O’Neale dropped 19 points each, with the latter also adding 7 rebounds and 6 assists, as Gran Canaria defeated Fuenlabrada 100 – 76 in Las Palmas, grabbing the last remaining ticket to the EuroCup quarterfinals.
Gran Canaria finished second in Group E and will face Hapoel Jerusalem, that beat Nizhny Novgorod earlier, in the next stage.
After a balanced first half (47 – 47) coach Casimiro’s team became particularly dominant, assuming a 74 – 61 control at the end of the third quarter. The guests made it a single-digits game, 79 – 70 but then their opponents once again build a strong lead which they kept for the remainder of the match.
Marko Popovic had 15 for Fuenlabrada and became the all-time top EuroCup scorer in the process. Ivan Paunic, Ludde Hakanson and Luka Rupnik added 10 points apiece.,