In a Spanish derby between two teams with the best records in Group B, Gran Canaria scored the final 8 points of the regulation before pulling out a 91-90 win in overtime against the visiting Valencia Basket on Tuesday night. The win not only improved Gran Canaria's record to 9-2, the best in Group B, but also gave it a sweep of second-place Valencia, which dropped to 8-4. In a back-and-forth battle, the visitors led 73-81 with under 2 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, but Nicolas Brussino and A.J. Slaughter orchestrated a comeback, before Khalifa Diop took over in overtime to help Gran Canaria win the game.
Gran Canaria rallies to sink Valencia in OT
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Slaughter finished with 23 points, while Khalifa Diop had 18 points and 9 rebounds. Artem Pustovyi scored 12 and Oliver Stevic 10 points in victory. Klemen Prepelic paced Valencia, scoring all of his 18 points in the second half. Jasiel Rivero had 14 points and Sam Van Rossom 11 for the visitors.
Gran Canaria went inside from the get-go, with Dylan Ennis, Miquel Salvo, Stevic and Pustovy each scoring buckets. Meanwhile Valencia opened the game firing from long range. Nenad Dimitrijevic, Martin Hermannsson and Xabi Lopez-Arostegui each hit a three-pointer, and Hermannsson's second triple tied it at 12-12. Stevic made a pair of mid-range shots and Chris Kramer scored on a fastbreak to help make it 20-18 after the first quarter.
Ilimane Diop scored a pair of baskets to keep the hosts in front early in the second, but Bojan Dubljevic hit a corner triple, and Van Rossom three helped put Valencia in front 24-29. Slaughter replied with Gran Canaria's first three-pointer,but Van Rossom nailed another long-range dagger for the visitors. Pustovyi scored twice inside for Gran Canaria and Ennis hit one from the outside, before Khalifa Diop's last-second basket gave the hosts a 38-36 halftime edge.
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