Group B leader Gran Canaria improved to 8-2 and held on to the top spot with a hard-fought 79-91 win at Slask Wroclaw, with the home side dropping to 1-9 at the bottom of the standings after running out steam in the final quarter of an absorbing contest.
David Mutaf paced the visitors with 19 points, shooting 7-for-12 from the floor and 5-for-8 from three-point range. Khalifa Diop chipped in with 17 points, including a pair of huge dunks, Aleksander Balcerowski added 12 points and Vitor Benite netted 10. Center Aleksander Dziewa led Slask with a game-high 23 points and 10 rebounds, Jeremiah Martin scored 17 points and Conor Morgan added 11 for the home side.
Expectably, the game was decided in the paint as Gran Canaria grabbed a staggering 43 rebounds, 16 of them offensive, while Slask managed 32, of which 6 were offensive.
