Hamburg turned an early 2-6 deficit into a 13-8 lead but the hosts were on the back foot for the rest of the first half as Gran Canaria hit back quickly with an 11-2 run and went on to take a 25-17 lead at the end of the first quarter. Hamburg replied with 6 unanswered points but played in fits and starts, allowing Gran Canara to pull away again on the back of another 11-2 streak. AJ Slaughter and Nicolas Brussino paced the visitors while Kendale McCullum cut a lonesome figure for Hamburg, who trailed 29-43 late in the second quarter. With Gran Canaria leading 48-37 at the interval, their smooth offense and domination in the paint also produced a balanced offensive workload as Diop poured 10 points in the opening half, while Slaughter, Brussino and Benite chipped in 8 each. McCullum had 11 for Hamburg but with preciously little support from his teammates, the home side was on the receiving end.
Hamburg looked out for the count when a rampant Gran Canaria opened up a 65-44 lead midway through the third quarter, but the hosts then tightened their defense and hit some tough shots at the end to engineer a 17-5 run which saw them cut the gap to 61-70. However, a resilient Gran Canaria fended off the comeback with 6 straight points and although a battling Hamburg slashed the visiting team's lead to nine points again (70-79) in the closing stages, it was too little too late to salvage the game.
