Gran Canaria finishes third at qualifier for second straight season
Gran Canaria too strong for Panathinaikos in blowout
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U18 Gran Canaria clinched third place at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Istanbul after rolling past U18 Panathinaikos Athens 53-80. Gran Canaria made things clear by allowing just 8 points in the second quarter in matching its third place result from the NextGen Paris last season. All 12 Gran Canaria players scored with Mervedi Miteo leading the way on 17 points and 12 rebounds while Jaime Llabres scored 12 points. Georgios-Angelos Tsakiris finished with 18 points and Christos Georgas had 14 points for Panathinaikos, which finished in fourth place. That is the club’s best ever finish, topping the fifth place at the NextGen Munich in 2023.
The game was tight for the first quarter with four points being the biggest lead until Tsakiris hit a three-pointer to give Panathinaikos a 17-12 lead and the score was 19-12 after 10 minutes. Tsakiris scored again and the Greeks were ahead 21-12. Gran Canaria shut down the Panathinaikos offense and went on a 1-14 run to lead 22-26. And back-to-back triples increased the cushion to 26-36. The teams went into the break with Gran Canaria leading 27-36.
Gran Canaria started the second half with the first five points and the margin swelled to 14 points. Panathinaikos tried to get back into the game but couldn’t get closer than nine points and Gran Canaria tallied the final seven points of the third quarter for a 41-58 lead. The run continued with the first four points of the final frame and the score was 41-62. And it would not get closer than 18 points the rest of the way.
