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31.01.2010 14:15

Massive win (105-55)

Cristina Collado

Barca wiped the floor with Gran Canaria on Sunday lunchtime, running out 105-55 winners in a game in which the leaders ran riot after their guests had dared to try and go head to head with them at the start of the match.

Regal FC Barcelona went into the game against one of just two teams who’ve beaten them so far this season with both Lubos Barton and Terence Morris out, but after an early period of equality, Barca simply steamrollered any opposition from Gran Canaria and ran out winners by an astonishing 50 points..

Three pointers from Navarro

Although Juan Carlos Navarro scored two consecutive three pointers to put Barca 6-5 up early on, Gran Canaria stood up to their hosts and with eight points from Carrol they actually led 10.14 before Xavi Pascual called a time out and rearranged his troops. Barca had to tighten up in defence and get more points on the board, something they managed and how!

Jaka Lakovic’s entrance shook up the Regal team and he and Jordi Trias, with two blocks and four assists took the hosts to a 23-16 lead at the end of the first quarter. That lead stretched to 21 points by half time thanks to more three pointers from Juan Carlos Navarro and blocks from Fran Vázquez and Jordri Trias that took Regal to a 51-30 lead at the break.

Big lead keeps on rising

The ACB leaders pushed on in the second half with Navarro again in the points – the Barca man was the game’s leading scorer with 24 points, 18 of then three pointers and a 26 point valuation. Barca ran out 24-11 winners in the third quarter and Gran Canaria could really do nothing to stop the onslaught from Barca who wound up the game with a Victor Sada alley.hoop to take a 50 point winning margin.