Tenerife score 43 points in third quarter to turn game around; Kurucs plays 13 minutes

In a EuroCup basketball game, Tenerife, a club from Spain's Canary Islands, trailed 43:31 at halftime but completely changed the course of the game in the third quarter and went on to win. Latvian basketball player Artūrs Kurucs also played in the game.

The decisive quarter

In the third period Tenerife made 23 of 34 shots, grabbed 13 of 15 available rebounds and scored 43 points. The team then took the lead and held it until the end.

The top performer for the winners was American Kyle Guy, who scored 26 points: he made 4 of 6 two-point attempts, 5 of 8 three-pointers and 3 of 3 free throws. He also added six assists.

Kurucs spent 13 minutes on court. He missed his three-point attempt, pulled down three rebounds, committed two fouls, and his plus/minus rating was +1.

Other results

Lithuanian club Šiauliai won in Turkey. Cedric Henderson and Martynas Pacevičius scored 16 points each in the victory.

In the FIBA Europe Cup, a European club basketball competition, Benfica of Lisbon, coached by Latvian Ainars Bagatskis, have won all three of their games. The Portuguese side beat Slovakia's Prievidza 98:83; it was Prievidza's second loss in three games.