There was no stopping Johnathan Motley in Round 3 of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season as he put up a round-high 34 PIR in Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv\u2019s 87-101 win at Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul.<\/p>\n
Motley was a force on offense for Hapoel, netting 24 points after going 8 for 10 on two-pointers and 8 for 11 from the free-throw line. He also grabbed 6 rebounds, all on the defensive end, dished 4 assists and blocked 2 shots. He forced the Besiktas defenders to foul him 12 times, too. His 24 points and 2 blocks are both season highs. This is the third time that Motley has earned MVP of the Round honors.<\/p>\n
The second-best PIR in Round 3 belonged to two players: Trefl Sopot\u2019s Tarik Phillip and Umana Reyer Venice\u2019s Mfiondu Kabengele, who both set career highs with a 33 PIR. Phillip also set new career-best marks in scoring (21 points) and rebounds (12), while he tied his season high in assists (6) and added 2 steals as Trefl lost 73-88 to Joventut Badalona. Like Phillip, Kabengele had career highs in scoring (19 points) and rebounds (19), as well as 2 assists and 1 steal in a 66-88 loss to Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse.<\/p>\n
Hapoel guard Patrick Beverley joined teammate Motley in recording a post-30 PIR as he had a personal-high 32 PIR in their win against Besiktas. He amassed a season-high 16 points, a career-best 11 rebounds, along with 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Rounding out the list of top performers in Round 3 are ratiopharm Ulm\u2019s Justinian Jessup and Turk Telekom Ankara\u2019s Kyle Alexander, with both players recording a 30 PIR. Jessup, playing in just his third EuroCup game, set a new personal best in scoring with 27 points to go with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. Alexander had a season-best 16 points and also recorded 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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