Sasha Vezenkov saved his best performance of the season for a big night in Barcelona. The reigning EuroLeague MVP posted a season-high PIR of 38 as Olympiacos Piraeus won 100-105 in overtime at FC Barcelona, earning MVP of the Round honors for Round 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vezenkov scored a season-high 25 points on 6-of-7 two-point shooting, 1-of-2 from three-point range and a perfect 10-of-10 from the free-throw line. He added 6 rebounds, an assist and 8 fouls drawn without committing a turnover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is Vezenkov\u2019s first MVP of the Round award this season and the 18th of his career, leaving him one behind Shane Larkin\u2019s all-time record of 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chima Moneke posted the next-best PIR, a season-high 31, in just 20 minutes as Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade beat Paris Basketball 90-81. Moneke scored a season-best 23 points without a turnover, going 4-of-5 inside the arc, 2-of-2 from deep and 9-of-9 from the line, and added 4 rebounds, a steal and 7 fouls drawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andres Feliz had a career night in Real Madrid\u2019s 111-92 win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, setting personal bests with 26 points and a PIR of 30. Feliz went 8-of-11 from three-point range, tying the most threes made by any player in a game this season, and 1-of-1 inside the arc. He added 4 rebounds, 5 assists and a foul drawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rounding out the top performers were Olympiacos\u2019s Mbaye Ndiaye and FC Bayern Munich\u2019s Vladimir Lucic, who each posted a PIR of 28. Ndiaye had 17 points, 7 rebounds, an assist, 2 steals, 3 blocks and 3 fouls drawn in the Reds\u2019 win at Barcelona. Lucic had 17 points, 7 rebounds, an assist, a steal and 5 fouls drawn as Bayern fell 95-87 at Besiktas Istanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dwayne Bacon of Dubai Basketball led all scorers with 29 points. Nadir Hifi of Paris has missed the last two rounds through injury but remains the EuroLeague\u2019s top scorer at 20.3 points per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Barcelona\u2019s Josh Nebo, Anadolu Efes Istanbul\u2019s Dario Saric and Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz\u2019s Tadas Sedekerskis shared the rebounding lead with 10 boards apiece. Zalgiris Kaunas\u2019s Jonas Valanciunas has taken over the season lead at 7.7 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Theo Maledon of Real Madrid handed out a round-high 9 assists. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade\u2019s Carlik Jones and Crvena Zvezda\u2019s Chris Jones share the season lead at 6.0 assists per game, and the two meet in next week\u2019s Belgrade derby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Collin Malcolm of Efes made a round-high 4 steals. Partizan\u2019s Luca Vildoza leads the league at 2.7 steals per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marcus Bingham of Fenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul blocked a round-high 5 shots, contributing to his team\u2019s EuroLeague-record 14 blocks against Partizan. Virtus Bologna\u2019s Aliou Diarra remains the league leader at 2.2 blocks per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saric (14 points, 10 rebounds), Nebo (11 points, 10 rebounds) and Sedekerskis (11 points, 10 rebounds) were the only players to record double-doubles in Round 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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