By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Axel Bouteille shined in leading Turk Telekom Ankara to a 74-76 road win at Prometey Slobozhanske on Wednesday, and his role in that historic victory also earned him the honor of EuroCup Semifinals MVP.
The veteran forward amassed 16 points and eight rebounds in the do-or-die victory. He made 2 of 3 two-pointers, 4 of 7 threes, and dished two assists.
Bouteille’s PIR of 22 was the highest among all winning players in the semifinals, and that made him Turk Telekom’s second straight MVP after Jerian Grant captured the honors for the quarterfinals.
The highest PIR of the semifinals belonged to Joventut Badalona’s Andres Feliz, who recorded a 23 in their loss at Gran Canaria. Feliz scored 21 points and dished six assists. Four more players reached PIRs of at least 20 in the quarterfinals.
Turk Telekom center Tyrique Jones went for 11 points and 14 rebounds for a PIR of 21. Gran Canaria’s Nicolas Brussino, Turk Telekom’s Jerian Grant, and Prometey’s Ondrej Balvin all had PIRs of 20. Brussino tallied 15 points, five rebounds, and five assists; Grant scored 19 points and dished six assists, and Balvin totaled 14 points, nine rebounds, and five assists.
Individual leaders
No player scored more points in the 2023 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals than Joventut Badalona’s Andres Feliz, who netted 21 in his team’s loss at Gran Canaria.
Tyrique Jones of Turk Telekom was this phase’s top rebounder with 14 boards in the road win at Prometey.
Three players dished six assists in Wednesday’s games: Feliz, AJ Slaughter of Gran Canaria, and Jerian Grant of Turk Telekom.
Caleb Agada topped the steals charts for the semis with 3.
Khalifa Diop of Gran Canaria blocked three shots, which were the most of the phase.
The lone double-double of the semifinals came from Jones, who posted 11 points and 14 rebounds.