By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Mitchell Creek turned in a night to remember, earning Regular Season Round 11 MVP honors after a spectacular showing for U-BT Cluj-Napoca.
His all-around brilliance powered Cluj to a convincing 118–97 home victory over Neptunas Klaipėda and earned him a career-high PIR of 43.
Creek poured in 40 points — a new club record — while shooting nearly flawlessly from the field. He went 10-of-11 on two-pointers, hit all four of his three-point attempts, and knocked down 8-of-10 free throws. Alongside his scoring outburst, Creek added 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and drew 7 fouls. The performance marked his first MVP of the Round award and made him only the second Cluj player to claim the honor this season.
Strong supporting performances followed across the league. Jordan Parks posted a PIR of 34 while leading Umana Reyer Venice to a comeback win with 30 points and 8 rebounds. Aleksej Nikolić matched that efficiency for Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in defeat, scoring 27 points and drawing 10 fouls. Kyle Alexander also stood out despite Turk Telekom’s loss, recording a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds for a PIR of 32, while Malachi Flynn impressed with a 31-point outing for Bahçeşehir.
Creek’s 40-point explosion was the highest scoring performance of the round and a historic one for the competition.
Austin Wiley of Jerusalem topped all rebounders in Round 11 by pulling down 13. He is also first overall with 8.6 boards per night.
RJ Cole of Reyer dished 9 assists in Round 11, more than anyone else. Arnas Velicka of Neptunas ranks first overall with 7.2 assists per night.
Nine different players collected 3 steals apiece in this round. Dogus Ozdemiroglu of Turk Telekom is the steals leader with 2.7 per game.
Wiley had a round-high 6 blocks against Cedevita. He climbed to first place overall with 1.9 blocks per game.
Zacharie Perrin of Veolia Towers Hamburg (11 points, 12 rebounds), Amine Noua of Aris Thessaloniki Betsson (14 points, 10 rebounds), Stefan Djordjevic of Slask Wroclaw (12 points, 12 rebounds), Fardaws Aimaq of Lietkabelis Panevezys (13 points, 12 rebounds) and Kyle Alexander of Turk Telekom (21 points, 10 rebounds) each recorded a double-double in Round 11.