By Eurohoops Team / info@eurohoops.net
A brilliant display from Sasha Vezenkov powered Olympiacos Piraeus to an 86–67 win over Dubai Basketball, earning him Round 3 MVP with a PIR of 34 — his 15th such award, trailing only Shane Larkin (19) and Nando De Colo (16) on the all-time list.
Vezenkov posted 25 points (6/8 2PT, 3/6 3PT, 4/6 FT), 11 rebounds, one assist, and one block.
Chima Moneke (Crvena zvezda Meridianbet) and Kevin Punter (Barcelona) followed with 31 PIR each. Moneke had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and four4 defensive plays in Zvezda’s 86–81 win at Fenerbahce, while Punter scored 27 points and dished seven assists in Barca’s 108–102 win over Valencia.
Isaia Cordinier (Efes) and Tyrique Jones (Partizan) rounded out the top with 30 and 28 PIR, respectively.
Individual highs
Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos led all scorers in Round 3 with 30 points, including a buzzer-beater against Baskonia.
Chima Moneke topped the rebound charts with 12, while Olympiacos’ Nikola Milutinov remains the overall leader at 11.3 per game.
Wade Baldwin of Fenerbahce and Sergio De Larrea of Valencia dished a round-high eight assists each, Nadir Hifi of Paris collected four steals, and Olympiacos’ Donta Hall led in blocks with three.
Six players registered double-doubles: Chima Moneke, Nikola Milutinov, Sasha Vezenkov, Juancho Hernangomez, Daniel Theis, and Tadas Sedekerskis.