By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Elijah Bryant stole the spotlight in Round 16, leading Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv to an 84-78 home win over Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade and earning MVP honors with a PIR of 37.
Bryant scored 28 points (6-of-11 from three), grabbed 9 rebounds, added 5 assists, 1 block, and drew 5 fouls. This marks his third Round MVP and second of the season, having also claimed the award in Round 10 with a PIR of 38.
The highest PIR in the round belonged to McKinley Wright of Dubai Basketball (42), but it came in a 95-97 loss to Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv. Wright posted 26 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds, 1 block, and drew 8 fouls.
Other standout performances included:
Will Clyburn (Barcelona): 19 points, 12 rebounds, PIR 33 in a 85-69 win over Paris Basketball.
Nikola Milutinov (Olympiacos): 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 blocks, PIR 31 in a 92-99 loss to Valencia.
Jared Butler (Zvezda): 27 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, PIR 29 in defeat to Hapoel.
Round Leaders:
Points: Elijah Bryant (28)
Rebounds: Will Clyburn (12)
Assists: Nick Weiler-Babb, Efes (13)
Steals: Derrick Alston Jr., Virtus Bologna (5)
Blocks: Isaac Bonga, Partizan (4)
Double-Doubles: McKinley Wright (26 points, 10 assists) and Will Clyburn (19 points, 12 rebounds).
Season leaders remain Nadir Hifi (20.5 points per game), Nikola Milutinov (7.6 rebounds), Sylvain Francisco (7.0 assists), Alpha Diallo (1.8 steals), and Walter Tavares (1.9 blocks).