By Eurohoops Team / info@eurohoops.net
Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens earned MVP of Round 25 after guiding his team to a 79-78 road win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. The veteran guard finished with 26 points (2/4 2P, 4/5 3P, 10/10 FT), 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, 6 fouls drawn, and a PIR of 36, the highest among all winners this round. This marks the sixth time Sloukas has claimed MVP of the Round honors in his career.
Mfiondu Kabengele recorded the highest PIR of the round with 40 for Dubai Basketball, but his team fell 95-92 at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade. Kabengele had 24 points (7/9 2P, 2/2 3P, 4/5 FT), 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, and 6 fouls drawn.
Tyrique Jones of Olympiacos Piraeus posted a PIR of 29 in an 87-75 home win over FC Barcelona, contributing 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. Sylvain Francisco of Zalgiris Kaunas also had a PIR of 29, scoring 30 points (11/11 FT), with 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 6 fouls drawn in a 102-91 loss to Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Braian Angola of ASVEL added a PIR of 28 with 20 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, and 9 fouls drawn.
Individual highs included Francisco as the top scorer with 30 points. Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos leads the season scoring charts at 19.43 PPG, just ahead of Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos (19.42 PPG). Vezenkov also led all rebounders this round with 11 boards, while teammate Nikola Milutinov tops the overall rebounding rankings at 7.6 per game.
Thomas Heurtel of ASVEL recorded 12 assists to lead the round, while Codi Miller-McIntyre of Crvena Zvezda remains the season leader at 6.8 per game. Seven players recorded 3 steals each this round, with Alpha Diallo of AS Monaco leading the season at 1.6 per game. Mamadi Diakite (Baskonia), Walter Tavares (Real Madrid), and Momo Faye (Paris Basketball) each had 4 blocks, with Tavares leading overall at 2.0 per game.
Sasha Vezenkov (20 points, 11 rebounds) was the only player to register a double-double in Round 25.