Turkish Airlines EuroLeague RS - Round 7 MVP: Facundo Campazzo, Real Madrid
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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague RS - Round 7 MVP: Facundo Campazzo, Real Madrid
Facundo Campazzo shined for Real Madrid in a resounding 100-74 win over the visiting Virtus Segafredo Bologna, keeping the reigning champions unbeaten and earning the first MVP of the Round honor of his career.
The Real playmaker had a double-double of 18 points and 11 assists. He was 3-of-3 on two-pointers, 1-of-5 from three and he made a career-best 9 free throws without a miss. Campazzo also collected 6 rebounds, 3 steals and drew 9 fouls for a career-high 39 PIR. This is the 32-year-old’s first MVP of the Round honor, coming after 128 career appearances.
The next best PIR, 35, belongs to Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul forward Nigel Hayes-Davis. In an 85-84 loss against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, Hayes-Davis posted 23 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. Dinos Mitoglou of Panathinaikos Athens had a PIR of 30, the third-highest rating in Round 7, after posting 24 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals in an 85-99 win over ALBA Berlin. Rounding out the list of best performers in Round 6, all with a PIR of 28, are Real center Walter Tavares, Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz center Chima Moneke and Anadolu Efes Istanbul forward Will Clyburn. Tavares had an all-round performance with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Moneke led Baskonia to a 74-75 road win over Olympiacos Piraeus with 20 points on 8-for-9 field-goal shooting, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, while Clyburn posted 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in an 86-82 overtime win over Zalgiris Kaunas.
Individual highs: Tadas Sedekerskis, Baskonia, 13 rebounds
Mitoglou led all scorers in Round 7 with 24 points. Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is the league’s top scorer at 20.3 points per game.
Baskonia’s Tadas Sedekerskis was this round’s top rebounder with 13 boards. Sedekerskis leads the league in rebounding with 9.3 per contest.
Campazzo had 11 assists, the most in Round 7. Campazzo is the new season leader, averaging 8.7 dimes per night.
Jerian Grant of Panathinaikos had 4 steals, more than any other player this round. Gabriele Procida of ALBA leads the league with 2.0 steals per game.
Olympiacos center Moustapha Fall, Panathinaikos center Aleksander Balcerowski and LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne big man Joffrey Lauvergne each had 3 blocks in Round 7. Serge Ibaka of FC Bayern Munich and Balsa Koprivica of Partizan lead the league with 1.5 blocks per game.
Four players had a double-double in Round 7: Sedekerskis (12 points, 13 rebounds), Derek Willis of Efes (11 points, 10 rebounds), Mitoglou (24 points, 10 rebounds) and Campazzo (18 points, 11 assists).