By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Prometey Slobozhanske veteran center Ondrej Balvin had a night to remember in a 105-82 Round 8 win over U-BT Cluj-Napoca, which eared him his first MVP of the Round honor.
Balvin scored 10 of his career-high 23 points in a key third quarter that paved the way for Prometey’s win. He had a perfect 6/6 on two-pointers and 2/2 on threes while making 5 of his 6 free throws.
The experienced big man also added six rebounds, three assists, and two steals, for a career-best performance PIR of 34, the highest among players whose teams won in Round 8.
The highest PIR belonged to Marco Spissu of Umana Reyer Venice. He had a performance index rating of 35 in a loss against Joventut Badalona, scoring 27 points.
The next-best PIR, 33, belonged to Balvin’s teammate DJ Kennedy, who collected 23 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Yago Dos Santos had a PIR of 29 in Ratiopharm Ulm’s 110-98 win over Mincidelice Bourg en Bresse, finishing with 18 points, 9 assists, 2 rebounds, and 5 drawn fouls.
Rounding out the list of Round 8’s top performers was Jerian Grant of Turk Telekom Ankara and Andres Feliz of Joventut, each with an index rating of 28.