A huge individual performance in yet another victory allowed Elijah Bryant of Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv to earn Round 16 MVP honors with a PIR of 37.
Bryant led Hapoel to an 84-78 home victory over Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade with 28 points on 2-of-4 two-pointers, 6-of-11 three-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws. He added 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block and 5 fouls drawn for a PIR of 37, the highest for all winning players in this round. It is Bryant's third MVP of the Round honor and his second this season, having also achieved this accolade in Round 10 with a career-high PIR of 38.
The highest PIR in this round belonged to McKinley Wright of Dubai Basketball, but it came in a losing effort. Wright had a monster performance in his team's 95-97 home loss against Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv: 26 points on 7-of-9 two-pointers, 2-of-4 three-pointers and 6-of-8 free throws, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 block and 8 fouls drawn, good for a PIR of 42.
Will Clyburn of FC Barcelona amassed a PIR of 33 in his team's 69-85 road victory over Paris Basketball. He finished the game with 19 points on 5-of-6 two-pointers, 2-of-5 three-pointers and 3-of-3 free throws, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 6 fouls drawn.
Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos Piraeus, with a PIR of 31, and Jared Butler of Zvezda, who had a PIR of 29, complete the top individual performances in Round 16. Milutinov finished with 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 blocks and 9 fouls drawn in Olympiacos’s 92-99 loss to Valencia Basket, while Butler had 27 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 fouls drawn as Zvezda lost to Hapoel.
Individual highs: Nick Weiler-Babb, Efes, 13 assists
Elijah Bryant of Hapoel led all scorers with 28 points. Nadir Hifi of Paris Basketball leads the overall standings with 20.5 points per game.
Will Clyburn of Barcelona topped all rebounders by pulling down 12. Nikola Milutinov of Olympiacos is the competition's best rebounder with 7.6 boards per night.
Nick Weiler-Babb of Anadolu Efes Istanbul dished a round-high 13 assists. Sylvain Francisco of Zalgiris Kaunas ranks first overall with 7.0 assists per game.
Derrick Alston Jr. of Virtus Bologna collected 5 steals, more than anyone else, in Round 16. Alpha Diallo of AS Monaco is the EuroLeague’s steals leader this season with 1.8 per night.
Isaac Bonga of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade had 4 blocks in this round, the best figure in this round. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid leads everyone with 1.9 blocks per game.
Wright (26 points, 10 assists) and Clyburn (19 points, 12 rebounds) were the only players to register a double-double in Round 16.