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Turkish Airlines EuroLeague RS - Round 31 co-MVPs: Vasilije Micic, Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Howard Sant-Roos, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens

Vasilije Micic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul and Howard Sant-Roos of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens shared Round 31 MVP honors, each with a PIR of 29.

Micic led Efes to a 93-90 comeback victory against Real Madrid. He finished the game with 29 points on 6-of-11 two-point shooting, 3-of-6 shots from downtown and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line. Micic added 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 5 fouls drawn for that PIR of 29.

Sant-Roos helped Panathinaikos register an 80-67 home win over FC Bayern Munich. He had 15 points on 3-of-4 two-point shooting, 1-of 2-from beyond the arc and 6-of-7 on free throws, while registering 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block and 5 fouls drawn for a PIR of 29. It is Micic's ninth MVP of the Round, which is tied for fourth on the all-time list, which is led by Nando De Colo (16). Sant-Roos earned MVP of the Round honors for the first time in his career.

Gabriel Deck of Real recorded the highest PIR in Round 31, but did so in a losing effort. Deck played all 40 minutes against Efes and finished with 23 points on 9-of-13 two-point shooting, 1-of-2 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal and 2 fouls drawn for a PIR of 31. Moustapha Fall of Olympiacos Piraeus also amassed a PIR of 29, but his team lost 92-72 at AS Monaco. Fall had 18 points on 8-of-9 two-point shooting, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 5 fouls drawn. Mike James of Monaco, with a PIR of 27, completes the top individual performances in Round 31.

Individual highs: Georgios Papagiannis of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens, 14 rebounds

Vasilije Micic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul led all scorers with 29 points in his team's 93-90 home victory against Real Madrid. He also leads the overall standings at 17.8 points per game. Georgios Papagiannis of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens had 14 rebounds against FC Bayern Munich to lead all Round 31 participants and is also atop the season-long charts with 7.9 boards per night.

Nick Calathes of FC Barcelona dished 8 assists, which were more than anybody else in Round 31, against ALBA Berlin. Lorenzo Brown of UNICS Kazan ranks first in assists for the season with 6.1 per game. Luke Sikma of ALBA, Pierria Henry of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, Howard Sant-Roos of Panathinaikos, Derrick Williams of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, and Alpha Diallo of AS Monaco each collected 3 steals in Round 31. John Brown of UNICS is the runaway leader in steals with 2.8 per night.

Victor Wembanyama of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne had a career-best 5 blocks against Zalgiris Kaunas. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid remains the league leader with 1.7 per game. Nicolo Melli of AX Armani Exchange Milan (10 points, 12 rebounds) and Gabriel Deck of Real (23 points, 10 rebounds) were the only players to get double-doubles in Round 31.

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