Rookie sensation Darius Thompson named MVP of the Round / News - Basketnews.com

Darius Thompson's impressive stats included scoring 23 points, with a 7-for-11 record on two-pointers and 1-of-3 on three-pointers. He also contributed 12 assists, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals, earning a round-high PIR of 36.

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With his team facing a must-win situation in a playoff race that is going down to the wire, Darius Thompson anchored Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz's record-setting 120-100 win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, earning the second MVP of the Round honor of his rookie Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Player of the Game EFF 36 Darius Thompson Points 23 Accuracy 8-14 Rebounds 4 Assists 12

Thompson scored 23 points, going 7-for-11 on two-pointers and 1-of-3 on threes, while he also dished 12 assists.

He added 4 rebounds and 3 steals for a round-high PIR of 36.

In addition, Thompson became the first player since 2020-21 to have six double-doubles for points and assists.

Facundo Campazzo of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade had this round's second-best PIR, 33, in an 87-79 win over league leader Olympiacos Piraeus. Campazzo was everywhere with 20 points, 8 assists, a career-high 5 steals, and 3 rebounds.

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul forward Nigel Hayes-Davis had a PIR of 32 in a 103-86 win over cross-town rival and outgoing champion Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Playing all 40 minutes, Hayes-Davis scored a career-high 26 points and had 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

ASVEL's Jonah Mathews had a 29 PIR after scoring 25 points, in addition to recording 2 assists, 2 rebounds, and 7 fouls drawn in a loss against Baskonia.

Rounding out the list of Round 33's best performers is Semi Ojeleye of Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Ojeleye had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists for a 28 PIR in his team's 79-68 loss against Valencia Basket.

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