Week 8 standout performances

MIES (Switzerland) - The last week of action in the Basketball Champions League before the end of 2020 brought goodt news to Brose Bamberg fans, as their team qualified to the Play-Offs, and great news to all fans who enjoy watching high-level displays from top players.

There were so many great individual performances during Week 8 that it would be nearly impossible to pick a five-man lineup, but we can still single out the players below:

Kyan Anderson inspires Falco's first win over Zaragoza

Falco Szombathely crossed paths on Tuesday with Casademont Zaragoza for the fourth time since the two clubs joined the BCL but this time around, the Hungarian side were finally the ones to taste victory.

Kyan Anderson was the driving force behind Falco's 94-86 success over their Spanish rivals, improving his offensive display in spectacular fashion compared to the reverse fixture in Zaragoza, when he had 5 points on 1 of 12 from the floor.

On Tuesday, the Falco point guard poured in a BCL career-high 25 points on 7 of 11 shooting and dished 9 assists, while also collecting 4 rebounds and 1 steal for an efficiency rating of 34.

D'Angelo Harrison cannot be stopped

Going into Tuesday's clash with Filou Oostende, D'Angelo Harrison was already the first Happy Casa Brindisi player to string together two games in a row of 20 or more points in the BCL, and adding a third such game to his streak was apparently not sufficient for this 27-year-old compulsive scorer.

Harrison set a new club record in the competition as he became the first Brindisi player to score 35 points on 6 of 12 shooting from beyond the arc and added 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals for an efficiency rating of 34.

The Brindisi guard is the league's leading scorer, averaging 21.8 points per game and is yet to miss even a single free-throw after 29 attempts from the stripe since his BCL debut.

Ishmail Wainright paces Strasbourg on the road

It's only a month ago that Ishmail Wainright made headlines by registering a double-double of 36 points and 13 rebounds and a stratospheric efficiency rating of 51 in Uganda's win over Cape Verde in the FIBA AfroBasket 2021 Qualifiers.

On Tuesday, the SIG Strasbourg swingman showed that he doesn't need to post outlandish figures to impact the game, as his performance propelled the French side to a crucial 79-76 road win at Peristeri.

Wainright stayed on the floor for 34 minutes, longer than any player on either side, and finished with 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal and an efficiency rating of 24, the second-highest in his BCL career.

Ken Horton gives the champions a much-needed boost

Hereda San Pablo Burgos looked unrecognizable in the opening minutes of their clash with Darüssafaka Tekfen in Istanbul on Tuesday and trailed by 12 points, but then Ken Horton came on to right the ship of the reigning BCL champions.

The veteran forward came off the bench and promptly hit a triple, then proceeded to draw a foul while attempting another three-pointer and made all three free-throws. Suddenly, Burgos were reminded of the qualities that helped them reach the top of the podium less than three months earlier and went on to defeat their Turkish hosts 74-71.

Horton finished with a game-high 20 points on 5 of 7 from beyond the arc, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in just 26 minutes on action, and an efficiency rating of 24 which ties his BCL career-high in the Semi-Final against JDA Dijon in the Athens Final 8.

High-flying Michale Kyser puts on another show

There may be critics of Michale Kyser's play, but nobody can ever accuse the VEF Riga big man of not putting together a highlight reel almost single-handedly every time he steps out on a basketball court.

Luckily for VEF, Kyser is not only one of the most spectacular players in the BCL but he is also a key piece of the team that stretched their winning streak to three games on Wednesday by cruising 84-60 past Rytas Vilnius.

Kyser registered an efficiency rating of 29 as he posted a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds and also added 6 assists and 2 blocks for good measure. He is now the league's leading shot blocker, averaging 2.5 blocks per game, and the fifth-leading rebounder with 8.3 boards per game.