MUNICH (Germany) – This season's FIBA Europe Cup Final has a deja vu feeling to it, as Surne Bilbao Basket and PAOK BC lock horns again, and as you would expect, they feature heavily in this week’s Top Performers.
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David DeJulius produced a monster game for UCAM Murcia and nearly led the Spanish side to the Finals by scoring 17 points in a frenzied fourth quarter. He ended up tying the FIBA Europe Cup scoring record for points with 41, as well as dishing out 6 assists and 4 steals in an 89-85 win.
However, it wasn’t enough to take the game on aggregate, as PAOK edged it 164-162.
The Greek side are back in the Finals and will be looking to go one better this time and conquer Bilbao. Breein Tyree was their hero against UCAM Murcia, going for 29 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds, which might not have given his side the win on the night, but did give them the edge on aggregate.
Tyree’s teammate Ben Moore was PAOK’s rock in the second leg against Murcia. He went a perfect 6-for-6 from the field and was a rebound shy of a double-double, settling instead for 15 points and 9 boards to help PAOK edge through to the Finals against fierce opposition.
Zoltan Perl missed out on what would have been a fairytale Finals for Falco Vulcano Energia KC Szombathely, losing out 95-88 in the Semi-Final second leg against Surne Bilbao Basket, and 193-169 over the two ties. Perl had 16 points on 53 percent shooting along with 5 assists to lead the proud Hungarian side.
Meanwhile, Luke Petrasek was a pivotal part of Bilbao reaching their second straight Finals as they aim to become the first side in FIBA Europe Cup to retain the title. Petrasek had a solid game of 14 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block in their win over Szombathely.
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