MUNICH (FIBA Europe Cup) - Derwin Kitchen snatched up Top Performer honors in his FIBA Europe Cup debut after Ironi Nahariya switched competitions and transferred to the Round of 16 from the Basketball Champions League.

The 30-year-old American all-round guard, who had been in a season-long shooting slump in international play, finally got the monkey off his back and converted 10-of-14 attempts from the field en route to a season-high 23 points.

Kitchen also grabbed 8 rebounds, dished out 8 assists and came up with 3 steals, helping the Nahariya side celebrate a 96-75 victory in the first leg of the Play-Off tie against Gaziantep with an overall ranking of 36.

In the last five international games combined, the player had scored just 8 points, making 3-of-29 shots from the field. His overall field goal percentage in the Basketball Champions League was only 23% this season.

Talking about spectacular entrances, CSM CSU Oradea's guard Muhamed Pasalic will also be quite content with his own debut in the competition. The 29-year-old player from Bosnia and Herzegovina collected 25 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in an 82-72 victory against Muratbey Usak Sportif in Romania.

Roberson was feeling it from beyond the arc and scored 26 points on 7-of-11 shooting from three-point range, also grabbing 3 boards and handing out 7 dimes in the process, while Clark chipped in with an equally impressive performance of 27 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

The experienced 33-year-old center double-doubled with 15 points, 11 rebounds, a steal and a block, but the French side slumped to a 95-86 loss against Telenet Oostende in Belgium.

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