Caja Laboral's leader, the Brazilian international center Tiago Splitter and Olimpija's ameriocan guard Matt Walsh shared Euroleague's Gameday 2 MVP award, each ranking 36 index points.
Splitter led his team, Caja Laboral to its first win of the season, over the powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv, 86-81. He scored 26 points, which is a career high in Euroleague, with 10/14 FG and 6/8 FT, grabbed 7 rebounds, dished 2 assists and stole the ball 2 times.
Unofrtunately for his team Walsh's great performance was not enough for Olimpija to celebrate its first win, suffering a home defeat against Maroussi. Walsh offered his team 32 points, making 7 out of 9 threepointers and pulling down 4 rebounds.
Gameday 2 best performances:
Index rating:
1. | T. Splitter | 36 |
". | M. Walsh | 36 |
3. | A. Traore | 34 |
4. | D. Diamantides | 33 |
5. | D. Lavrinovic | 31 |
Points:
1. | M. Waslh | 32 |
2. | A. Traore | 29 |
3. | T. Splitter | 26 |
4. | Z. Planinic | 22 |
5. | D. Diamantides | 22 |
Rebounds:
1. | A. Traore | 13 |
2. | R. Burrell | 13 |
3. | J. Freeland | 11 |
4. | O. Asik | 10 |
5. | R. Sato | 10 |
Assists:
1. | B. Popovic | 9 |
2. | B. McCalebb | 7 |
3. | L. Sciarra | 7 |
4. | T. McIntyre | 7 |
5. | N. Calathes | 6 |