Last 32 Round 4 MVP: Esteban Batista, Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir

Esteban Batista - Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir - EC13Weather conditions in Ukraine caused the announcement of the weekly MVP in the Last 32 Round 4 to be delayed for one more day, but in the end it didn't affect the overall results. In a resounding home win over FoxTown Cantu, Esteban Batista led Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir with an outstanding personal performance that earned him MVP honors with an index rating performance of 46, the highest so far this season, and the best among all winning players this week. Batista scored 30 points - 11 of 13 twos and 8 of 10 free throws -, pulled 11 rebounds, dished 3 assists and drew 7 fouls to complete an almost perfect game. Second in line this week was Montepaschi Siena's Matt Janning, who racked up an index rating of 37 in his team's home win over accabi Haifa. Janning had 34 points, 5 rebounds and 4 drawn fouls. The top 5 performances of the week were completed by Martynas Gecevicius of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius with a 34 index; Milos Dimic of Radnicki Kragujevac had 31 and Kristaps Valters of Aykon TED ankara Kolejliler had 30.

Individual highs: Yotam Halperin of Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem, 12 assists

In individual statistics categories, Janning was the top scorer this week with his 34 points and Batista followed him with his 30. Three players managed to pull 10 boards or more this week. Batista led the pack with his 11 and then Lior Eliyahu of Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem and Adam Hess of Ratiopharm Ulm had 10 apiece. Two players managed to reach double figures in assists. Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem's Yotam Halperin dished an impressive 12 assists while Yannick Bokolo of BCM Gravelines Dunkerque had 10 for him. On the defensive end, Luka babic of Cedevita Zagreb and Bobby Dixon of Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir had 4 steals apiece while in the paint, D'Or Fischer of Brose Baskets Bamberg had as many as 4 blocks for his team.