These five players impressed enough to earn their place in the roll call after another intense week BKT EuroCup action.
Round 8 roll call: The name of their game was impact
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Miniotas had his first EuroCup double-double
As Wolves Vilnius got back to the winning ways with a fourth win in the last five games, forward Regimantas Miniotas was the unlikely leader in a 71-84 triumph over Veolia Towers Hamburg. Miniotas, who averaged just 4.3 points and 2.3 boards before this game, posted 10 points by making 5 of 8 two-point shots and pulled down 12 rebounds, including 5 on the offensive end. The big man also dished 4 assists after combining for just 3 in his first six appearances. He finished with a 21 PIR, improving upon his previous best of 15.
Makoundou powered Buducnost
High-flying big man Yoan Makoundou had an outstanding individual performance in leading Buducnost VOLI Podgorica to a 98-96 overtime home victory over Dolomiti Energia Trento. He shined with a PIR of 33, a personal best in his eighth appearance in the competition. Makoundou, who made 4 of 5 two-pointers and 5 of 7 three-pointers without going to the foul line, also set new personal-highs in points (23), rebounds (8), assists (3) and blocks (3), helping Buducnost snap a four-game losing streak.
Sanon came up big for Prometey
Point guard Issuf Sanon had by far his best game of the season in helping Prometey Slobozhanske to an 89-82 win over Umana Reyer Venice. Prometey improved to 4-4 in Group A as Sanon made 3 of 4 two-point shots and 2 of 4 threes. Both of those triples came in the first 90 seconds of the fourth quarter, fueling a 10-2 run that opened up an 82-71 margin for Prometey. Apart from making those clutch shots, Sanon also tied personal bests with 5 rebounds and 2 steals.
Lipkevicius filled the stats sheet
Liektabelis Panevezys registered its third consecutive win by holding off Slask Wroclaw 71-75. Veteran forward Vytenis Lipkevicus was all over the place for Lietkabelis. He filled the stats sheet, posting a career high with 8 assists and tied his best with 4 steals. He scored 8 points, and also pulled down a team-high 9 rebounds. Lipkevicius finished the contest with a game-high 23 PIR as Lietkabelis improved to 4-4 on the season.
Prkacin shined for Gran Canaria
Dreamland Gran Canaria remained the only unbeaten team in the competition with a 70-92 win at U-BT Cluj-Napoca in which young gun Roko Prkacin had his best performance of the season. The rookie big man, just a few days shy of his 21st birthday, had his first double-digit scoring game, finishing with 12 points by shooting 4-for-6 from two-point range and 4-for-4 from the foul line. Prkacin played a team-high 25:44 minutes and used it to collect 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Prkacin had a plus/minues of +22, the team's second-best of the night.