Guerschon Yabusele ignited the offensive engines of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague defending champion Real Madrid in a resounding 80-103 road win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul to earn the MVP honor for Round 2. Yabusele posted a career-high performance index rating of 39, which is also the highest by any EuroLeague player through two rounds this season.
Yabusele finished the game with 22 points while making 3 of 4 two-point shots, including his only miss, alongside perfect 3-for-3 three-point and 7-for-7 free-throw shooting. He also posted 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals while drawing 4 personal fouls. Yabusele did most of that work in the first quarter, when he had 16 points and 5 rebounds. For Yabusele, who is in his fifth EuroLeague season and has 99 appearances in the competition, this is his second MVP of the Round honor.