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Neftchi basketball player Aleksa Stepanovic was among the five players with the best performances in the fifth round of the FIBA Europe Cup group stage.
The Serbian player scored 23 points, grabbed nine rebounds and made six assists in the Baku club’s game against Lokomotiv, which represents the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv. Neftchi lost the game 76-72.
The other players named among the round’s top performers were Nikos Diplaros of Greece’s Promitheas (20 points, 14 assists), Corey Floyd of Switzerland’s Lions (28 points), Ronald Polayt of Romania’s Universitatea Craiova (20 points, seven rebounds, eight assists) and Amadou Sow of Turkey’s Esenler Erokspor (17 points, four rebounds, four assists).
All five players are candidates for the round’s best player award. The winner will be determined by a fan vote.
