Week 13 Top Performers: Samuelson, Meesseman, Howard, McBride, Sabally

MUNICH (Germany) - Katie Lou Samuelson is playing some of her best basketball of the season right now and that was underlined as she helped Perfumerias Avenida to a hard-fought overtime win at KSC Szekszard.

The American was on fire in the 88-84 victory and gained top performer honors after she helped her team consolidate their position in second spot in Group B with an excellent  27 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

UMMC Ekaterinburg continue to roll on relentlessly and their perfect record was maintained via a comfortable 89-52 victory against KSC Szekszard. It was Emma Meesseman that led the way, excelling with an all-action 10 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

Natasha Howard inspired Dynamo Kursk to a fifth win in six games as they edged out Spar Girona 71-66.  Her spectacular double-double of 33 points and 19 rebounds came only days after a solid showing in a vital road success at Schio. The forward averaged a fine 24.5 points and 11  boards across both of the games.

Finally, Fenerbahce Safiport celebrated taking a Quarter-Finals ticket as they impressed with an 82-59 success at Sopron Basket, hot on the heels of an 87-67 triumph against VBW Arka Gdynia. It was Satou Sabally who showed out in the former by harvesting 18 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists, leading to averages of 17 points, 10.5 boards and 4.5 assists for the week.

The Fenerbahce backcourt also produced for the Istanbul giants as Kayla McBride produced 22 points, 6 boards and 3 assists against Sopron, having torched Gdynia for 26 points. That gave her an average of 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists across both victories. 

This edition of the Top Performers includes the re-arranged fixtures from previous gamedays, which took place this week in addition to Gameday 13 games.

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