Minnerath clinches second MVP of the Week honor
LE MANS (Basketball Champions League) - Nick Minnerath has done it again!
The Avtodor Saratov man has claimed the MVP of the Week honor for the second time of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season after leading his team into the Play-offs.
.@NickMinnerath leads @AvtodorSaratov to an 85-81 𝐖 away at @MSB_Officiel, finish on a 7-7 record & claim 4th spot in #BasketballCL Group B pic.twitter.com/zrdr3IbQPF
— #BasketballCL (@BasketballCL) January 24, 2017
Needing a win on Tuesday night to be assured of a spot in the next stage of the competition, the Russian club got 27 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals from their American star in an 85-81 come-from-behind triumph at Le Mans Sarthe.
The result gave Avtodor their seventh win in 14 games and clinched fourth place in Group B.
Great comeback win tonight from the squad! Lets gooooo! 🏀🇷🇺 #Avtodor
— TheCapeCodKid (@NickMinnerath) January 24, 2017
Minnerath was 10 of 21 from the floor and and 3 of 5 from the arc. He was also the Gameday 5 MVP after pouring in 39 points in a 98-74 victory at Maccabi Rand Media.