MUNICH (FIBA Europe Cup) - All the main questions that kept the FIBA Europe Cup season in suspense have more or less been answered, with Nanterre 92 succeeding Fraport Skyliners as the new champions of the competition.

However, continuing our end-of-season review series, we take a look at the numbers hidden under the bonnet and examine the statistical leaders among teams with at least 10 games played in the FIBA Europe Cup this season.

How far did the top teams in the statistical leaderboards go in the competition and does getting it done on the stat sheet equate to good results on the court?

POINTS

Buyukcekmece had the most productive offense in the competition

The two highest-scoring teams in the competition, Demir Insaat and Enisey Krasnoyarsk, played each other four times over the course of the FIBA Europe Cup campaign — first in the Regular Season, then their paths met again in the Round of 16.

While Ozhan Civgin and Oleg Okulov both wanted their teams to play up-tempo basketball, their leading positions at the top of the scoring leaderboard also had a little to do with the number of overtimes they were involved in.

Buyukcekmece played in three extra periods, while Enisey had to survive four overtimes, including a double-overtime against none other than Demir Insaat in the second leg of the Round of 16.

Place	Team	Stage Reached	PPG
1.	Demir Insaat	Round of 16	88.6
2.	Enisey	Quarter-Finals	88.5
3-4.	Elan Chalon	Final	85.0
3-4.	Vytautas	Second Round	85.0

POINTS ALLOWED

Vytautas were among the best teams on both ends of the floor

The name of Lithuanian side Vytautas Prienai-Birstonas appears among the top three teams offensively, as well as being top-of-the-crop on the defensive end.

While the club has a long tradition for offensive-minded play under coach Virginijus Seskus, Vytautas finishing with the best defensive numbers in the FIBA Europe Cup is somewhat of surprise.

Pau-Lacq-Orthez and Gaziantep rounded out among the top defensive teams and, unlike Vytautas, went one step further in the competition and reached the Quarter-Finals.

Place	Team	Stage Reached	Opponent PPG
1.	Vytautas	Second Round	72.9
2.	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	Round of 16	74.2
3.	Gaziantep	Round of 16	74.3

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

Demir Insaat made 51.6% of their attempts from the field

One of the main reasons why Demir Insaat find themselves at the top of the scoring leaderboard is the efficiency with which they converted field goals. The Turkish side made 51.6% of their attempts from the field, nipping the next-in-line Elan Chalon and Telekom Baskets by the slightest of margins.

Place	Team	Stage Reached	FG%
1.	Demir Insaat	Round of 16	51.6%
2.	Elan Chalon	Final	51.3%
3.	Telekom Baskets	Semi-Finals	51.0%

THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

Nanterre shot the three-ball better than anyone else

In spite of lifting the trophy, Nanterre's appearances at the top of statistical rankings are far and few between.

One specific area they did excel at was three-point shooting. Not only did the French side make the most three-pointers in the league, but coach Pascal Donnadieu's side also shot from beyond the arc with unmatched accuracy at 43.7%.

Kormend was the only other team to eclipse the 40% barrier, while Telekom Baskets and Lukoil Academic were next on the list.

Place	Team	Stage Reached	3P FG	3P FG%
1.	Nanterre 92	Champions	241/552	43.7%
2.	Kormend	Round of 16	149/364	40.9%
3-4.	Telekom Baskets	Semi-Finals	147/378	38.9%
3-4.	Lukoil Academic	Second Round	126/324	38.9%

FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE

Sodertalje wasted the least chances at the free-throw line

What do Sodertalje Kings, Antwerp Giants and SL Benfica have in common? All three ended their FIBA Europe Cup campaign in the Second Round – yes, but there is another common thread.

They were also the teams who left the least points at the free-throw stripe, with the Swedish side leading the competition with an excellent mark of 79.2%.

Place	Team	Stage Reached	FT%
1.	Sodertalje Kings	Second Round	79.2%
2.	Antwerp Giants	Second Round	78.9%
3.	SL Benfica	Second Round	78.0%

REBOUNDS

Antwerp Giants dominated inside the paint

Antwerp Giants were the best rebounding team in the competition overall, ranking second and third in defensive and offensive rebounding, respectively.

Having out-rebounded opponents by an average of 6.9 boards per game, the Belgian side grabbed 55% of all available rebounds, which was arguably their biggest advantage in the FIBA Europe Cup.

Following in second were Pardubice, who set a new FIBA Europe Cup single-game record for rebounds, when they grabbed 57 boards against U-BT Cluj-Napoca, with Hungarians from Alba Fehervar coming in third.

Place	Team	Stage Reached	RPG
1.	Antwerp Giants	Second Round	39.9
2.	Pardubice	Second Round	39.4
3.	Alba Fehervar	Second Round	38.8

ASSISTS

Tomas Delininkaitis led Vytautas with 4.4 assists per game

Nowhere else did the ball move as swiftly as it did in Prienai, as the team basketball played by Vytautas put them at the top of the assist rankings with 23.7 assists per game.

After averaging 27.5 assists in the Regular Season, their dime-dropping rate declined to 21.2 per game in the Second Round, which still put Vytautas in elite company, but was far off the electric pace they demonstrated at the start of the season.

Pau-Lacq-Orthez, led by D.J. Cooper, who accounted for 42% of the team's total assists, ranked second in the category at 22.1 assists per game, while Donar Groningen were also among the stand-outs at 21.8 assists per game.

Place	Team	Stage Reached	APG
1.	Vytautas	Second Round	23.7
2.	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	Round of 16	22.1
3.	Donar Groningen	Second Round	21.8

STEALS

League-leading numbers in steals didn't translate into good defense

The young and energetic Prievidza side averaged more steals than anyone else in the league. However, the large number of steals didn't translate into defensive superiority.

In fact, quite the opposite was true, as the Slovakian side conceded the most points (90.1 per game) among all teams who progressed past the Regular Season.

Although not to the same extremes, the story was similar in the cases of Redwell-Gunners and Alba Fehervar who finished the season second and third in steals, respectively.

Place	Team	Stage Reached	SPG
1.	Prievidza	Second Round	9.4
2.	Redwell-Gunners	Second Round	8.6
3.	Alba Fehervar	Second Round	8.5

BLOCKS

Enisey got all the way to the Quarter-Finals before being eliminated

The Enisey frontcourt of Frank Elegar, Suleiman Braimoh, Igor Kanygin and Vladislav Trushkin formed the most intimidating last line of defense in the FIBA Europe Cup, with the Russian side leading all teams in blocks with an average of 3.8 swats per game.

Israeli side Bnei Herzliya, bolstered inside by Jeff Adrien's presence, was second in line at 3.4 blocks per game, while Redwell-Gunners Oberwart and Sodertalje Kings came right after with identical averages of 3.2 blocks per game.

Place	Team	Stage Reached	BPG
1.	Enisey	Quarter-Finals	3.8
2.	Bnei Herzliya	Second Round	3.4
3-4.	Redwell-Gunners	Second Round	3.2
3-4.	Sodertalje Kings	Second Round	3.2

TURNOVERS

Taking care of the ball was a problem for Pardubice

Pardubice, Vytautas and U-BT Cluj-Napoca headline the list of teams with especially high turnover rates. None of the aforementioned teams made it past the Second Round. Neither did the next six teams on the list.

Among those who did make the Play-Offs, Telekom Baskets committed the most turnovers at 13.8 per game, leaving them as the 10th team on the list of most turnover-prone sides.

Place	Team	Stage Reached	TO per game
1.	Pardubice	Second Round	16.8
2.	Vytautas	Second Round	16.4
3.	U-BT Cluj-Napoca	Second Round	16.3

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