Mindaugas Kuzminskas drops career-high 40 points in BCL's triple-overtime thriller

2024-03-05 21:57

Kuzminskas narrowly missed breaking the BCL scoring record, currently held by Keifer Sykes at 43 points.

Credit: FIBA

AEK Athens forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas delivered an outstanding performance in the FIBA Basketball Champions League game, although he couldn't secure a victory for his team.

AEK faced a tough 108-112 loss against Hapoel Holon in a match that stretched into three overtimes.

Kuzminskas dropped 40 points. This stellar performance stands as the highest-scoring game of his career, surpassing his previous best of 30 points in the Lithuanian League in 2011 while playing for Zalgiris Kaunas.

Mindaugas Kuzminskas

Mindaugas  Kuzminskas
Mindaugas  Kuzminskas
MIN: 20.9
PTS: 13.67 (54.02%)
REB: 4.67
As: 1.17
ST: 1.5
BL: 0
TO: 1.33
GM: 6

Kuzminskas narrowly missed breaking the BCL scoring record, currently held by Keifer Sykes at 43 points.

The Lithuanian forward returned to the AEK lineup on February 15 after recovering from a hand injury.

The match, lasting for 55 minutes, marked the third occurrence of such a prolonged battle in the tournament's history. Previous instances of three overtimes in the BCL were documented in 2016 and 2017.



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