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