“Baskonia” basketball players beat Palencia “Zunder” team (5-26) 101:94 on Saturday.
In the match against the outsiders of the league, two players of the Vitoria club stood out.
Tadas Sedekerskis collected the most utility points – as many as 36.
In almost 38 minutes, the forward of the Lithuanian national team scored 23 points, 4 out of 5 two-pointers, 4 out of 6 three-pointers, 3 out of 4 penalties, rebounded 12 balls, provoked 5 fouls, intercepted 2 balls.
The Lithuanian immediately broke two career ACB records – the best achievements so far were 22 points and 35 utility points, which were recorded on November 7, 2021, in a duel with Unicaja of Malaga.
Another Baskonia player, Markus Howard, also had a memorable match. The guard scored 36 points on 8-of-15 three-pointers, 10 free throws and 30 assists.
M. Howard crossed the 100th three-point mark of the season in this match, which happened for the first time in the Spanish league since 2017-2018, when Croatian Marko Popovic, representing Fuenlabrada, scored three points.
The record for three-pointers in a season – 160 long shots – belongs to the legendary Brazilian Oscar Schmidt. He managed it in 1994-1995.
Valdemar Chomičius is also in the top ten in the history of the Spanish league. The former defender of the Lithuanian national team made 110 three-pointers in 1989-1990. in the season when he represented Valladolid “Forum” club.
Baskonia now ranks ninth in the Spanish league with 17 wins and 14 defeats.
In order to jump into the play-offs, the Basques will first target the Manresa club, who are eighth – with the same number of victories, only having played one match less.
