There was no stopping the Turkish side on Thursday night
Fenerbahce hits 24 threes vs. Valencia, breaks all-time record
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Round 29 of 34
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul made sure that its Round 29 showdown against Valencia Basket was one to remember, as it broke both a club and Turkish Airlines EuroLeague all-time record on its way to a 118-88 victory.
Saras Jasikevicius's side buried 24 three-pointers to break the competition's best-ever mark, which previously belonged to Anadolu Efes Istanbul, having made 22 shots from beyond the arc in a 109-77 home victory over Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv on February 24, 2022.
Tyler Dorsey was Fenerbahce's biggest contributor on its record-breaking night, striking 8 threes from 9 attempts. Scottie Wilbekin hit 6, Nigel Hayes-Davis 4, Tarik Biberovic and Marko Guduric 2 apiece, while Nate Sestina and Amine Noua each struck once apiece from downtown.
"We made a lot of threes, but we have a lot of great shooters on our team. Everybody is putting in the extra work every night, so I am not surprised we finally had a game like this," Dorsey said. "We just had a good game, it was one of those nights for us."
Dorsey tied Guduric in second place for most three-pointers ever hit by a Fenerbahce player in a EuroLeague game. Andrew Goudelock buried 10 triples against FC Bayern Munich on November 13, 2014, becoming the first-ever EuroLeague player to reach double digits in three-point shots made in a game.
"It's unbelievable. Everything is so much easier when you are hitting shots," Coach Jasikevicius commented. "You have to create them first, but it's not every day you hit so many — 24 is obviously an unbelievable number. We have a lot of great shooters here, they had a great night."
Another record for Fenerbahce
Fenerbahce broke a club record with those 118 points. Its previous record was the 111 points it scored against another Spanish team, Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, earlier this season. Valencia had allowed that many points in a EuroLeague game either. Baskonia netted 114 points against Valencia last season, more than anyone else — until Thursday night.
Dorsey led the way with 28 points, Hayes-Davis added 21 and Wilbekin 20. Fenerbahce registered its third consecutive victory and is now on a six-game home winning streak, while it also improved to 18-11 in the standings to remain in playoff territory.
"It's a night to enjoy, that's for sure," Saras concluded.