Zalgiris Kaunas crushed Partizan Belgrade 109-68, posting a club-record 109 points and their biggest-ever win in EuroLeague.
Top scorers: Sylvain Francisco 22 and Moses Wright 17 for Zalgiris; Duane Washington 17 and Bruno Fernando 16 for Partizan.
Zalgiris set the tone early with tough defense and aggressive half-court pressure, forcing a stream of contested looks and jumping out to a 28-15 lead after the first quarter. They kept the pace in the second to build a 53-30 halftime advantage, with Wright dominating the paint (12 points, 6 rebounds in the first half).
The hosts never let up after the break, stretching it to 82-47 through three quarters and closing the third with a 7-0 run. Zalgiris continued at full throttle in the fourth, opening a massive 97-57 gap before sealing the 109-68 rout — a statement response after their heavy home loss to Efes.
Zalgiris improved to 10-7, while Partizan dropped to 6-11 after a second straight loss this week. Alongside Francisco and Wright, Ignas Brazdeikis scored 15 and Nigel Williams-Goss added 12; for Partizan, Isaac Bonga finished with 12.
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