Madrid breaks Top 16 index record in rout of Zalgiris

In yet another scoring exhibition, Real Madrid improved to 6-1 in Top 16 Group F by simply overwhelming Zalgiris Kaunas 108-72 in the Spanish capital on Friday. Madrid tied CSKA Moscow for first place in Group F, while Zalgiris dropped to 1-6. Rudy Fernandez paced the winners with 20 points. Sergio Llull added 15, Ioannis Bourousis 13, Sergio Rodriguez and Felipe Reyes each scored 12 and Nikola Mirotic contributed 11. Rodriguez and Llull each dished 9 assists. Madrid recorded a team performance index rating of 151, which established a new Top 16 record. The previous one belonged to Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, which amassed an index of 143 against Besiktas last season. Justin Dentmon led Zalgiris with 21 points. Robertas Javtokas added 15 for the guests, who trailed 21-18 late in the first quarter. A 13-0 run that Mirotic capped with a reverse layup broke the game open at 34-18. Madrid boosted its margin to 60-37 at halftime and then again to 92-50 after 30 minutes on a wild three-pointer by Llull, which allowed the hosts to cruis to another well-deserved, no-doubt-about-it home win.