Lithuania smashes Senegal 101-47 in FIBA World Cup

Eleven players scored for Lithuania to smash Senegal 101-47 in Group H of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup on Sunday.

#11 Domantas Sabonis of Lithuania slam dunk during the 2019 FIBA World Cup, first round match between Senegal and Lithuania at Dongguan Basketball Center on September 01, 2019 in Dongguan, China. [Photo: Getty Images via VCG/Wu Zhizhao]

Lithuania started with a wonderful 13-2 performance, and widened the gap to 17 points as time ran out in the first quarter.

They showed no sign of slowing down in offense, leading by 27 points into the halftime, and led more than 30 points in most of the second half.

Having increased their lead to 77-33 by the end of the third quarter, Lithuania turned the game into a slaughter as they led more than 50 points and most starters of Lithuania rested on the bench in the last quarter.

Seven players of Lithuania harvested scores in the double digits, as Mantas Kalnietis, Domantas Sabonis and Jonas Valanciunas all pocketed 13 points. None of Senegal got more than 10 points.

A traditional world powerhouse, Lithuania has qualified for the quarterfinals in all seven Olympic Games and four FIBA Worlds since 1992.