Historic Margin and Scoring Record for Palestine Against Maldives
The Palestine national basketball team achieved significant milestones in the Asia Cup pre-qualifiers by defeating the Maldives by a 90-point margin.
In the 2029 FIBA Asia Cup pre-qualifying match held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Palestine secured a 168-78 victory over the Maldives to advance to the next round.
Match Details and Score Distribution
The 2029 FIBA Asia Cup pre-qualifying match played between Palestine and Maldives took place in a very high-scoring atmosphere. Palestine managed to defeat their opponent with a commanding score of 168-78.
Second Round Guaranteed
Emerging victorious from this critical match in Almaty with a 90-point margin, the Palestine national team guaranteed their promotion to the second round with this result.
Historic Victory Margin
Entered into FIBA records, this match broke the record for the largest victory margin in the history of the Asia Cup qualifiers with its 90-point difference.
New Scoring Record Broken
With a total of 246 points scored in the match, the total scoring record in the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers was also broken.
Surpassing the Previous Record Holder
The previous victory margin record in the Asia Cup pre-qualifiers belonged to the Bahrain team, which defeated Bangladesh 126-52 in the 2018 pre-qualifiers.