Valencia closed the regular season the way it only hoped it would, in a runaway 103-71 win over a depleted ratiopharm Ulm to clinch second place in Group B.
Ferrando used first chance to set Valencia assists record
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Valencia had one big goal ahead of the game against Ulm, and it was only to win.
"For us, it was a really important game for the second place", Bojan Dubljevic said after the victory. "Now we are focused on the playoffs. We don't have a preference. We have a home-court advantage, which is really important for us because we have a sixth player in our fans."
Those fans will have plenty to look forward to after Tuesday night's performance in which Valencia set a club record with 33 assists - just 1 shy of the EuroCup record. The team also netted 17 three-pointers on 31 attempts (54.1%).
Dubljevic dominated, scoring 19 points in 18 minutes, sinking 5 triples on 6 attempts, and also shining was Guillem Ferrando. Playing more than 17 minutes for the first time in his 10th appearance in the competition, the 20-year-old point guard dished 13 assists, more than any other Valencia player in competition history.
With Klemen Prepelic out for the season and Neno Dimitrijevic and Sam Van Rossom sidelined, performances like the one from Ferrando are a big boost for Valencia ahead of the playoffs.