Overview
- Zalgiris moved to 7–2 with the home win, while Valencia slipped to 5–4 after a close contest decided late.
- Braxton Key made his EuroLeague debut for Valencia after being included in the 12-man roster for Kaunas.
- Maodo Lo and Sylvain Francisco paced the hosts, as Jaime Pradilla and Kam Taylor led Valencia’s scoring.
- Martínez had designated Sima, López-Arostegui and Badio as the three technical omissions for the game.
- The coach had emphasized raising defensive standards against Zalgiris’ elite defense following a rare week of full training, and Valencia must now make a compulsory non‑EU cut among Key, Moore and Taylor for Sunday’s ACB trip to Granada.