BEIRUT (Lebanon) - Records are meant to be broken as they say, but some of these marks in the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers have quite been standing the test of time.
But with the third window coming up this February, will history books be rewritten? That, for sure, is one thing that fans can look out for amid what should be an intense race ahead toward the continental showpiece set August in Saudi Arabia.
What are those records, anyway? Read on and see who set some of these individual single-game feats, and which could be matched - or eclipsed - this Window 3.
Most points
To this day, Sani Sakakini still holds the mark for the most points scored in an Asia Cup Qualifiers game when he fired 44 points in Palestine's narrow 79-76 loss to Kazakhstan back in the Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers' first window on February 21, 2020.
In fact, the decorated forward holds the top two single-game scoring records of the Asia Cup Qualifiers, the other being 36 which he produced in their dominant 129-74 victory over Sri Lanka exactly a year after dropping the 40-piece.
Here's a quick look at the top five scoring records:
Most 3-pointers made
And since we're already discussing about scoring, the three-point record is another thing that most fans and pundits alike will surely monitor after stupendous shooting performances were submitted in the previous window last November.
None more impressive than Ahmed Haji's 11, which he made in consecutive fashion on the way to 35 points (see list above) as he starred in Bahrain's 76-71 escape of Syria to smash the record for most threes made in a Continental Cup Qualifiers game.
The previous mark was 9 which Chris Goulding set just the night before to help his Australia cruise to a dominant 101-48 conquest of Thailand.
It was a November to remember for the veteran forward as he went on to nail 10 treys in the Boomers' 98-75 victory over Korea three nights later for a total of 19 made threes in a single window - the most all-time in the Continental Cup Qualifiers.
A quick rundown here:
Most rebounds
Sakakini isn't just about scoring but he's more than willing to do a yeoman's job hauling down rebounds, so much so that none across two cycles of the Asia Cup Qualifiers thus far have erased his record for most boards in a game.
He still owns it with 24, which he collected on the same night he had 36 against Sri Lanka in indeed a monster performance for the 2.04 M (6'8") big man.
But it's not to say that none has come close in at least matching his tally. Josh Harrellson had 21 in their 77-56 beatdown of Guam in the Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers' first window back in February for the second-most rebounds in a match.
Most assists
Will a player in the Asia Cup Qualifiers tally 15 assists in a game? Yes, it has been two cycles already and many are still waiting for someone to chalk up that many.
Two players, though have nearly reached that mark, with Kyndall Dykes tallying 14 on the same game of Sakakini's record-setting night against Sri Lanka.
Another one also had the same amount of dimes on the very same match, actually, courtesy of Clinton Thevakumar for the Sri Lankan side.
Most steals
Dyson Daniels has been building a reputation as one of the NBA's best defenders with his elite ball-hawking skills, and so it's no surprise that he also owns the Asia Cup Qualifiers' record for most steals in a single game with 6.
He's the first to tally that much but over time, two more players have tied that record, namely Iran's do-it-all star forward in Arsalan Kazemi and Jamal Mayali of Palestine. Both did it on the same night as well back in February of last year.
Here's the list below. Will the tie finally be broken come Window 3?
Most blocks
Brandon Gilbeck of Chinese Taipei tops this list after registering 7 blocks in their eventual loss to New Zealand but the upcoming window could be another opportunity for Mohammed Alsuwailem to overtake his counterpart.
The towering Saudi Arabia center was actually the first to set the record for the said statistical department with 5, and then overcame his own feat with 6 in their 73-66 win over Palestine back in the second window just last November.
Can he do it? Or will somebody get past him and Gilbeck?
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