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Russ Smith drops 65 points, setting NBA D-League record

Former Louisville All-American Russ Smith had himself quite the game Wednesday night.

The Delaware 87ers guard scored an NBA D-League single-game record 65 points, breaking the 61 points scored by Jordan McRae (also for Delaware) in January. What made Smith's record so impressive is how he set it.

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He only made one 3-pointer in the effort, scoring 16-of-20 at the free throw line and 32 from layups.

.@sevens Russ Smith sets a single-game D-League record with 65 points, 32 of those on layups pic.