San Miguel's Marcio Lassiter against Ginebra in the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup, September 15, 2024 at the Araneta Coliseum. PBA Images

MANILA (UPDATED) -- It took Marcio Lassiter less than five minutes to rewrite PBA history on Sunday night at the Araneta Coliseum.

At the 7:10 mark of the first quarter of San Miguel's showdown against Barangay Ginebra in the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup, Lassiter sank his third three-pointer of the game -- the bucket that officially made him the league's new three-point king.

It was Lassiter's 1,251st three-pointer in his career, surpassing the mark set by the iconic Jimmy Alapag in 2016 when he was playing for the Meralco Bolts. 

Lassiter entered the game needing three three-pointers to break the record and he got the job done in the first quarter, drilling his first triple at the 11:18 mark and his second with 7:40 left.

After sinking the record-breaking trey, Lassiter added another at the 5:46 mark to give the Beermen a 23-7 lead against the Gin Kings. He finished with 18 points built on six three-pointers as in San Miguel's 131-82 triumph.

"I'm just truly honored and blessed to be in this position, and yeah, words can't describe how I feel. I'm just overwhelmed with a lot of emotions right now," the guard said after the contest.

He was recognized for the achievement at the halftime of the game, with his family joining him in a brief ceremony.

San Miguel's Marcio Lassiter is joined by his family and PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial as he is recognized by the PBA for breaking the record for most 3-pointers made, September 15, 2024 at the Araneta Coliseum. PBA Images

Afterward, Lassiter deflected the credit to his coach, Jorge Gallent, and his teammates -- notably June Mar Fajardo and Chris Ross.

"Coach Jorge is a tremendous coach, giving me the confidence every night to come out and showcase my talents. He's drawing great plays for me," said Lassiter.

"And also my teammates, I definitely couldn't do this without my teammates from the past and right now. They helped me out with so much, especially, I feel like the main two that probably gave me the most assists are June Mar and Chris," he added. "So I gotta thank them."

Gallent noted that they went out with the intent of helping Lassiter get the record.

"It was all energy, and that's what the players said before we went out, we just wanted to help Marcio get this one off his back. He had six, I think so I'm very happy for him. I'm very blessed to be his coach," he said.

Lassiter, 37, had surpassed the great Allan Caidic in San Miguel's previous game, a 119-114 win against NLEX last Wednesday.

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