Round 5: Peja lose their first game against Hapoel Beer Sheva

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Kosovan Peja (4-1) at the home court on Thursday night. Hosts were edged by Israeli Hapoel Beer Sheva (5-0) 89-88. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Peja. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Hapoel Beer Sheva dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Peja's 32. American forward Ben Moore (203-1995, college: SMU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and American-Nigerian guard David Efianayi (188-1995, college: Gardner-Webb) chipped in 17 points. Hapoel Beer Sheva's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American Rodney Purvis (193-1994, college: UConn) responded with 26 points. Undefeated Hapoel Beer Sheva have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record. Peja at the other side keeps the second position with one game lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Balkan League top team - Israeli Hapoel Beer Sheva (5-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed seventh ranked Kosovan Bashkimi (0-4) in Prizren 81-60. Russian-Israeli swingman Egor Koulechov (196-1994, college: Florida, agency: Avi Zilberman) nailed 17 points and 6 assists for the winning side and Tidjan Keita accounted for 12 points and 7 rebounds. Hapoel Beer Sheva's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Albanian forward Daniel Lekndreaj (192-1997) came up with 19 points for Bashkimi in the defeat. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Hapoel Beer Sheva. They maintain first place with 5-0 record. Bashkimi lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game in Sofia supposed to be also quite interesting. Third ranked Ukrainian Budivelnyk (3-1) played at the court of 5th ranked Bulgarian Levski (1-3). Budivelnyk smashed Levski 95-67 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was Bogdan Bliznyuk who scored 20 points and 8 assists. Krasimir Petrov produced 16 points and 4 assists for the hosts. Levski's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the third consecutive win for Budivelnyk. They maintain third place with 3-1 record having just three points less than leader H.Be'er Sheva. Loser Levski keeps the fifth position with three games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last game of round 5 Milenijum lost to Peja on the opponent's court 82-96.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 18 points and 8 rebounds by Khaliq Spicer of Peja.

Bashkimi - H.Be'er Sheva 60-81

Balkan League top team - Israeli Hapoel Beer Sheva (5-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed seventh ranked Kosovan Bashkimi (0-4) in Prizren 81-60. Hapoel Beer Sheva dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Bashkimi's 28. They outrebounded Bashkimi 44-25 including a 36-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Russian-Israeli swingman Egor Koulechov (196-1994, college: Florida, agency: Avi Zilberman) nailed 17 points and 6 assists for the winning side and French-Guinean Tidjan Keita (207-1996) accounted for 12 points and 7 rebounds. Four Hapoel Beer Sheva players scored in double figures. Hapoel Beer Sheva's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Albanian forward Daniel Lekndreaj (192-1997) came up with 19 points and American point guard Dajuan Graf (185-1992, college: NCCU, agency: BIG) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Bashkimi in the defeat. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Hapoel Beer Sheva. They maintain first place with 5-0 record. Bashkimi lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
H.Be'er Sheva: E.Koulechov 17+2reb+6ast, T.Keita 12+7reb+1ast, B.Moore 11+8reb, T.Porat 10+6reb, J.Shuchman 9+6reb, G.Whittington 6+2reb+2ast
Bashkimi: D.Lekndreaj 19+4reb+1ast, D.Graf 11+6reb+2ast, S.Samuels 10+6reb+3ast, F.Rugova 8+1reb+1ast, C.Jones 4+4reb+2ast, P.Nixon 4+3reb+3ast

Levski - Budivelnyk 67-95

The game in Sofia supposed to be also quite interesting. Third ranked Ukrainian Budivelnyk (3-1) played at the court of 5th ranked Bulgarian Levski (1-3). Budivelnyk smashed Levski 95-67 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was swingman Bogdan Bliznyuk (198-1995, college: EWU) who scored 20 points and 8 assists. Forward Vyacheslav Bobrov (203-1992) chipped in 16 points. Four Budivelnyk players scored in double figures. Guard Krasimir Petrov (189-2004) produced 16 points and 4 assists and American-Haitian center John Florveus (211-1990, college: Georgia, agency: BIG) added 12 points respectively for the hosts. Levski's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the third consecutive win for Budivelnyk. They maintain third place with 3-1 record having just three points less than leader H.Be'er Sheva. Loser Levski keeps the fifth position with three games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Budivelnyk: B.Bliznyuk 20+4reb+8ast, V.Bobrov 16+4reb+3ast, A.Majauskas 13+5reb, A.Goodwin 12+1reb+4ast, P.Krutous 9, J.Grant 8+6reb
Levski: P.Krasimir 16+4ast, J.Florveus 12+2reb, N.Mihaylov 9+2reb+2ast, B.Mario 6+3reb+2ast, M.Petrov 5, A.Velikov 5+2reb+1ast

Peja - H.Be'er Sheva 88-89

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Kosovan Peja (4-1) at the home court on Thursday night. Hosts were edged by Israeli Hapoel Beer Sheva (5-0) 89-88. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Peja. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Hapoel Beer Sheva dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Peja's 32. American forward Ben Moore (203-1995, college: SMU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and American-Nigerian guard David Efianayi (188-1995, college: Gardner-Webb) chipped in 17 points. Hapoel Beer Sheva's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American Rodney Purvis (193-1994, college: UConn) responded with 26 points and the other American import center Khaliq Spicer (206-1994, college: Kent St.) scored 18 points and 8 rebounds. Five Hapoel Beer Sheva and four Peja players scored in double figures. Hapoel Beer Sheva have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record. Peja at the other side keeps the second position with one game lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
H.Be'er Sheva: D.Efianayi 17+3reb+2ast, E.Koulechov 13+2reb+1ast, K.Ahmad 13+1ast, B.Moore 12+10reb+2ast, T.Keita 10+5reb, G.Whittington 10+6reb+1ast
Peja: R.Purvis 26+2reb+2ast, K.Spicer 18+8reb+3ast, I.Umipig 14+5reb+5ast, J.Tate 13+5reb+2ast, S.Zekiqi 9+3reb+1ast, B.Waldow 6+8reb+3ast

Peja - Milenijum 96-82

Very expected game when 6th ranked Montenegrin Milenijum (1-5) was defeated on the road by second ranked Kosovan Peja (4-1) 96-82 on Tuesday. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Peja. They maintain second place with 4-1 record behind leader H.Be'er Sheva. Milenijum lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the sixth position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.



Tags : BEN MOORE, HAPOEL ALTSHULER SHAHAM BEER SHEVA, BALKAN LEAGUE BASKETBALL