Bulgaria
Regular Season Round 14: Balkan - Lukoil Academik 59-88
Date: January 14, 2012
NBL top team - Lukoil Academik (14-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Balkan (3-11) in Botevgrad 88-59. The guests trailed by 4 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 5-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 88-59. Lukoil Academik dominated on the defensive end, holding Balkan to just 7 points in fourth quarter. They also forced 24 Balkan turnovers. Lukoil Academik looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American guard Brandon Heath (193-84, college: San Diego St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points and 9 assists. The former international swingman Todor Stoykov (198-77, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Four Lukoil Academik players scored in double figures. Power forward Dimitar Marintchechki (201-90) replied with 17 points and 6 rebounds and Montenegrin center Dragomir Marojevic (207-81, agency: Global Sports Plaza) added 13 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Balkan. Balkan's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Lukoil Academik have an impressive 14-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 14-0 record. Balkan lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 11 games lost. Lukoil Academik are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Spartak Pleven (#8) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Balkan will play against Chernomorets in Burgas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Lukoil Academik: T.Stoykov 16+5reb+3ast, B.Heath 16+2reb+9ast, B.Sundov 13+5reb+1ast, A.Owens 11+1reb+2ast, L.Mack 9+3reb+2ast, B.Avramov 9+1reb+3ast
Balkan: D.Marintchechki 17+6reb, S.Marinov 13+1reb+1ast, D.Marojevic 13+7reb+2ast, I.Martin 6+11reb, D.Morton 5+2reb+2ast, I.Kasabov 4+4reb+3ast
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 14: Balkan - Lukoil Academik 59-88
Date: January 14, 2012
NBL top team - Lukoil Academik (14-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Balkan (3-11) in Botevgrad 88-59. The guests trailed by 4 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 5-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 88-59. Lukoil Academik dominated on the defensive end, holding Balkan to just 7 points in fourth quarter. They also forced 24 Balkan turnovers. Lukoil Academik looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American guard Brandon Heath (193-84, college: San Diego St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points and 9 assists. The former international swingman Todor Stoykov (198-77, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Four Lukoil Academik players scored in double figures. Power forward Dimitar Marintchechki (201-90) replied with 17 points and 6 rebounds and Montenegrin center Dragomir Marojevic (207-81, agency: Global Sports Plaza) added 13 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Balkan. Balkan's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Lukoil Academik have an impressive 14-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 14-0 record. Balkan lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 11 games lost. Lukoil Academik are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Spartak Pleven (#8) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Balkan will play against Chernomorets in Burgas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Lukoil Academik: T.Stoykov 16+5reb+3ast, B.Heath 16+2reb+9ast, B.Sundov 13+5reb+1ast, A.Owens 11+1reb+2ast, L.Mack 9+3reb+2ast, B.Avramov 9+1reb+3ast
Balkan: D.Marintchechki 17+6reb, S.Marinov 13+1reb+1ast, D.Marojevic 13+7reb+2ast, I.Martin 6+11reb, D.Morton 5+2reb+2ast, I.Kasabov 4+4reb+3ast
 BALKAN (coach: Vasil Hristov)59 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 68 | biQajUZhRZhVa, gaBaUiQ | 42 | 1-7 (11.9%) | 5-8 (5%) | 0-0 (655%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 61 | 5 |
| 84 | biQajIL, AUijaBaQ | 46 | 4-0 (15%) | 6-9 (63.4%) | 3-0 (25%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | biQInRLaZ, gQiDIBaQ | 46 | 3-2 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 5 |
| 86 | biQUaj, osaih | 87 | 4-1 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 65 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 5 |
| 66 | yalapIL, gaBaUiQ | 88 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 5 |
| 0 | KisiMIL, oLiFlI | 85 | 8-2 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -8 | 5 |
| 05 | bIQUIj, gTiFjR | 62 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 63 | GRIQDaRL, wsLRUij | 3 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 60 | gujdilIL, XaVIliF | 3 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 44 | biQajIL, XaVIliF | 4 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| wIUil | 85-36 (32.2%) | 6-68 (2.4%) | 61-85 (25.5%) | 65 | 83 | 43 | 68 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 83 | 07 | 45 | |||
 LUKOIL ACADEMIK88 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 3 | HRiUh, mQijdIj | 46 | 0-9 (96.3%) | 6-8 (05%) | 4-0 (15%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 85 | 5 |
| 60 | AUIFVIL, wIdIQ | 82 | 8-3 (05%) | 4-3 (90%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 67 | 5 |
| 85 | PTRjs, SjdQR | 89 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 66 | 5 |
| 36 | AujdIL, mQujI | 81 | 0-7 (00.1%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-4 (5%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 1 | 5 |
| 45 | AUInijILsVa, giBnij | 88 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 8-8 (655%) | 8 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 5 |
| 65 | SLQiBIL, mIJhadiQ | 62 | 8-8 (655%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 8-3 (05%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 88 | biZV, viBIjU | 69 | 8-3 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 83 | kRsRlajIL, kRsRlaj | 69 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-8 (5%) | 6-3 (80%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -6 | 5 |
| 66 | biQajIL, OiLRl | 63 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| wIUil | 83-47 (16.0%) | 7-88 (35.7%) | 64-81 (05.5%) | 1 | 88 | 82 | 88 | 86 | 5 | 69 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
