Bulgaria
Regular Season Round 26: Lukoil Acad. - Levski Sofia 93-97
Date: April 19, 2014
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Lukoil Acad. (21-2) at the home court on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Levski Sofia (17-6) 97-93. It ended at the same time the 16-game winning streak of Lukoil Acad.. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Lukoil Acad. was trailing by 7 points at halftime but managed to get 6-point lead after three quarters before a 31-21 charge of Levski Sofia, which allowed them to win the game. Levski Sofia outrebounded Lukoil Acad. 38-27 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. 26 personal fouls committed by Lukoil Acad. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American players dominated the game. Guard Brandon Heath (190-84, college: San Diego St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 8 assists. Forward Jumaine Jones (202-79, college: Georgia) contributed with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Power forward Marco Killingsworth (203-82, college: Indiana) replied with 18 points and 7 rebounds and Tony Weeden (183-83, college: Chicago St., agency: Three Eye Sports) added 16 points in the effort for Lukoil Acad.Four Lukoil Acad. players scored in double figures. Lukoil Acad.'s coach Dimitrios Galanis tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Levski Sofia have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Balkan. Defending champion Lukoil Acad. still keeps top position with two games lost. Levski Sofia is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Chernomorets (#9) in Burgas in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lukoil Acad. will play on the road against Rilski (#6) in Samokov and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Levski Sofia: B.Heath 35+2reb+8ast, J.Jones 22+12reb+1ast, L.Chalmers 10+1reb+3ast, M.Wilkinson 8+8reb+1ast, H.Zahariev 7+5reb+5ast, N.Varbanov 6+5reb
Lukoil Acad.: M.Killingsworth 18+7reb+3ast, A.Yanev 18+2reb+2ast, T.Weeden 16+3reb+3ast, B.Avramov 16, A.Tucker 9+8reb, J.Lalic 7+2reb
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 26: Lukoil Acad. - Levski Sofia 93-97
Date: April 19, 2014
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Lukoil Acad. (21-2) at the home court on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Levski Sofia (17-6) 97-93. It ended at the same time the 16-game winning streak of Lukoil Acad.. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Lukoil Acad. was trailing by 7 points at halftime but managed to get 6-point lead after three quarters before a 31-21 charge of Levski Sofia, which allowed them to win the game. Levski Sofia outrebounded Lukoil Acad. 38-27 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. 26 personal fouls committed by Lukoil Acad. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American players dominated the game. Guard Brandon Heath (190-84, college: San Diego St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 8 assists. Forward Jumaine Jones (202-79, college: Georgia) contributed with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Power forward Marco Killingsworth (203-82, college: Indiana) replied with 18 points and 7 rebounds and Tony Weeden (183-83, college: Chicago St., agency: Three Eye Sports) added 16 points in the effort for Lukoil Acad.Four Lukoil Acad. players scored in double figures. Lukoil Acad.'s coach Dimitrios Galanis tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Levski Sofia have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Balkan. Defending champion Lukoil Acad. still keeps top position with two games lost. Levski Sofia is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Chernomorets (#9) in Burgas in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lukoil Acad. will play on the road against Rilski (#6) in Samokov and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Levski Sofia: B.Heath 35+2reb+8ast, J.Jones 22+12reb+1ast, L.Chalmers 10+1reb+3ast, M.Wilkinson 8+8reb+1ast, H.Zahariev 7+5reb+5ast, N.Varbanov 6+5reb
Lukoil Acad.: M.Killingsworth 18+7reb+3ast, A.Yanev 18+2reb+2ast, T.Weeden 16+3reb+3ast, B.Avramov 16, A.Tucker 9+8reb, J.Lalic 7+2reb
 LEVSKI SOFIA (coach: Konstantin Papazov)97 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 60 | zIjRs, zuBiajR | 40 | 4-4 (655%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 3-3 (655%) | 4 | 7 | 68 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 88 | 81 | 5 |
| 2 | ChilBRQs, vaIjRl | 40 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-4 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | HRiUh, mQijdIj | 43 | 64-61 (26.4%) | 5-4 (5%) | 7-65 (75%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 41 | 5 |
| 0 | WalVajsIj, baZhiRl | 82 | 4-1 (05%) | 5-8 (5%) | 8-0 (35%) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 48 | cihiQaRL, HQasUI | 82 | 8-0 (35%) | 5-6 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | SjDuRlIL, gaBaUiQ | 63 | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 66 | oLijIL, OiLRl | 64 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 86 | kiQMijIL, XaVIliF | 66 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-3 (05%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 65 | GRIQDaRL, AURfij | 8 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| wIUil | 87-36 (95.9%) | 0-61 (46.4%) | 83-48 (90.5%) | 2 | 45 | 42 | 67 | 84 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 79 | 70 | |||
 LUKOIL ACAD.93 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 44 | wuZVRQ, SlijdI | 43 | 3-65 (35%) | 5-6 (5%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | KallajDsTIQUh, biQZI | 45 | 1-66 (03.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 1-65 (15%) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 67 | 5 |
| 83 | gujj, ChQasUIphRQ | 87 | 4-1 (05%) | 5-8 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 68 | YijRL, SlRVsijdiQ | 81 | 9-66 (14.1%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6-6 (655%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 61 | 5 |
| 66 | WRRdRj, wIjF | 81 | 8-0 (35%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 68 | 5 |
| 65 | SLQiBIL, mIJhadiQ | 80 | 0-2 (18.0%) | 6-1 (61.9%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 5 | 5 |
| 86 | vilaZ, zuQR | 65 | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | kRsRlajIL, kRsRlaj | 65 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 63 | mijRL, wRjZhI | 0 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 33 | KIsUIL, ChiLdiQ | 3 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 0 | GQIJRL, XaVIliF | 6 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| wIUil | 46-02 (04.0%) | 1-67 (46.1%) | 64-86 (16.7%) | 65 | 69 | 89 | 61 | 81 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 74 | 16 | |||
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)
