Bulgaria

Regular Season Round 20: Lukoil Acad. - Balkan 90-75

Date: March 7, 2015
The game between closely ranked teams ended with second-ranked Balkan's (13-5) road loss to first ranked Lukoil Acad. (17-1) in Sofia 75-90 on Saturday. The hosts trailed by 8 points at the halftime before their 47-24 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Lukoil Acad. shot the lights out from three sinking 19 long-distance shots on high 57.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. American point guard Dee Brown (185-84, college: Illinois) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 16 assists. International Hristo Zahariev (199-90) contributed with 21 points and 9 rebounds (perfect from downtown making all five shots) for the winners. Five Lukoil Acad. players scored in double figures. Lukoil Acad.'s coach Jovica Arsic used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international Pavel Marinov (199-88, agency: Interperformances) replied with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Serbian guard Pedja Stamenkovic (190-88, agency: 011 Sports) added 9 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Balkan. Lukoil Acad. have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 17-1 record. Balkan at the other side keeps the second place with five games lost. Lukoil Acad. will face Rilski (#4) in Samokov in the next round. Balkan will play at home against Beroe and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Balkan: V.Pavic 13+4reb+2ast, P.Marinov 12+7reb+4ast, N.Varbanov 11+7reb+1ast, M.Marinov 9+1reb, P.Stamenkovic 9+8reb+6ast, M.Milovanovic 8+2reb
Lukoil Acad.: N.Dragovic 22+4reb+1ast, H.Zahariev 21+9reb+2ast, T.Smith 14+9reb+5ast, D.Brown 13+4reb+16ast, B.Sundov 11+6reb+2ast, N.Grozev 5
gschID: 380734

  BALKAN (coach: Vasil Hristov)75
  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 +/-
65 biQajIL, OiLRl 40 3-9 (09.6%) 6-9 (63.4%) 6-6 (655%) 6 1 9 3 3 5 5 8 5 6 68 66 5
86 AUiBRjVILaZ, ORdni 46 8-9 (82.1%) 6-3 (80%) 8-8 (655%) 4 0 2 1 8 5 6 5 5 5 7 63 5
66 valIL, oLij 87 4-1 (05%) 5-3 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 6 1 4 5
63 OiLaZ, kuVIUi 89 0-66 (30.0%) 6-8 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 8 8 3 8 6 5 6 6 5 5 64 65 5
46 kiQMijIL, XaVIliF 84 3-1 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 4 3 9 6 6 5 5 8 5 8 66 60 5
45 PsUQRL, wsLRUIsliL 62 6-4 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 4 5 6 5 5 5 0 4 5
83 biQajIL, biQUaj 69 5-5 (5%) 6-0 (85%) 1-1 (655%) 6 5 6 5 4 5 6 5 5 6 7 4 5
60 balILijILaZ, balij 61 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 2 9 5
68 biQajZhRshVa, gaBaUiQ 3 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5
wIUil   84-31 (05.5%) 0-84 (86.9%) 63-62 (99.2%) 66 83 40 61 69 5 3 0 5 0 90 12  


  LUKOIL ACAD.90
  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 +/-
66 mQITj, gRR 40 4-9 (38.7%) 8-0 (35%) 6-8 (05%) 8 8 3 61 4 5 6 5 5 6 64 88 5
48 cihiQaRL, HQasUI 43 4-65 (45%) 0-0 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 6 2 7 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 86 88 5
1 ABaUh, wRQQF 43 8-9 (82.1%) 4-1 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 8 9 7 0 4 5 5 6 5 6 63 69 5
6 gQiDILaZ, XaVIli 46 8-3 (05%) 0-2 (18.0%) 4-4 (655%) 6 4 3 6 8 5 5 6 5 0 88 61 5
36 AujdIL, mQujI 84 6-6 (655%) 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 5 1 1 8 4 5 5 6 5 5 66 60 5
63 mijRL, wRjZhI 68 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 6 5 8 8 -6 5
83 kRsRlajIL, kRsRlaj 2 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
43 gaBaUQIL, gaBaUiQ 9 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 8 4 5
44 GQIJRL, XaVIliF 1 6-8 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 0 8 5
65 bajVIL, KQas 1 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
9 GQuRL, SlRVsijdiQ 3 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
wIUil   64-44 (47.3%) 67-44 (09.1%) 9-66 (14.1%) 2 87 49 82 86 5 8 3 5 7 75 74  



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)