Bulgaria

Regular Season Round 14: Balkan - Spartak Pleven 92-58

Date: January 12, 2019
The game between fourth ranked Balkan (8-5) and 5th ranked Spartak Pleven (6-6) in Botevgrad on Saturday ended with biggest points difference. Balkan outscored guests from Pleven 92-58. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Spartak Pleven. Balkan shot 61.3 percent from the field. They also forced 19 Spartak Pleven turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Mikael Hopkins (206-93, college: Georgetown) notched 15 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and international Dimitar Dimitrov (203-93, agency: Interperformances) supported him with 8 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Four Balkan players scored in double figures. Balkan's coach Nebojsa Vidic felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 17 points and 6 rebounds by power forward Denislav Vutev (208-94, agency: Promotex) did not help to save the game for Spartak Pleven. Power forward Todor Todorov (200-82) added 13 points and 6 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the guests. Balkan maintains fourth position with 8-5 record. Loser Spartak Pleven keeps the fifth place with six games lost. They share the position with Akademik PL. Balkan will meet Yambol (#7) on the road in the next round. Spartak Pleven will play against the league's second-placed Beroe and hope to secure a win.

  BALKAN (coach: Vasil Hristov)92
  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 +/-
88 oLijIL, OiLlaj 82 4-0 (15%) 8-0 (35%) 5-6 (5%) 5 8 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 68 2 5
43 gaBaUQIL, gaBaUiQ 82 3-0 (25%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 3 1 65 3 6 5 3 6 5 5 2 83 5
0 HIpVajs, baViRl 88 9-7 (99.2%) 5-6 (5%) 6-3 (80%) 5 1 1 8 8 5 8 6 5 5 60 62 5
65 bajVIL, KQas 88 4-3 (90%) 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 8 8 3 4 8 5 6 5 5 6 68 61 5
40 ORUVIL, kRjUsasliL 85 5-6 (5%) 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 0 6 5 5 5 5 8 4 5 5
4 mQITj, mQijdIj 62 3-1 (11.9%) 6-8 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 5 5 5 4 4 5 8 5 5 0 68 1 5
7 bulilaZ, baQVI 60 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 5
66 oLijIL, OiLRl 63 8-8 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 6 6 8 4 5 5 5 5 8 7 0 5
46 GiLQalILaZ, SlRxijdQR 68 4-4 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 5 4 5 6 6 5 6 1 9 5
2 HQasUIL, cdQiLVI 2 8-8 (655%) 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 64 64 5
64 biQajIL, biQaj 2 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
84 kisalRL, euBRj 0 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
wIUil   82-49 (90.9%) 65-80 (35.5%) 1-68 (05.5%) 1 84 87 88 67 5 66 4 5 63 78 73  


  SPARTAK PLEVEN (coach: Todor Todorov)58
  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 +/-
9 KIZhRL, eidIsliL 42 8-4 (11.9%) 5-9 (5%) 6-3 (80%) 6 5 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 8 0 -2 5
45 PsUQRL, wsLRUIsliL 44 4-3 (90%) 5-3 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 3 6 0 1 8 5 8 5 5 8 1 65 5
68 KIRL, KIjsUijUaj 46 8-8 (655%) 6-9 (63.4%) 6-8 (05%) 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 6 2 3 5
36 kuURL, gRjasliL 87 1-7 (11.9%) 6-8 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 8 3 1 5 8 5 6 5 5 3 69 64 5
60 wIdIQIL, wIdIQ 86 1-9 (20.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 4 4 1 6 5 5 6 5 5 4 64 60 5
44 biQajIL, XaVIliF 62 6-4 (44.4%) 6-3 (80%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 4 4 3 6 5 6 5 5 4 9 0 5
86 kiQMijIL, XaVIliF 64 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 4 5 5 6 5 3 8 -0 5
88 miQJiVIL, GRIQDa 68 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
83 SjDuRlIL, XaVIli 0 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
wIUil   86-48 (10.1%) 4-80 (68.5%) 9-60 (31.9%) 66 69 82 61 64 5 1 6 5 67 02 41  



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)