Bulgaria

Quarter-Finals Round 1: Balkan - Spartak Pleven 96-63

Date: April 27, 2019
Balkan prevailed against Spartak Pleven in Game 1. Balkan dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Spartak Pleven's 32. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Spartak Pleven's players. Balkan brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. American guard Brandon Brown (186-89, college: Montana-West) nailed 12 points, 9 assists and 5 steals for the winning side and the former international swingman Kris Minkov (199-94) accounted for 14 points and 5 rebounds. Four Balkan players scored in double figures. Point guard Tsvetoslav Ostrev (175-86) came up with 20 points and the former international Ivan Lilov (194-88) added 11 points respectively for Spartak Pleven in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Balkan: K.Minkov 14+5reb+2ast, D.Dimitrov 13+4reb+2ast, M.Hopkins 12+5reb+1ast, B.Brown 12+9ast, P.Ivanov 11+3reb+3ast, L.Reed 9+7reb+1ast
Spartak Pleven: T.Ostrev 20+4reb+1ast, I.Lilov 11+4reb+3ast, R.Kochev 11+3reb+1ast, K.Koev 5+3reb+2ast, T.Todorov 4+4reb, N.Varbanov 4+5reb+1ast
gschID: 724912

  BALKAN (coach: Vasil Hristov)96
  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 +/-
46 GiLQalILaZ, SlRxijdQR 87 3-9 (09.6%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 3 3 2 4 4 5 8 6 5 8 2 68 5
65 bajVIL, KQas 84 5-5 (5%) 3-9 (09.6%) 8-8 (655%) 5 0 0 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 63 60 5
9 eRRd, vibiQZus 88 4-3 (90%) 5-6 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 4 3 9 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 7 60 5
0 HIpVajs, baViRl 86 1-68 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 0 0 6 4 5 8 8 5 6 68 68 5
88 oLijIL, OiLlaj 86 4-3 (90%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 4 8 5 6 5 5 5 66 64 5
43 gaBaUQIL, gaBaUiQ 67 3-1 (11.9%) 6-6 (655%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 3 3 8 8 5 6 5 5 6 64 63 5
4 mQITj, mQijdIj 67 8-8 (655%) 8-3 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 5 5 5 7 8 5 0 8 5 6 68 84 5
40 ORUVIL, kRjUsasliL 69 4-3 (90%) 5-3 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 4 4 5 5 6 5 8 1 8 5
7 bulilaZ, baQVI 65 5-6 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 1 8 5
66 oLijIL, OiLRl 2 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
64 biQajIL, biQaj 9 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 5 5
84 kisalRL, euBRj 3 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 5
wIUil   81-38 (16.7%) 65-81 (42.0%) 63-67 (94.9%) 9 48 47 89 88 5 64 9 5 65 71 664  


  SPARTAK PLEVEN (coach: Todor Todorov)63
  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 valIL, oLij 46 4-7 (44.4%) 6-1 (61.9%) 8-8 (655%) 6 4 3 4 6 5 8 5 5 4 66 0 5
45 PsUQRL, wsLRUIsliL 82 4-0 (15%) 4-4 (655%) 0-0 (655%) 4 6 3 6 6 5 5 5 5 8 85 85 5
36 kuURL, gRjasliL 81 6-4 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 5 8 5 6 5 5 6 8 6 5
9 KIZhRL, eidIsliL 85 3-0 (25%) 5-8 (5%) 4-0 (15%) 5 4 4 6 4 5 6 5 5 3 66 3 5
86 kiQMijIL, XaVIliF 85 6-9 (63.4%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 6 3 0 6 8 5 5 5 5 8 3 -8 5
68 KIRL, KIjsUijUaj 69 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 8 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
44 biQajIL, XaVIliF 69 5-8 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 6 6 5 5 5 5 8 5 -3 5
60 wIdIQIL, wIdIQ 60 6-0 (85%) 5-6 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 8 8 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 3 -6 5
88 miQJiVIL, GRIQDa 2 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 5 5
1 wsIjVIL, bahial 9 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 4 5
83 SjDuRlIL, XaVIli 9 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 6 5
65 wsLRUVIL, SjUIj 3 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 5
wIUil   61-33 (41.3%) 0-62 (89.2%) 61-88 (98.9%) 65 80 40 65 67 5 3 5 5 61 14 45  



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)