Bulgaria

Regular Season Round 20: Spartak Pleven - Balkan 81-88

Date: February 17, 2023
Everything went according to plan when second ranked Balkan (16-4) beat on the road 6th ranked Spartak Pleven (10-10) 88-81 on Friday. Balkan made 22-of-26 free shots (84.6 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was international Dimitar Dimitrov (203-1993) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds. Chilean-Spanish center Manny Suarez (208-1993, college: Creighton) chipped in a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds. American point guard Samajae Haynes-Jones (185-1996, college: Wichita St.) produced 23 points and 6 assists and the former international point guard Stanimir Marinov (193-1991) added 17 points respectively for the hosts. Spartak Pleven's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Balkan have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 16-4 record having just three points less than leader Rilski. Loser Spartak Pleven keeps the sixth place with ten games lost. Balkan will meet Akademik P. (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Spartak Pleven will have a break next round.

  BALKAN (coach: Vasil Hristov)88
  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 +/-
43 gaBaUQIL, gaBaUiQ 30 1-66 (03.0%) 8-1 (44.4%) 0-0 (655%) 6 68 64 8 4 5 4 5 5 0 84 83 5
65 oLijIL, OiLlaj 41 8-0 (35%) 8-1 (44.4%) 3-0 (25%) 5 4 4 66 8 5 6 6 5 4 63 69 5
33 AuiQRJ, bijjF 40 7-66 (26.2%) 5-8 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 0 9 68 6 0 5 5 6 5 4 84 83 5
44 GQIJRL, XaVIliF 40 8-0 (35%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 3 4 5
9 OashUaVIL, olaFij 88 8-3 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 9 0 5
84 GiLilFuDIL, SlRVsijdiQ 62 5-8 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 0-1 (24.4%) 8 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 2 2 5
88 wIshVIL, KIjsUijUaj 62 6-6 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5 5 5 4 6 5 6 5 5 5 0 0 5
45 biQajZhRshVa, gaBaUiQ 61 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 3 0 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 5
wIUil   83-36 (02.0%) 1-80 (83.5%) 88-81 (23.1%) 7 44 38 88 69 5 1 8 5 68 22 76  


  SPARTAK PLEVEN (coach: Todor Todorov)81
  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 HiFjRs-zIjRs, AiBiniR 40 2-60 (04.4%) 6-3 (80%) 3-3 (655%) 5 3 3 1 8 5 6 5 5 4 84 67 5
84 biQajIL, AUijaBaQ 43 4-9 (38.7%) 4-7 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 8 0 5 6 5 5 5 69 2 5
2 AUIFijIL, XaVIliF 45 6-3 (80%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6 0 1 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 0 3 5
33 eiajRs, CidiQaij 87 0-1 (24.4%) 5-5 (5%) 8-1 (44.4%) 4 0 2 8 8 5 6 6 5 4 68 63 5
9 olaRL, AaBRIj 80 6-3 (80%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6-8 (05%) 3 8 1 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 66 5
60 ChRQjIVInRL, wsLRUIBaQ 86 6-8 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 6 6 6 3 5 6 8 5 8 4 -4 5
83 biQajIL, biQUaj 61 5-6 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 5
88 ylIFd, zihsaB 60 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 8 6 4 5 8 5 6 6 5 5 3 8 5
66 oLVIL, oLVI 63 6-4 (44.4%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 6 3 5 8 5 5 5 0 6 5
44 biQajIL, XaVIliF 1 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5
wIUil   88-39 (31.2%) 7-82 (48.6%) 65-62 (00.1%) 68 83 41 60 84 5 2 3 5 65 26 07  


88Balkan
TOP PERFORMANCE
Spartak Pleven81
45MINS35
23POINTS23
12D.REB4
1O.REB
13T.REB4
2ASSISTS6
3STEALS1
33.3% (2/6)3FGP25% (1/4)
54.5% (6/11)2FGP53.3% (8/15)
100% (5/5)FTP100% (4/4)
#34 DIMITAR DIMITROV
Height: 203 cm / 6'8''
Position: PF
Born: Mar 1, 1993
COMPARE PLAYERS #4 SAMAJAE HAYNES-JONES
Height: 185 cm / 6'1''
Position: PG
Born: Sep 15, 1996

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)