Bulgaria

Regular Season Round 5: Balkan - Spartak Pleven 89-85

Date: November 4, 2023
The game in Botevgrad was also quite interesting. 4th placed Spartak Pleven (3-2) played at the court of fifth ranked Balkan (4-1). Balkan managed to secure a 4-point victory 89-85 on Saturday. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Balkan made 20-of-22 free shots (90.9 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Estonian Karl-Johan Lips (205-1996) who scored 25 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). American center Malik Toppin (206-1997, college: Salem) chipped in 23 points and 6 rebounds. Toppin is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The former international swingman Nikolay Stoyanov (195-1994) produced 22 points and 4 assists (perfect from the field making all nine shots !!!) and American power forward Andrew Gordon (208-1997, college: La Tech) added 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Five Spartak Pleven players scored in double figures. The victory was the third consecutive win for Balkan. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Levski and CSKA. Loser Spartak Pleven dropped to the fifth position with two games lost. Balkan will meet at home Minyor 2015 (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Spartak Pleven will play against Yambol (#9) and hope to secure a win.

  BALKAN (coach: Vasil Hristov)89
  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 +/-
7 vaps, KiQl-zIhij 42 1-9 (20.9%) 8-4 (11.9%) 9-9 (655%) 8 8 3 4 6 5 8 6 5 8 80 45 5
6 HiQQas, gRLaj 43 8-3 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 5 4 4 66 3 5 6 5 5 8 9 66 5
43 gaBaUQIL, gaBaUiQ 46 0-2 (18.0%) 5-4 (5%) 0-0 (655%) 5 1 1 6 8 5 5 5 5 4 60 66 5
86 wIppaj, bilaV 82 0-2 (18.0%) 4-1 (05%) 3-3 (655%) 8 3 1 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 84 83 5
9 OashUaVIL, olaFij 86 6-6 (655%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 2 66 5
3 AIUaQIL, biQUaj 69 6-4 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 4 6 5 6 5 5 8 8 8 5
44 GQIJRL, XaVIliF 60 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 -3 5
4 gaxIj, baVRF 65 6-6 (655%) 6-4 (44.4%) 3-3 (655%) 5 5 5 8 8 5 6 5 5 8 7 1 5
99 GRQDijIL, GRIQDa 1 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 -8 5
wIUil   86-44 (14.1%) 7-88 (35.7%) 85-88 (75.7%) 3 88 81 88 69 5 1 4 5 64 27 27  


  SPARTAK PLEVEN (coach: Todor Todorov)85
  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 +/-
2 AUIFijIL, XaVIliF 43 1-1 (655%) 4-4 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 8 6 4 3 4 5 6 5 5 5 88 81 5
0 OuQLas, eIdjRF 45 4-0 (15%) 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 60 9 5
4 GIQdIj, SjdQRT 80 1-7 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 9 2 3 6 5 6 5 5 3 64 69 5
83 whIBis, mQFijU 80 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 4 0 6 8 5 6 5 5 8 3 1 5
1 vRTas, zulaRj 83 0-2 (18.0%) 5-4 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 4 4 8 8 5 4 5 5 8 66 2 5
84 biQajIL, AUijaBaQ 88 6-8 (05%) 4-9 (38.7%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5 5 5 0 3 5 5 5 5 5 68 1 5
5 yuDRUU, zIjal 60 6-8 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 3 8 5 6 5 5 6 0 9 5
88 wIshVIL, KIjsUijUaj 64 5-8 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 4 -3 5
66 oLVIL, oLVI 68 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
wIUil   84-42 (15.0%) 66-89 (35.9%) 1-66 (03.1%) 9 67 81 83 86 5 2 5 5 64 20 94  


Height: 200 cm
Position name: PF
Born: Jul 20,1996
Weight: 105kg / 231lbs
38
MINS
34
25
POINTS
22
2
D.REB
1
2
O.REB
2
4
T.REB
3
3
ASSISTS
4
2
STEALS
1
2
TO
0
1
BLOCKS
0
6/7
85.7%
2FGP
6/6
100.0%
2/3
66.7%
3FGP
3/3
100.0%
7/7
100.0%
FT
1/2
50.0%
30
RANK
26
Height: 195 cm
Position: G/F
Born: Mar 10,1994
Weight: 98kg / 215.6lbs
Balkan  89
VS
89
Points Scored
85
78
Starting Five Points
65
11
Bench Points
20
22
Defensive Rebounds
19
4
Offensive Rebounds
7
26
Rebounds
26
22
Assists
24
6
Steals
8
13
Turnovers
13
3
Blocked Shots
0
17
Personal fouls
21
21/33
63.6%
2FGP
23/38
60.5%
9/22
40.9%
3FGP
11/27
40.7%
20/22
90.9%
FT
6/11
54.5%
89
Rank
73

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)