Division A Round 10 (Second Stage): Akademik Sofia defeats group leader CSKA - Mar 28, 2018
The Second Stage in Division A just ended. The fans could enjoy quite many interesting games in the last round. The round ended with loss of the undefeated team, derby games and favorites losing the games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of CSKA (7-2) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were rolled over by Akademik Sofia (8-2) 81-62. It was a key game for the top position in A. Akademik Sofia dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to CSKA's 40. They outrebounded CSKA 41-21 including a 30-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of center Tsvetomir Chernokozhev (206-0) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Swingman Krasimir Dimitrov (195-98) contributed with 20 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Power forward Robert Georgiev (187-98) replied with 13 points and 4 assists for CSKA. Akademik Sofia maintains first position in A with 8-2 record. CSKA at the other side dropped to the second place with two games lost. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Athletic Sofia (5-5) against fifth ranked Shumen (3-7) on Sunday night. Visiting Athletic Sofia was defeated by Shumen in a tough game in Shumen 107-112. Forward Yanko Yankov (198-88) scored 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Viktor Serafimov chipped in 23 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Shumen's coach zvonko Papak allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side Mihail Tanev (200-90) responded with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Shumen maintains fifth position in A with 3-7 record. Newly promoted Athletic Sofia keeps the third place with five games lost. An interesting game for UE Varna (8-2) which played road game in Troyan against 4th ranked Chavdar (4-6). Second ranked UE Varna managed to get a 7-point victory 90-83. Nikolay Grozev notched 20 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort. UE Varna's coach Petko Delev used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 28 points and 13 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field) by Filip Kamenov did not help to save the game for Chavdar. UE Varna maintains second position in A with 8-2 record behind leader BUBA. Loser Chavdar keeps the fourth place with six games lost. An interesting game for Akademik Sofia (8-2) which played road game in Vidin against 4th ranked Vidabasket (4-5). First ranked Akademik Sofia had an easy win 103-81. Georgi Damyanov fired 18 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Akademik Sofia maintains first position in A with 8-2 record. Vidabasket at the other side keeps the fourth place with five games lost. Division A top team - BUBA (9-1) had no problems winning another game on Sunday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Beroe-2 (1-9) in Stara Zagora 101-67. It was a very good performance for Ivan Alipiev who helped to win the game recording 25 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Beroe-2's coach Boyko Milenkov gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Newly promoted BUBA maintains first position in A with 9-1 record. Beroe-2 at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the sixth place with nine games lost.
In the last two games of round 10 In A Vidabasket was beaten by Chernomorets on the road 94-76. Balkan 2 won against Rilski 2 on its own court 84-78. The most impressive performance of 10th round was 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals by Kaloyan Petrov of Vidabasket.
Division A top team - BUBA (9-1) had no problems winning another game on Sunday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Beroe-2 (1-9) in Stara Zagora 101-67. BUBA forced 21 Beroe-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 44-28 including a 34-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Beroe-2's players. It was a very good performance for swingman Ivan Alipiev (200-99) who helped to win the game recording 25 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Andrey Petkov (190-0) contributed with 23 points for the winners. Swingman Martin Radnev (192-89) replied with 25 points and 8 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) and guard Nikolay Titkov (184-98) added 15 points and 4 assists in the effort for Beroe-2. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Beroe-2's coach Boyko Milenkov gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Newly promoted BUBA maintains first position in A with 9-1 record. Beroe-2 at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the sixth place with nine games lost. Top scorers: BUBA: I.Alipiev 25+9reb+6ast, A.Petkov 23+3reb+3ast, N.Lekov 21+6reb+1ast, N.Mihaylov 11+8reb+3ast, L.Vezirski 10+2reb+7ast, M.Marinov 7+12reb+5ast Beroe-2: M.Radnev 25+8reb+1ast, N.Titkov 15+4reb+4ast, E.Vasilev 14+6reb+3ast, B.Voykov 10+3reb+2ast, T.Petar 3+1ast, S.Stoyanchev 0
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Athletic Sofia (5-5) against fifth ranked Shumen (3-7) on Sunday night. Visiting Athletic Sofia was defeated by Shumen in a tough game in Shumen 107-112. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 32 assists. Forward Yanko Yankov (198-88) scored 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and swingman Viktor Serafimov (185-0) chipped in 23 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Shumen's coach zvonko Papak allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side Mihail Tanev (200-90) responded with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists and the former international forward Stanislav Slaveykov (198-86) scored 23 points. Four Shumen and five Athletic Sofia players scored in double figures. Shumen maintains fifth position in A with 3-7 record. Newly promoted Athletic Sofia keeps the third place with five games lost. Top scorers: Shumen: R.Tonchev 32+7ast, Y.Yankov 29+7reb+6ast, V.Serafimov 23+10reb+8ast, A.Ivanov 17+13reb+3ast, N.Georgiev 5+3reb+4ast, M.Sali 4+1reb+1ast Athletic Sofia: S.Slaveykov 23+4reb+3ast, T.Zahariev 18+4reb+3ast, D.Petkov 17+1reb+7ast, I.Vuchkov 13+7reb+4ast, M.Tanev 13+9reb+9ast, P.Donchev 10+4reb+2ast
An interesting game for UE Varna (8-2) which played road game in Troyan against 4th ranked Chavdar (4-6). Second ranked UE Varna managed to get a 7-point victory 90-83. UE Varna forced 24 Chavdar turnovers. Nikolay Grozev (200-94) notched 20 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and swingman Anton Dikov (191-94) supported him with 16 points. UE Varna's coach Petko Delev used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 28 points and 13 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field) by Filip Kamenov (200-95) did not help to save the game for Chavdar. Forward Lubomir Lilov (200-87) added 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. UE Varna maintains second position in A with 8-2 record behind leader BUBA. Loser Chavdar keeps the fourth place with six games lost. Top scorers: UE Varna: N.Grozev 20+8reb+1ast, A.Dikov 16+4reb+2ast, N.Nikolov 13+4reb+2ast, V.Hristov 10+3reb, K.Krastev 9+5reb, M.Kotsev 6+6reb+1ast Chavdar: F.Kamenov 28+13reb+1ast, L.Lilov 21+5reb+4ast, T.Kolev 12+4reb+3ast, N.Marinov 9+5reb+2ast, T.Nakov 9+3reb+4ast, L.Bazhanov 2+1reb+3ast
An interesting game for Akademik Sofia (8-2) which played road game in Vidin against 4th ranked Vidabasket (4-5). First ranked Akademik Sofia had an easy win 103-81. Akademik Sofia forced 20 Vidabasket turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Point guard Georgi Damyanov (180-99) fired 18 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Center Tsvetomir Chernokozhev (206-0) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds. Five Akademik Sofia players scored in double figures. Forward Julian Kolev (194-80) produced 24 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) and guard Kaloyan Petrov (182-97) added 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Akademik Sofia maintains first position in A with 8-2 record. Vidabasket at the other side keeps the fourth place with five games lost. Top scorers: Akademik Sofia: K.Lazarov 21+4reb+3ast, K.Dimitrov 18+10reb+2ast, G.Damyanov 18+5reb+8ast, T.Chernokozhev 17+12reb+2ast, N.Ivanov 12+3reb+5ast, M.Mandalski 12+2reb+5ast Vidabasket: J.Kolev 24+6reb+3ast, K.Petrov 17+5reb+7ast, T.Nikolov 14+5reb+5ast, P.Stankov 8+1reb+4ast, M.Evgeni 6+3reb, T.Ivanov 6+2reb+2ast
We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when fifth ranked Chernomorets (3-7) beat one of their biggest challengers Vidabasket (4-5) in Burgas 94-76 on Sunday. Chernomorets forced 22 Vidabasket turnovers and outrebounded them 47-30 including a 20-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Chernomorets looked well-organized offensively handing out 36 assists comparing to just 19 passes made by Vidabasket's players. Quite impressive performance for guard Dimitar Naydenov (185-80) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points and 11 rebounds. Swingman Stoyan Milchev (185-95) contributed with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Chernomorets' coach Decho Koeshinov used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Teodor Nikolov (194-95) replied with 34 points (!!!) and guard Kaloyan Petrov (182-97) added 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in the effort for Vidabasket. Chernomorets maintains fifth position in A with 3-7 record. Loser Vidabasket keeps the fourth place with five games lost. Top scorers: Chernomorets: D.Naydenov 29+11reb+3ast, E.Dimov 20+5reb+4ast, S.Milchev 20+11reb+5ast, J.Petrov 8+4reb+3ast, S.Vanguelov 6+2reb+1ast, N.Nikolov 6+2reb+3ast Vidabasket: T.Nikolov 34+3reb+2ast, K.Petrov 20+6reb+7ast, M.Evgeni 9+6reb+1ast, E.Emilov 8+3reb+3ast, T.Ivanov 4+5reb+2ast, K.Nunov 1+4reb
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of CSKA (7-2) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were rolled over by Akademik Sofia (8-2) 81-62. It was a key game for the top position in A. Akademik Sofia dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to CSKA's 40. They outrebounded CSKA 41-21 including a 30-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of center Tsvetomir Chernokozhev (206-0) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Swingman Krasimir Dimitrov (195-98) contributed with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Four Akademik Sofia players scored in double figures. Power forward Robert Georgiev (187-98) replied with 13 points and 4 assists and forward Georgi Kenderov (196-99) added 13 points in the effort for CSKA. Akademik Sofia maintains first position in A with 8-2 record. CSKA at the other side dropped to the second place with two games lost. Top scorers: Akademik Sofia: T.Chernokozhev 22+12reb+2ast, K.Dimitrov 20+14reb+2ast, G.Damyanov 16+3reb+4ast, M.Mandalski 12+6reb+2ast, N.Ivanov 9+6reb+7ast, K.Ventsislav 2 CSKA: R.Georgiev 13+3reb+4ast, G.Kenderov 13+3reb+1ast, R.Simeon 11+2reb+1ast, A.Dimitrov 8+1reb+1ast, I.Tonev 7+1reb, E.Grudov 4+10reb+1ast
Rather expected game when 6th ranked Rilski 2 (1-9) lost to third ranked Balkan 2 (6-4) in Botevgrad 78-84 on Sunday. Balkan 2 shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 56.5 percentage. Quite impressive performance for swingman Radoslav Kochev (195-95) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and 4 steals (perfect from downtown making all five shots). Guard Zdravko Hristov (184-97) contributed with 20 points and 6 assists for the winners. Balkan 2's coach Ventsislav Stoev used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Swingman Miroslav Vasov (198-98) replied with 32 points and 8 rebounds and swingman Kristiyan Kolev (194-99) added 14 points and 8 assists in the effort for Rilski 2. Newly promoted Balkan 2 maintains third position in A with 6-4 record having just three points less than leader BUBA. Loser Rilski 2 keeps the sixth place with nine games lost. Top scorers: Balkan 2: R.Kochev 22+4reb+2ast, Z.Hristov 20+2reb+6ast, R.Lazarov 17+2ast, R.Vasilev 8+7reb+3ast, M.Georgiev 6+2reb+3ast, I.Yolov 4+4reb Rilski 2: M.Vasov 32+8reb+2ast, P.Daniel 22+1ast, K.Kolev 14+3reb+8ast, N.Gelov 4+5reb+2ast, G.Viktor 3+1reb+2ast, K.Stoyanov 2+3reb+3ast
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