Levski beat Euroins Cherno More in drama
06-03-2009 19:53
Levski defeated Euroins Cherno More in a very dramatic game 84-82 after overtime. Both teams showed two different faces in the two halfs. In the first half nothing was going well for Levski, the team had difficulties in attack and managed to score only 27 points. From the other side the visitors from Varna stayed much better on the court and were up by 19 points. Everything seemed to be going their way and there was no light in the tunnel to be seen for the players of Konstantin Papazov.
In the second half the situation on the court changed in dramatic fashion. Especially with good team defense and great three-point shooting Levski managed not only to tie the score but even to take the lead in the fourth quarter. In the last seconds Cherno More tied the score after a mistake by Asen Velikov and sent the game to overtime. First Plamen Aleksiev scored a three-pointer for 73-71 and then stole the ball from Velikov and assisted Julian Radionov as he tied the game at the end.
In the overtime after a lot of lead changes Levski fought until the end and got the win thanks to two free throws by Marcus Hall. This was 12th win for Levski as the team has also 4 losses. Cherno More lost for 7th time and second straight from Levski.
For Cherno More top scorer was Bryce Sheldon with 19 points as he added also 8 rebounds. Corey McIntosh added 14 points while Zelko Bojovic played during the whole 45 minutes of the game and finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Now both teams will start to thinkg about "Ledenika Cup of Bulgaria" that will start next week. Cherno More will have a tough task against Spartak in Pleven in the 1/4 final while Levski will meet Chernomorets Burgas. Both games are on thursday at Balkanstroy hall in Pleven.
In the second half the situation on the court changed in dramatic fashion. Especially with good team defense and great three-point shooting Levski managed not only to tie the score but even to take the lead in the fourth quarter. In the last seconds Cherno More tied the score after a mistake by Asen Velikov and sent the game to overtime. First Plamen Aleksiev scored a three-pointer for 73-71 and then stole the ball from Velikov and assisted Julian Radionov as he tied the game at the end.
In the overtime after a lot of lead changes Levski fought until the end and got the win thanks to two free throws by Marcus Hall. This was 12th win for Levski as the team has also 4 losses. Cherno More lost for 7th time and second straight from Levski.
Marcus Hall finished the game with 28 points. Arnas Kazlauskas came off the bench to finish with 21 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double with the team. Asen Velikov scored 8 points, most of them in crucial moments.
For Cherno More top scorer was Bryce Sheldon with 19 points as he added also 8 rebounds. Corey McIntosh added 14 points while Zelko Bojovic played during the whole 45 minutes of the game and finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Now both teams will start to thinkg about "Ledenika Cup of Bulgaria" that will start next week. Cherno More will have a tough task against Spartak in Pleven in the 1/4 final while Levski will meet Chernomorets Burgas. Both games are on thursday at Balkanstroy hall in Pleven.
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