SOFIA, Bulgaria (Interstat) — Levski Sofia defeated Shumen 81-74 in a Bulgarian NBL game Saturday at Universiada Hall.

Levski Sofia used a strong second half to pull away, outscoring Shumen 44-31 after halftime to secure the win. Shumen led 43-37 at halftime after a 27-point second quarter but was held to 11 points in the third.

Zlatin Georgiev led Levski Sofia with 18 points and six rebounds. Lachezar Dimitrov added 12 points and seven assists. Jalen Barr scored a game-high 23 points for Shumen in the loss.

Levski Sofia improved to 4-22 across all competitions. Shumen fell to 3-23.