Levski Sofia 88, at Akademic Plovdiv 87

PLOVDIV, Bulgaria (Interstat) — Levski Sofia defeated Akademic Plovdiv 88-87 on Saturday at POWER Plovdiv in a tightly contested Bulgarian NBL game. Levski overcame a 26-17 first-quarter deficit by outscoring the hosts 26-17 in the second to take a 43-43 halftime tie. Akademic reclaimed a 71-63 lead after three quarters, but Levski answered with a 25-16 fourth quarter to seal the win. Cadarian Raines powered Levski with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Lachezar Dimitrov added 10 points and six assists. Stoyan Kaynarov scored 16 points, and Aleksandar Aleksandrov chipped in 10 points and six rebounds. For Akademic, Jacquez Yow… Read more...