PLEVEN, Bulgaria (Interstat) — Spartak Pleven defeated Akademic Plovdiv 90-82 in overtime Thursday in a Bulgarian NBL game at Balkanstroy. The home team used a 19-11 edge in the extra period to secure the victory after regulation ended tied at 71.

Pavlin Ivanov led Spartak Pleven with 23 points and four assists. Jalan McCloud added 16 points and nine assists. For Akademic Plovdiv, Jacquez Yow scored a game-high 22 points and Obrad Tomic posted 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Spartak Pleven improved to 16-12 across all competitions. Akademic Plovdiv fell to 9-19.