PLEVEN, Bulgaria (Interstat) — Spartak Pleven defeated Euroins Cherno More 86-74 on Friday at Balkanstroy, improving to 17-15 in the Bulgarian NBL while Euroins dropped to 23-9.

Spartak shot 27 of 61 from the floor and 11 of 24 from three-point range, while Euroins connected on 24 of 74 field goals and 10 of 42 from deep. Spartak made 21 of 26 free throws; Euroins hit 16 of 24.

Noel Brown led Spartak with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Pavlin Ivanov added 21 points, and Jalan McCloud contributed 10 points, six rebounds and five assists. For Euroins, Lamont West scored 19 points with seven rebounds, Georgi Boyanov had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Alonzo Gaffney added 17 points and seven rebounds.

Spartak held a 35-38 rebounding deficit but allowed 15 offensive boards. Both teams committed 23 fouls; Spartak turned the ball over 12 times and forced 10 turnovers. The victory avenged an 88-65 loss at Euroins four days earlier.