VARNA, Bulgaria (Interstat) — Jamari Blackmon scored 20 points to lead Balkan to a 77-59 win over Euroins Cherno More on Thursday at Congress Hall in a Bulgarian NBL matchup.

Blackmon added two rebounds and one assist in 32 minutes. Travis McConico contributed 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Dimitar Dimitrov, a 6-7 center from Sofia, posted 15 points and nine rebounds. Tajh Green grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked three shots. Iliyan Pishtikov scored 14 points off the bench.

Balkan led 19-14 after the first quarter and 35-28 at halftime. Euroins Cherno More outscored Balkan 20-13 in the third quarter to tie the game at 48 entering the fourth. But Balkan erupted for 29 points in the final period while holding the home team to 11.

Alonzo Gaffney led Euroins Cherno More with 17 points, nine rebounds and two assists. Nikolay Stoyanov scored 10 points, and Lamont West and Jelani Watson-Gayle each added eight.

Balkan improved to 29-8 across all competitions. Euroins Cherno More fell to 24-12. The teams have split their last five meetings, with Balkan winning four.