VARNA, Bulgaria (Interstat) — Rilski Sportist used a strong first half to defeat Euroins Cherno More 100-94 on Monday at Congress Hall in a Bulgarian NBL matchup.

Rilski led 25-22 after the first quarter and dominated the second 26-17 to take a 51-39 halftime advantage. The lead grew to 77-62 after three quarters before Cherno More rallied with 32 points in the fourth but could not complete the comeback.

Alan Arnett, the top star for Rilski, finished with 17 points, four rebounds and two blocks. Aleksandar Yanev and Jon Davis each scored 19 points. Deyan Karamfilov contributed nine points, seven rebounds and eight assists. Hristo Bachkov and Mike Edwards added 14 points apiece.

For Cherno More, Alonzo Gaffney and Georgi Boyanov each posted 22 points and nine rebounds. Darrell Davis had 13 points and seven assists, while Nikolay Stoyanov scored 13 points.

Rilski improved to 32-14 overall, while Cherno More fell to 24-14. The two teams had met two days earlier, with Rilski winning 108-99.