Minyor rolls past Shumen behind Boyanov’s 33-point performance
PERNIK, Bulgaria (Interstat) — Georgi Boyanov scored 33 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Minyor past visiting Shumen 123-101 on Saturday. Minyor improved to 1-0, while Shumen fell to 0-1. Shumen led 28-23 after the first quarter, and the teams were tied 56-56 at halftime. Minyor took control with a 31-27 third quarter and pulled away with a 36-18 fourth. Jermaine Head added 21 points and eight assists for Minyor, and Alex Ouandie scored 20. Lachezar Toshkov chipped in nine points and eight assists. Dimitrije Malisic added 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, and Igor Kesar had nine points and seven rebounds. Mike Adewunmi paced Shumen with 26 points, Dylan Causwell had 21 points and eight rebounds, and Alan Herndon posted 14 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Kostadin Lazarov scored 14 for Shumen. Minyor shot 44 of 72 from the floor, 13 of 27 from three-point range and 19 of 24 from the free-throw line. Shumen shot 35 of 66, 8 of 24 and 8 of 8. Minyor committed six turnovers to Shumen’s 10 and finished with 12 offensive rebounds and three blocks. Shumen had 10 offensive rebounds.