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Bulgarian League, Game 5: October 27-28, 2006 |
CSKA Sofia edged Lukoil Academic 85-84 to take sole possession of first place in the Bulgarian League on Friday with a 5-0 record. CSKA needed overtime to get by the defending champs in a thrilling encounter, that was stopped for 40 minutes in the first quarter after Domenico Barnes broke the backboard with a fastbreak slam. CSKA's Deon Thomas tied the game with a jumper at the buzzer to force overtime, but then Todor Stoykov's three put Lukoil up 74-79 in the extra period. However Brad Traina and Dimitar Mirakovski countered with triples to put CSKA back on top. Lamont Jones had the final ball with a chance to win it for Lukoil, but was unable to find the hoop. Traina led CSKA with 17 points, while Thomas came off the bench for 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Greg Danielson added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Academic got 18 points and 6 assists from Lamont Jones, but the point guard made just 5 of his 19 attempts. Riste Stefanov and Lamont Barnes added 17 each and Barnes finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. On Saturday, newcomers Dunav scored their first ever win, while handing previously unbeaten Yambol its first loss, 78-68. Simeon Tsenov led the way with 30. Balkan and Spartak Pleven took away wins, beating respectively Rilski Sportist 68-77 and Spartak MVR 54-74. Levski Sofia used big games from Stefan Geprgiev, who had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Rob Preston with 17 points and 14 rebounds, to thrash Cherno More IG 96-76.
| LAST GAME GAME 5 - October 28, 2006 | | Day | Match | Result | | Oct. 28 | Rilski Sportist vs. Balkan | 68-77 | | Oct. 28 | Spartak MVR vs. Spartak Pleven | 54-74 | | Oct. 28 | Dunav vs. Yambol | 78-68 | | Oct. 28 | CSKA Sofia vs. Lukoil Academic | 85-84 | | Oct. 28 | Levski vs. Cherno More IG | 96-75 |
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| NEXT GAME GAME 6 - November 1, 2006 | | Day | Match | | Nov. 1 | Yambol vs. CSKA Sofia | | Nov. 1 | Lukoil Academic vs. Levski | | Nov. 1 | Spartak Pleven vs. Cherno More IG | | Nov. 1 | Balkan vs. Dunav | | Nov. 1 | Spartak MVR vs. Rilski Sportist |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | 1 | CSKA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 473 | 411 | | 2 | Lukoil Academic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 509 | 320 | | 3 | Yambol | 5 | 4 | 1 | 376 | 369 | | 4 | Levski | 5 | 3 | 2 | 437 | 405 | | 5 | Spartak Pleven | 5 | 3 | 2 | 411 | 391 | | 6 | Cherno More IG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 426 | 417 | | 7 | Balkan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 358 | 384 | | 8 | Dunav | 5 | 1 | 4 | 336 | 439 | | 9 | Rilski Sportist | 5 | 0 | 5 | 372 | 443 | | 10 | Spartak MVR | 5 | 0 | 5 | 308 | 427 |
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