Domestic leagues: Away wins for Levski and Balkan

Levski had an easy outing in the 9th round of the Bulgarian league. The team played away at Chernomorets and won 85-65. The Blues took a good lead in the first two quarter and carried it until the end. Jumaine Jones had 18 points and 10 rebounds while Pavel Ivanov scored 17 points.   Balkan had a harder time but still took the win after 90-83 away at Beroe. The Greens led by 15 points in the third quarter but allowed the hosts to cut their deficit to 2 with three minutes to play. Then the visitors scored twice in a row and sealed off the win. Noah Dahlman had another double double with 22 points and 13 rebounds while Pavel Marinov had 19 and 8.   After nine rounds both teams are tied for 2nd place with 6 wins and 2 defeats.