Domestic leagues: Balkan weren′t able to surprise the champions

Balkan didn′t manage to surprise the defending champions of Bulgaria - Lukoil Academic, and lost their game from the sixth round of the Bulgarian NBL. THe final score was 15 points less for Balkan - 96:81.   Lukoil was controling the game all the time, as they won all the quarters except the first, which ended up tied (24:24). Lukoil were up 52:42 at halftime and 73:61 after 30 minutes, before they settled the final score at 96:81.   Brandon Heath led Lukoil with 21 points, and Dominic James added 19.   Yordan Bozov had 21 and 6 assists for Balkan, and Josh Gonner added 17. Georgi Davidov and Dwayne Morton had 14 each.   Lukoil Academic are first with 6-0, while Balkan are third with 3-3.