Domestic leagues: Levski with a hard-earned win against Spartak

Levski had to work hard in their game from Round 14 of the Bulgarian NBL against Spartak Pleven in order to get the win at the end. The 2010 BIBL champions who were without their str Aaron Harper beat Pleven 96:87 for their 13th win in the championship so far.   Spartak didn′t give up all game long but the missing big man in the paint was their key issue, and on the other side Levski used Priest Lauderdale well and he made the difference in the game.   Lauderdale had 28 points and 7 rebounds for Levski, while Donald Cole added 18 points and 7 boards in just 17 minutes. Asen Velikov came off the bench with 10 points and 6 rebounds.   Hrisimir Dimitrov shined for Spartak with his 25 points plus 11 rebounds and 3 assists.