Domestic leagues: Balkan wins in Burgas after strong second half

BC Balkan remained on the third spot in the Bulgarian NBL after Round 16. Petar Klechkov′s team won their away game at Chernomoretz Burgas by 12 points - 85:97 after a really strong second half. At halftime Balkan were losing by 4, but they won the second half 41:57 and took the W home.   Veteran forward Georgi Davidov had a solid game with 24 points and 9 rebounds. Dimitar Filipov added 14 points whileTsvetelin Ivanov scored 13 against his former team. Dwayne Morton and Emil Binev came off the bench, scoring 17 points each, as Binev knocked down 5 out of 6 from three-point range.   Simeon Naydenov led Chernomoretz with 24 points in their losing effort, while Hristo Zahariev added 17. Youngster Konstantin Koev had 15.   Balkan are third with a 9-7 balance after 16 rounds have been played, while Chernomoretz remained on the bottom of the table with 3-13.