Levski survives a late push by Sigal Prishtina to finish second in Group C

BC Levski 2014 finished second in Group C of Delasport Balkan League. The Blues from Sofia hosted KB Sigal Prishtina in a direct battle for that position and won 77-69. Thanks to a great third quarter the hosts managed to build a good lead and then also managed to survive the late push by the visiting team for a comeback. After that result Levski finishes the group with 4-2 record – the same as Hapoel Nufar Energy Galil Elion but is second due to tiebreaker disadvantage. Sigal Prishtina finished third with 3-3 record as both sides make it to the playoffs. Which opponent they’ll have for a Final 4 place will be know tomorrow after the game between Balkan and TFT.

The teams had a slow start as the scoring in the first half wasn’t good at all. After just 29 points total in the first quarter the hosts led by 4 points but at the break the visitors were up by 1 after the teams had scored a total of 65 points. The hosts had taken a 9-0 lead but allowed Sigal to make a 14-0 run to take the lead.

Levski was the first team to pull ahead after the break thanks to a solid performance in the third quarter. The hosts opened it on a 10-0 run to go up by 9 and soon their advantage went to double digits. The visitors stopped the run but Levski scored the next 9 points for a start of 19-2 and a lead of 16 points. After 30 minutes the home side was up by 13 and thanks to a 10-3 start of the final period, the Sigal closed the gap to just 6. Then both sides went scoreless for few minutes and in the final five Levski held on for the win.

Ventsislav Petkov was the top scorer for the winners with 22 points going 6 of 8 from the 3-point line. Ivica Radic had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds as Mario Little added 10 points and 8 assists.

The visitors were led by Jetmir Zeqiri who had 19 points and 5 rebounds while Wendell Mitchell was the only other player in double figures with 15 points. He added also 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

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