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David Efianayi

What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An exciting game was played in Stara Zagora. First ranked Israeli Hapoel Beer Sheva faced 4th ranked Bulgarian Beroe. Guests from Beer Sheva (7-1) defeated host Beroe (3-3) 84-77. They outrebounded Beroe 43-31 including 30 on the defensive glass. Hapoel Beer Sheva looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was American-Nigerian guard David Efianayi (188-1995, college: Gardner-Webb) who scored 23 points. American forward Ben Moore (203-1995, college: SMU) chipped in 10 points and 12 rebounds. Hapoel Beer Sheva’s coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Kelsey Barlow (196-1991, college: UIC) produced 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the hosts. Hapoel Beer Sheva maintains first position with 7-1 record. Beroe at the other side keeps the fourth place with three games lost.
Israeli leader Hapoel Beer Sheva delivered the seventh victory. This time they crushed 5th ranked Bulgarian Levski (1-5) 86-66 in Sofia. Argentinian-Israeli swingman Joaquin Shuchman (193-1995) orchestrated the victory by scoring 15 points. Joshua Friedkin contributed with 12 points and 6 assists for the winners. Swingman Zlatin Georgiev (197-1985) replied with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Levski. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Hapoel Beer Sheva maintains first position with 7-1 record. Levski lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with five games lost. They share the position with Milenijum.

The best stats of 8th round was 8 points and 7 rebounds by Ryan Wright of Levski.

Beroe – H.Be’er Sheva 77-84

An exciting game was played in Stara Zagora. First ranked Israeli Hapoel Beer Sheva faced 4th ranked Bulgarian Beroe. Guests from Beer Sheva (7-1) defeated host Beroe (3-3) 84-77. They outrebounded Beroe 43-31 including 30 on the defensive glass. Hapoel Beer Sheva looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was American-Nigerian guard David Efianayi (188-1995, college: Gardner-Webb) who scored 23 points. American forward Ben Moore (203-1995, college: SMU) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds. Hapoel Beer Sheva’s coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Kelsey Barlow (196-1991, college: UIC) produced 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Bosnian power forward Aleksandar Todorovic (206-1987, agency: PEPI SPORT) added 21 points respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hapoel Beer Sheva maintains first position with 7-1 record. Beroe at the other side keeps the fourth place with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Beroe: A.Todorovic 21+2reb, K.Barlow 15+7reb+4ast, M.Kombakov 12+2reb+7ast, D.Hall 12+4reb+3ast, A.Andrejevic 7+4reb+3ast, T.Edogi 5+10reb
H.Be’er Sheva: D.Efianayi 23+2reb+2ast, E.Koulechov 13+9reb+1ast, N.Segal 12+4reb+6ast, T.Keita 10+5reb+2ast, B.Moore 10+12reb+2ast, J.Shuchman 7+3reb+3ast

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Levski – H.Be’er Sheva 66-86

Israeli leader Hapoel Beer Sheva delivered the seventh victory. This time they crushed 5th ranked Bulgarian Levski (1-5) 86-66 in Sofia. Hapoel Beer Sheva shot 66.7 percent from the field. They also forced 22 Levski turnovers. They shot the lights out from three nailing 23 long-distance shots on high 85.2 percentage. Hapoel Beer Sheva players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Argentinian-Israeli swingman Joaquin Shuchman (193-1995) orchestrated the victory by scoring 15 points. American-Israeli point guard Joshua Friedkin (180-1999, college: Oberlin) contributed with 12 points and 6 assists for the winners. Swingman Zlatin Georgiev (197-1985) replied with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Jamaican-Canadian power forward Ryan Wright (205-1987, college: Oklahoma, agency: BIG) added 8 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Levski. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Hapoel Beer Sheva maintains first position with 7-1 record. Levski lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with five games lost. They share the position with Milenijum.
Top scorers:
Levski: Z.Georgiev 14+6reb+4ast, M.Petrov 9+3reb+5ast, J.Florveus 9+5reb, R.Wright 8+7reb+2ast, N.Mihaylov 7+5reb+2ast, B.Maxim 7+1reb
H.Be’er Sheva: J.Shuchman 15+3reb+2ast, E.Koulechov 13+2ast, J.Friedkin 12+2reb+6ast, T.Porat 11+3reb+1ast, D.Efianayi 9, T.Keita 9+5reb+2ast