14.07.2007

Bulgaria No Match For Slovenia

Slovenia brushed aside their disappointment of not reaching the semi-finals of the U20 European Championship Men and advanced to the game for fifth place with a 79-59 victory over Bulgaria.

Gasper Vidmar scored 23 points and Emir Preldzic had 20 while Matej Krusic chipped in 14 points off the bench for the co-hosts Slovenia, who will play Israel on Sunday for fifth place.

12.07.2007

Israel Bounce Back To Top Bulgaria

Omri Casspi rebounded from two disappointing performances to lead Israel to an 85-69 victory over Bulgaria at the U20 European Championship Men, bouncing back after their disappointing loss to Italy a day earlier.

Israel's defeat against the co-hosts knocked them out of the running for the semi-finals, but Yakov Gino's team proved too much down the stretch, using a 10-0 run to outscore the Bulgarians 31-15 in the fourth quarter.

11.07.2007

Bulgaria Leave Croatia Winless

Chavdar Kostov scored 12 of his 18 points in a 22-3 fourth quarter run as Bulgaria beat Croatia 88-70 to collect their first victory in Group F of the U20 European Championship Men.

Ivan Lilov scored a game-high 25 points and his older brother Lyubomir Lilov and Stoyo Cholakov each had 12 points and Nikolay Kolev chipped in with 10 for Bulgaria, who improved to 1-3.

10.07.2007

Spain Roll Past Brave Bulgaria

Bulgaria hung with Spain for 20 minutes, but the Iberian Express rolled on with a 91-70 victory to remain perfect in Group F of the U20 European Championship Men.

Marc Fernandez had 24 points and Javier Beiran Amigo added 16 as Juan Antonio Orenga's team moved to 3-0 atop their Qualifying Round group.