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Lukoil with a nail-biting victory in Europe 16.11.2011

Lukoil Academic started with winning the group stage of the EuroCup tournament after beating Belgium Ostend with 66:65. Bulgarian champions behind a double-digit difference in the third part, but returned in the match, but in the end managed to win.

Success brought Brandon Heath, who showed nerves of the free throw line in the final seconds. Next week in Sofia "Armeec Arena" will visit ASVEL Vilyorban while the Belgians will travel to Spain for the match against Valencia.

Most conducive to the success of the Bulgarian team was Lamont Mack with 20 points. Brandon Heath added 15, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and steals, and Todor Stoykov made 11 points and grabbed four rebounds.

For hosts Jason Rich finished with 17 points and Dusan Shakota scored 16.