Basketball News: Sasha Vezenkov appeared dominant as Bulgaria beat Romania 103-86 in the 2029 FIBA EuroBasket European Pre-Qualifier.
Sasha Vezenkov scored 36 points, nine rebounds and six assists. The Olympiacos forward shot 13 on 19 attempts—including 4 of 8 from three-point range—and finished with an efficiency rating of 46. Daron Russell led the scoring for Romania with 22 points and six assists, while Dragos Diculescu contributed 17 points.
Sasha got help from guard Borislav Mladenov, who scored 14 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and recorded two assists.
FC Barcelona’s new player, Umoja Gibson, also contributed for Bulgaria with 11 points, three rebounds and nine assists.
In the Romanian camp, the top scorer was Daron Russell who scored 22 points and six assists. Dragos Diculescu scored 17 points and five rebounds, while Emi Cate contributed 15 points, eight rebounds and three assists.
Romania (1-1) currently occupies first place in Group D of the second round of Pre-Qualification, followed by Bulgaria (1-0) in second and Denmark (0-1) in third.
The group winners will qualify for the 2029 FIBA EuroBasket European Qualifiers. The other two teams will then advance to the third round, where they will have another chance to advance to that qualifying round.
In another match, Nenad Dimitrijevic also impressed by recording a *triple-double* in North Macedonia’s 91-59 win over Austria in Vienna.
Dimitrijevic ended the match with 15 points, 14 *rebounds*, and 11 *assists*, and recorded an efficiency rating of 30. Meanwhile, Moses Wright contributed 12 points and nine *rebounds* for the visitors.
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