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In an all-Serbian coaching clash played in Botevgrad, Nenad Canak handed another defeat to Bogdan Karaicic, moving closer to the top of Group D.
In a hard-fought battle in Bulgaria, the Lithuanian side made their decisive push midway through the fourth quarter, stringing together seven unanswered points to take a 59-49 lead. After that, there was no way back for Balkan.
Ivan Fevrier led Lietkabelis with 17 points and eight rebounds, Alex Schumacher added 11, while Keondre Kennedy and Daniel Baslyk chipped in with 10 points each. On the other side, Aleksandar Stoimenov paced Balkan with 17 points, and Konstantin Toshkov contributed 10.
Lietkabelis improved to 3-1 and will host Ulm in the next round, while Balkan, remaining winless at 0-4, are set to welcome Manresa on their home court.
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