La Bulgarie a battu le Portugal en match amical, le 30 juillet.
"Bulgaria rally past Portugal in friendly - Jul 30, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
Bulgaria - Portugal 103:74
Bulgarian National Team played a friendly game against their Portuguese counterparts. The teams clashed in Sofia and the hosts celebrated an overwhelming success at the end.
Bulgaria opened the game in a storming manner outscoring the visitors 16:2 in the first five minutes. Portugal struggled to match the tempo and trailed by as many as 22 points at the first break. Bulgaria continued to mount pressure in the second frame. They stretched the margin to 25 points before Portugal showed some resistance. They went on a 19:8 run to cut the deficit to 14 points at halftime. But Bulgaria quickly regained control after the major break. They drove to a 20-point advantage at three-quarter time. Portugal could not threaten the distance in the fourth term and had to surrender at the end.
Six players scored in double figures for Bulgaria. Dejan Ivanov (205-F/C-86) and Filip Videnov (196-F/G-80, college: W.Kentucky) knocked down 15 points each in the win. Todor Stoykov (198-G/F-77) and Andre Owens (192-G-80, college: Houston) added 14 points apiece. Jorge Coelho (200-C-78) responded with game-high 21 points for Portugal. Joao Santos (205-C-79, college: Nevada) finished with 17 points in the loss.
Bulgaria: Dejan Ivanov 15, Filip Videnov 15, Todor Stoykov 14, Andre Owens 14
Portugal: Jorge Coelho 21, Joao Santos 17 "
Source, Eurobasket
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