Euroins Cherno More shocked Rilski Sportist Samokov and won a second game in a row to close the play-off series at 2-0. Aleksandar Yanev had yet another great game with 33 pts on 10-of-14 shooting (4-of-7 from beyond the arc) and 8 boards. Cherno More has now become Rilski's executioner for the second time this season, defeating them at the quarterfinal stage of both the Cup of Bulgaria tournament and the NBL.

The Bulgarian small forward is recently been awarded as Most Valuable Player of the Bulgarian first league in the regular season. Yanev averaged 17.7 points , 8.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in 18 matches.