6'5” guard Riste Stefanov had an extraordinary game for Lukoil Akademik in the win over Cherno More 92-83 in the first game of the Bulgarian finals. The Macedonian (also has a Bulgarian passport) could not be stopped. He scored a game high 28 points with an incredible 8 for 12 from the “3”, taking down 8 rebounds. Todor Stoykov added 16 points and 5 rebounds and Tencho Banev was the top rebounder with 11 boards and 13 points. Atila Santos was the leading scorer for Cherno More with 17 points, grabbing also 5 rebounds.