NEBL Open 
Yambolgaz (BUL) 97 (24,48,79) (Angelov 19, Zubritskiy/Kobzystiy 17)
Pertemps Bullets Birmingham 82 (22,39,58) (Johnson 33, Paternostro 25, Bailey 12)

Pertemps Bullets Birmingham began the second phase of the NEBL Open with defeat in Bulgaria on Wednesday night, as Yambolgaz ran out 97-82 victors to lead the way in Group F.

Bullets trailed by two points at the end of the first quarter and by nine points at half-time at 48-39. Yambolgaz extended that lead to 20 points five minutes into the third quarter at 65-45, but Birmingham rallied and cut the deficit to ten points, 89-79, with two minutes remaining in the final quarter. Despite a game-high 33 points from Rashod Johnson, Lance Randall's men could not avoid defeat. 

Rob Paternostro added 25 points for Bullets, while Yambolgaz' top scorer was Dimitar Angelov who bagged 19.

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