Slovenia outlasted Bulgaria in the opening game of the International Maribor Tournament with 80-77.
Bulgaria was up by 8 at halftime (40-48), yet the Slovenes fought back and kept Pini Gershon's team at 9 points in the third quarter to take a 2-point lead which they kept till the end.
Slovenia: Slokar 12, Lakovic 3, Brezec 2, Udrih 8, Nachbar 14, Dragic 9, Jagodnik, Golemac 8, E.Lorbek 11, D.Lorbek 13, Klobucar, Vidmar
Bulgaria: D.Ivanov 6, K.Ivanov 18, Kostov 8, Videnov 12, Slaveikov 1, Georgiev 8, Angelov, Evtimov 6, Mladenov, Banev, Rowland 13, Avramov 5
