VEF Riga edged BC Astana on Saturday night - Feb 4, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
VTB League
VEF Riga - BC Astana 84-62
VEF Riga edged BC Astana 84:62 on Saturday night in VTB League. The Latvian side smashed at home Kazakhstan BC Astana 84-62. The game was mostly controlled by VEF Riga. BC Astana was better in second period 21-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. VEF Riga dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to BC Astana's 20 and made 26-of-31 free shots (83 [read more]
VTB League VEF Riga - BC Astana 84-62
VEF Riga edged BC Astana 84:62 on Saturday night in VTB League. The Latvian side smashed at home Kazakhstan BC Astana 84-62. The game was mostly controlled by VEF Riga. BC Astana was better in second period 21-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. VEF Riga dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to BC Astana's 20 and made 26-of-31 free shots (83.9 percent) during the game. They outrebounded BC Astana 37-26 including a 29-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. BC Astana was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. Latvian power forward Kaspars Berzins (213-F/C-85) fired 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks for the winners. Curtis Millage (185-G-81, college: Arizona St.) chipped in 18 points and 6 assists. Rawle Marshall (201-G-82, agency: Beo Basket, college: Oakland) produced 16 points and 6 rebounds and Branko Cvetkovic (200-G/F-84, agency: Beo Basket) added 15 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Defending Latvian champion moved-up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser BC Astana keeps the seventh position with eight games lost. VEF Riga will face Krasnie Krilya in Samara in the next round.
Tobol add two victories to their record - Jan 31, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Tobol earned two more wins in D1 championship. The Kostanay team upset Kaspiy twice to improve at 7-9 record.
Tobol opened back-to-back games with an 84:74 win. Pavel Mikheev (200-F-83) exploded with 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead the winners. Tobol and Kaspiy were tied at 38 at halftime but the hosts stepped on the gas in the second half and ran away with a comfortable win at the end. Timur Sultanov (180-G-81) accounted for 15 points for the winners [read more]
Tobol earned two more wins in D1 championship. The Kostanay team upset Kaspiy twice to improve at 7-9 record. Tobol opened back-to-back games with an 84:74 win. Pavel Mikheev (200-F-83) exploded with 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead the winners. Tobol and Kaspiy were tied at 38 at halftime but the hosts stepped on the gas in the second half and ran away with a comfortable win at the end. Timur Sultanov (180-G-81) accounted for 15 points for the winners. Artem Valov (205-F-86, college: Three Rivers CC) responded with 19 points for Kaspiy. Kaspiy entered the second game aggressively. The visitors piled up a 19:9 lead after ten minutes. But Tobol erased the deficit and surged ahead for a 37:32 halftime advantage. The teams exchanged baskets throughout the second half but Tobol managed to hung on snatching a 72:67 win at the end. Vyacheslav Bogdanov (200-F-83) delivered 20 points for Tobol. Pavel Mikheev added 18 points in the win. Kyle William Pape (183-G, college: Colorado Mines) replied with 24 points for Kaspiy.
BC Astana prove their dominance - Jan 27, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
BC Astana maintained top position in D1 standings with back-to-back wins over their archrivals Barsy Atyrau. The victories propelled BC Astana to 12-0 record. Barsy meanwhile fell at 9-5 record.
The first game was quite one-way. BC Astana built a 49:28 halftime lead and never looked back en route to a 98:59 win at the end. Rawle Marshall (201-G-82, agency: Beo Basket, college: Oakland) posted 19 points to lead the effort [read more]
BC Astana maintained top position in D1 standings with back-to-back wins over their archrivals Barsy Atyrau. The victories propelled BC Astana to 12-0 record. Barsy meanwhile fell at 9-5 record. The first game was quite one-way. BC Astana built a 49:28 halftime lead and never looked back en route to a 98:59 win at the end. Rawle Marshall (201-G-82, agency: Beo Basket, college: Oakland) posted 19 points to lead the effort. Maxim Voyeykov (197-F-88) and Rustam Yargaliev (195-F/G-86) added 13 points each in the victory. Dmitriy Gavrilov (203-F-86) answered with 15 points for Barsy Atyrau. Mikhail Evstigneev (202-F/C-84) finished with 10 points and 9 rebounds in the loss. BC Astana started the next game aggressively. They grabbed a 25:17 lead after ten minutes. Barsy Atyrau however stopped the rot and narrowed the margin to 3 points at halftime 35:38. But the second half belonged to the hosts. BC Astana cleared off to a comfortable distance and rallied to a 78:61 win at the end. Luka Drca (195-PG-87, agency: Beo Basket, college: Utah) and Jerry Johnson (183-G-82, agency: Beo Basket, college: Rider) accounted for 18 points each in the victory. Maxim Voyeykov and Eric Williams (206-C-84, college: Wake Forest) added 9 points each for BC Astana. Dmitriy Gavrilov responded with 20 points and 7 rebounds for Barsy Atyrau.
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