National League Round 20: Barsy Atyrau crush Aktobe by record 23 points

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game with biggest result difference took place in Atyrau. Local Barsy Atyrau (16-4) outscored 6th ranked Aktobe (3-19) 102-79 on Thursday night. Barsy Atyrau made 25-of-31 free shots (80.6 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Aktobe turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was Russian forward Pavel Sizov (200-95) who scored 23 points and 8 rebounds. point guard Oleg Balashov (181-99) chipped in 20 points and 4 assists. Barsy Atyrau's coach Arnis Vecvagars felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Kent Hanson (198-97, college: Carleton) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the guests. Barsy Atyrau maintains second position with 16-4 record having just four point less than leader Astana. Newly promoted Aktobe stay dead last with 19 lost games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last game of round 20 bottom-ranked Aktobe was defeated by Barsy Atyrau in a road game 102-89.

Barsy Atyrau - Aktobe 102-89

There was no surprise when 6th ranked Aktobe (3-19) was defeated on the road by second ranked Barsy Atyrau (16-4) 102-89 on Wednesday. Barsy Atyrau shot 60.3 percent from the field and made 18-of-18 free shots (100 percent !!!) during the game. Barsy Atyrau forced 19 Aktobe turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 51.9 percentage. Barsy Atyrau looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Ryan Cook (191-90, college: UMBC) who scored 27 points and 4 assists. Russian forward Pavel Sizov (200-95) chipped in 22 points and 7 rebounds. Cook is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American forward Kent Hanson (198-97, college: Carleton) produced 20 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals and forward Vassiliy Petrishinets (198-89) added 21 points and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Five Aktobe players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Barsy Atyrau maintains second position with 16-4 record having just four point less than leader Astana. Newly promoted Aktobe stay dead last with 19 lost games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Barsy Atyrau: R.Cook 27+4reb+4ast, C.Carter 23+5reb, P.Sizov 22+7reb+1ast, A.Marat 9+1ast, R.Utegen 7+2reb+6ast, M.Uapov 5+1reb+2ast
Aktobe: V.Petrishinets 21+4reb+4ast, K.Hanson 20+7reb+7ast, V.Gusak 12+2reb+4ast, A.Papshiv 12+2reb+3ast, A.Emir 10+2reb+2ast, B.Sergei 6+1reb+6ast

Barsy Atyrau - Aktobe 102-79

The game with biggest result difference took place in Atyrau. Local Barsy Atyrau (16-4) outscored 6th ranked Aktobe (3-19) 102-79 on Thursday night. Barsy Atyrau made 25-of-31 free shots (80.6 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Aktobe turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was Russian forward Pavel Sizov (200-95) who scored 23 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Oleg Balashov (181-99) chipped in 20 points and 4 assists. Five Barsy Atyrau players scored in double figures. Barsy Atyrau's coach Arnis Vecvagars felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Kent Hanson (198-97, college: Carleton) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and forward Vassiliy Petrishinets (198-89) added 19 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the guests. Barsy Atyrau maintains second position with 16-4 record having just four point less than leader Astana. Newly promoted Aktobe stay dead last with 19 lost games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Barsy Atyrau: P.Sizov 23+8reb, O.Balashov 20+2reb+4ast, R.Utegen 13+5reb+2ast, R.Cook 13+4reb+5ast, E.Marinin 11+3reb+5ast, M.Uapov 9+1reb+3ast
Aktobe: K.Hanson 20+13reb+4ast, V.Petrishinets 19+9reb+2ast, A.Papshiv 15+1reb+3ast, A.Emir 9+4reb+1ast, S.Rovovoy 8+3reb+2ast, B.Lashch 4



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