Higher League Round 5: Karaganda is defeated by Qazaqstan

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between third ranked Karaganda (3-2) and fourth ranked Qazaqstan (4-1) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Karaganda was crushed by Qazaqstan in Alma-Ata 93-69. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Qazaqstan shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 68.4 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Karaganda's players. Point guard Bogdan Ivanichkin (175-0) stepped up and scored 14 points and 7 assists for the winners and the former international forward Denis Degtyarev (198-90) chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds. Qazaqstan's coach Aidana Iskakova felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Ilyas Shakir (188-0) responded with 21 points. Qazaqstan have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with SCYSS. Karaganda at the other side dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with Irtysh and Barsy 2.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Petropavlovsk. Leader host Bars (5-0) defeated bottom-ranked Kazygurt (0-0) 75-60. Guard Artem Kozyrkin (185-98) nailed 18 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and Maksim Nalogov accounted for 9 points, 21 rebounds and 5 assists. Bars' coach Sergei Moor allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Aleksei Vereshagin (200-92) came up with 17 points and 6 rebounds for Kazygurt in the defeat. Undefeated Bars have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record. Kazygurt at the other side still closes the standings with 0 game lost.
Namys has registered their first victory this season after two consecutive losses. The win is especially important as it came on the road game in Jambyl, where they edged Jambyl (2-3) 98-95 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was Yevgeniy Kushniruk who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 18 rebounds. Namys' coach Ernar Duanaev used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Andrey Portnyagin produced 32 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 8 steals for the hosts. It was the only win of guest team this round and in all other games host teams recorded victories. Namys (1-2) left bottom position moving up to eighth place. Jambyl at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the seventh position with three games lost.

In the last two games of round 5 winless Astana-2 was destroyed by Barsy 2 on the opponent's court 89-41. Irtysh outscored ChelSU in a home game 99-78.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 32 points and 15 rebounds by Dmitriy Luchko of ChelSU.

Qazaqstan - Karaganda 93-69

The game between third ranked Karaganda (3-2) and fourth ranked Qazaqstan (4-1) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Karaganda was crushed by Qazaqstan in Alma-Ata 93-69. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Qazaqstan shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 68.4 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Karaganda's players. Point guard Bogdan Ivanichkin (175-0) stepped up and scored 14 points and 7 assists for the winners and the former international forward Denis Degtyarev (198-90) chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds. Four Qazaqstan players scored in double figures. Qazaqstan's coach Aidana Iskakova felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Ilyas Shakir (188-0) responded with 21 points and point guard Artem Andrianov (182-0) scored 15 points and 5 rebounds. Qazaqstan have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with SCYSS. Karaganda at the other side dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with Irtysh and Barsy 2.
Top scorers:
Qazaqstan: B.Ivanichkin 14+2reb+7ast, Z.Eset 12+5reb+1ast, N.Adil 10+6reb, D.Degtyarev 10+9reb+3ast, I.Bimendin 9+2reb+1ast, D.Seleznyov 9+1ast
Karaganda: I.Shakir 21+2reb+2ast, A.Artem 15+5reb+1ast, K.Vladislav 10+1ast, E.Askar 5+3reb, D.Anton 5+4reb, K.Dias 2+1reb+1ast

Bars - Kazygurt 75-60

The game between Top Four teams took place in Petropavlovsk. Leader host Bars (5-0) defeated bottom-ranked Kazygurt (0-0) 75-60. Bars dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Kazygurt's 18. They outrebounded Kazygurt 50-39 including 38 on the defensive glass. Bars players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Kazygurt's players. Guard Artem Kozyrkin (185-98) nailed 18 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-94) accounted for 9 points, 21 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Bars players scored in double figures. Bars' coach Sergei Moor allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Aleksei Vereshagin (200-92) came up with 17 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Zhalgasbek Kadyr (180-97) added 5 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Kazygurt in the defeat. Bars have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record. Kazygurt at the other side still closes the standings with 0 game lost.
Top scorers:
Bars: A.Kozyrkin 18+8reb+9ast, D.Sergey 16+11reb+4ast, R.Dedov 11+1reb, V.Yanchurov 11+3ast, M.Nalogov 9+21reb+5ast, L.Anton 4+3reb+1ast
Kazygurt: A.Vereshagin 17+6reb, Y.Victor 11+4reb, V.Sotov 9+1reb+1ast, N.Sanaev 7+7reb+2ast, A.Maksutov 6+2reb, Z.Kadyr 5+7reb+5ast

Jambyl - Namys 95-98

Namys has registered their first victory this season after two consecutive losses. The win is especially important as it came on the road game in Jambyl, where they edged Jambyl (2-3) 98-95 on Sunday. Namys dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Jambyl's 42. Namys forced 19 Jambyl turnovers and outrebounded them 47-30 including a 30-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was forward Yevgeniy Kushniruk (193-98) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 18 rebounds. Point guard Nurlan Zhanibek (175-99) chipped in 27 points and 7 assists. Five Namys players scored in double figures. Namys' coach Ernar Duanaev used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Guard Andrey Portnyagin (181-94) produced 32 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 8 steals and forward Stanislav Evtushenko (191-2) added 17 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the hosts. It was the only win of guest team this round and in all other games host teams recorded victories. Namys (1-2) left bottom position moving up to eighth place. Jambyl at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the seventh position with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Namys: N.Zhanibek 27+1reb+7ast, Y.Kushniruk 17+18reb+1ast, S.Timur 17+13reb+1ast, Z.Zhenis 13+2reb+3ast, I.Vladislav 12+6reb+2ast, J.Madiyar 6+2reb
Jambyl: A.Portnyagin 32+8reb+4ast, E.Stanislav 17+7reb+1ast, A.Kolesnikov 3+2reb, I.Nursultan 3+2ast, B.Zakhar 0, P.Victor 0

Barsy 2 - Astana-2 89-41

Very expected game in Atyrau where bottom-ranked Astana-2 (0-5) was crushed by fifth ranked Barsy 2 (3-2) 89-41 on Sunday. Barsy 2 dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Astana-2's 26. Barsy 2 forced 35 Astana-2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Bogdan Rabchenyuk (186-3) who scored 20 points and 4 assists. Forward Ramazan Samsin (198-2) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Aset Amangeldinov (190-3) produced 5 points and 12 rebounds and guard Askar Serimbet (181-6) added 8 points respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Barsy 2 moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Irtysh and Karaganda. Astana-2 lost their fifth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with ChelSU.
Top scorers:
Barsy 2: R.Bogdan 20+4ast, T.Timur 12+2reb+1ast, S.Ramazan 12+8reb+2ast, I.Sabyrzhan 9+1reb+1ast, S.Kazybek 7+6reb, J.Artur 6+2ast
Astana-2: Y.Alizhan 8+4reb+1ast, S.Askar 8+2reb+3ast, Y.Rustam 6+1ast, A.Aset 5+12reb+1ast, K.Zhanamir 4+1reb, T.Arlan 3

Irtysh - ChelSU 99-78

Very predictable result in Pavlodar where sixth ranked Irtysh (3-2) smashed bottom-ranked ChelSU (0-5) 99-78 on Sunday. Irtysh dominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to ChelSU's 52. Irtysh forced 25 ChelSU turnovers and outrebounded them 56-42 including a 26-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Nikita Gushchin (192-91) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Forward Alexey Umnov (197-1) chipped in 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Irtysh players scored in double figures. Coach Zhuldys Baydusenova's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Dmitriy Luchko (193-97) produced a double-double by scoring 32 points and 15 rebounds and power forward Victor Gorshkov (198-89) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Irtysh moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Barsy 2 and Karaganda. ChelSU lost their fifth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Astana-2.
Top scorers:
Irtysh: U.Alexey 20+6reb+5ast, N.Gushchin 17+13reb+2ast, I.Ruslan 16+4reb+3ast, I.Ali 14+6reb+2ast, S.Amirali 9+3reb+4ast, M.Sultan 7+3reb+1ast
ChelSU: L.Dmitriy 32+15reb+2ast, V.Gorshkov 16+6reb+2ast, B.Vasiliy 9+5reb+6ast, B.Aleksey 4+5reb+3ast, A.Pedko 1+3reb+3ast, C.Vladimir 0+2reb+1ast



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