Higher League Round 13: No surprise as #1 Bars defeat Caspiy Aktau

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Higher League top team - Bars (13-1) managed to deliver another win on Wednesday. This time they beat eighth ranked Caspiy Aktau (5-9) in Petropavlovsk 73-63. Power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-1994) stepped up and scored 20 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and forward Stanislav Rovovoy (196-1992) chipped in 22 points and 6 steals. At the losing side forward Artem Rolgeyzer (192-2002) responded with 17 points. Caspiy Aktau's coach Evgeny Gorev rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Bars have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 13-1 record. Caspiy Aktau lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with Barsy 2. They are looking forward to face Gotobeles (#6) in Nur-Sultan in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Caspiy Aktau will play at home against ChelSU and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Higher League top team - Bars (13-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eighth ranked Barsy 2 (5-9) in Petropavlovsk 80-45. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Barsy 2. Power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-1994) nailed 31 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and Anatoly Alash accounted for 5 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Begzod Mammatrimov (198-2004) came up with 7 points and 8 rebounds for Barsy 2 in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the eighth consecutive win for Bars. They maintain first place with 13-1 record. Barsy 2 at the other side keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with Caspiy Aktau. Bars will play against Gotobeles (#6) in Nur-Sultan in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Barsy 2 will play at home against the league's second-placed Almaty L. and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Aktau was also quite interesting. Third ranked Almaty L. (12-2) played at the court of 8th ranked Caspiy Aktau (5-9). Almaty L. managed to secure a 9-point victory 82-73 on Thursday. Nikita Timofeev fired a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Zahar Medovskoy produced 16 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Almaty L.. They moved-up to second place. Caspiy Aktau lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with Barsy 2. Almaty L. will meet Barsy 2 (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Caspiy Aktau will play against ChelSU and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 13: Almaty L. destroyed ChelSU on the opponent's court 103-48. Barsy 2 outscored Gotobeles in a home game 89-52. Gotobeles rolled over ChelSU on the road 93-65.

ChelSU - Almaty L. 48-103

Very expected game in Kostanay where 10th ranked ChelSU (4-10) was crushed by third ranked Almaty L. (12-2) 103-48 on Wednesday. Almaty L. dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to ChelSU's 30. Almaty L. forced 26 ChelSU turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by ChelSU's players. Center Daniel Albrant (205-1998) fired 24 points (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) for the winners. Point guard Daniil Severgin (183-2005) chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Five Almaty L. players scored in double figures. Guard Artem Pedko (191-2000) produced 24 points and 7 rebounds and swingman Artem Fedotov (195-2005) added 4 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Almaty L.. They moved-up to second place. ChelSU lost their third game in a row. ChelSU at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the tenth position with ten games lost. Almaty L. will meet Barsy 2 (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. ChelSU will play against Caspiy Aktau and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
ChelSU: A.Pedko 24+7reb+3ast, S.Alexandr 6+2reb, F.Artem 4+7reb+2ast, Z.Maxim 4+2reb, Z.Kambar 3+2reb, K.Oleg 3+1reb+1ast
Almaty L.: D.Albrant 24+4reb+2ast, F.Nikita 17+7reb+1ast, N.Timofeev 16+5reb+4ast, S.Stanislav 16+5reb+7ast, S.Daniil 13+8reb+7ast, R.Raymbek 10+2reb

Bars - Caspiy Aktau 73-63

Higher League top team - Bars (13-1) managed to deliver another win on Wednesday. This time they beat eighth ranked Caspiy Aktau (5-9) in Petropavlovsk 73-63. Power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-1994) stepped up and scored 20 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and forward Stanislav Rovovoy (196-1992) chipped in 22 points and 6 steals. At the losing side forward Artem Rolgeyzer (192-2002) responded with 17 points and guard Zahar Medovskoy (188-2006) scored 16 points. Caspiy Aktau's coach Evgeny Gorev rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Bars have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 13-1 record. Caspiy Aktau lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with Barsy 2. They are looking forward to face Gotobeles (#6) in Nur-Sultan in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Caspiy Aktau will play at home against ChelSU and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Caspiy Aktau: R.Artem 17+3reb+3ast, M.Zahar 16+3reb+2ast, D.Davletbaev 8+4reb+2ast, D.Dmitry 8+3reb+1ast, N.Damir 6+10reb+3ast, D.Zhanibek 6+7reb+2ast
Bars: S.Rovovoy 22+4reb+1ast, M.Nalogov 20+5reb+3ast, A.Parfenov 15+2reb+5ast, R.Dedov 7+5reb+5ast, D.Sergey 6+6reb+4ast, L.Anton 2+3reb

Barsy 2 - Gotobeles 89-52

The game between closely ranked teams ended with eighth ranked Barsy 2's (5-9) home victory over 9th ranked Gotobeles (6-8) 89-52 on Wednesday. Barsy 2 forced 34 Gotobeles turnovers. Guard Akylbek Oralbekov (186-2002) fired 25 points and 6 steals for the winners. Guard Sabyrzhan Ibragimov (185-2004) chipped in 17 points and 7 rebounds. Four Barsy 2 players scored in double figures. Swingman Eset Zharkylov (195-1998) produced 13 points and 6 rebounds and guard Maxim Khmelnitsky (188-2000) added 8 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Barsy 2 maintains eighth place with 5-9 record, which they share with Caspiy Aktau. Newly promoted Gotobeles dropped to the sixth position with eight games lost. Barsy 2 will meet at home league's second-placed Almaty L. in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Gotobeles will play against the league's leader Bars (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Gotobeles: Z.Eset 13+6reb+2ast, V.Victor 10+6reb, K.Maxim 8+8reb+1ast, D.Temirlan 5+1reb, N.Adil 5+4reb+1ast, M.Tair 4+5reb+3ast
Barsy 2: O.Akylbek 25+3reb+3ast, I.Sabyrzhan 17+7reb+1ast, M.Abat 14+7reb+1ast, M.Begzod 12+9reb+1ast, Z.Azamat 7+3reb, Z.Yernar 6+4reb+4ast

ChelSU - Gotobeles 65-93

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 10th ranked ChelSU's (4-10) home loss to ninth ranked Gotobeles (6-8) 65-93 on Thursday. Gotobeles dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to ChelSU's 28. They outrebounded ChelSU 59-28 including a 29-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Swingman Eset Zharkylov (195-1998) fired a double-double by scoring 32 points and 19 rebounds for the winners. Forward Adil Narimanov (196-2001) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Gotobeles players scored in double figures. Gotobeles' coach Alimzhan Kuspanov felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Artem Pedko (191-2000) produced 25 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Alexandr Sidorov (182-2003) added 19 points respectively for lost side. Gotobeles moved-up to sixth place. ChelSU lost their third game in a row. ChelSU at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the tenth position with ten games lost. Gotobeles will meet league's leader Bars in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. ChelSU will play against Caspiy Aktau (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
ChelSU: A.Pedko 25+9reb+1ast, S.Alexandr 19+4reb+3ast, F.Artem 11+3reb+1ast, K.Oleg 8+4reb+3ast, Z.Maxim 1+1reb+3ast, K.Dmitry 1+2reb
Gotobeles: Z.Eset 32+19reb+2ast, M.Tair 18+2reb+5ast, N.Adil 17+11reb+4ast, K.Maxim 11+8reb, V.Victor 8+11reb+4ast, A.Zarykkan 3+4reb+1ast

Caspiy Aktau - Almaty L. 73-82

The game in Aktau was also quite interesting. Third ranked Almaty L. (12-2) played at the court of 8th ranked Caspiy Aktau (5-9). Almaty L. managed to secure a 9-point victory 82-73 on Thursday. Almaty L. looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Forward Nikita Timofeev (199-1998) fired a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Center Daniel Albrant (205-1998) chipped in 21 points and 9 rebounds. Four Almaty L. players scored in double figures. Guard Zahar Medovskoy (188-2006) produced 16 points and 6 rebounds and forward Artem Rolgeyzer (192-2002) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Almaty L.. They moved-up to second place. Caspiy Aktau lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with Barsy 2. Almaty L. will meet Barsy 2 (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Caspiy Aktau will play against ChelSU and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Caspiy Aktau: R.Artem 17+2reb+2ast, M.Zahar 16+6reb+1ast, D.Dmitry 12+6reb, S.Temirlan 8+6reb, N.Alizhan 6+2reb+1ast, B.Bekzat 5+1reb+4ast
Almaty L.: N.Timofeev 21+13reb+1ast, D.Albrant 21+9reb, V.Andrey 14+3reb+2ast, S.Stanislav 14+2reb+4ast, S.Daniil 9+6reb+11ast, F.Nikita 3+2reb+2ast

Bars - Barsy 2 80-45

Higher League top team - Bars (13-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eighth ranked Barsy 2 (5-9) in Petropavlovsk 80-45. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Barsy 2. They held Barsy 2 to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 48.1 percent accuracy of the winners and made 21-of-27 charity shots (77.8 percent) during the game. Bars outrebounded Barsy 2 40-23 including a 34-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-1994) nailed 31 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Anatoly Alash (175-2003) accounted for 5 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Begzod Mammatrimov (198-2004) came up with 7 points and 8 rebounds and guard Akylbek Oralbekov (186-2002) added 13 points respectively for Barsy 2 in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the eighth consecutive win for Bars. They maintain first place with 13-1 record. Barsy 2 at the other side keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with Caspiy Aktau. Bars will play against Gotobeles (#6) in Nur-Sultan in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Barsy 2 will play at home against the league's second-placed Almaty L. and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Barsy 2: O.Akylbek 13, M.Begzod 7+8reb+2ast, B.Bolatbek 6+2reb+2ast, M.Abat 6+2reb+4ast, Z.Yernar 5+2reb+2ast, I.Sabyrzhan 3
Bars: M.Nalogov 31+6reb+2ast, R.Dedov 14+3reb+2ast, S.Rovovoy 9+4reb+2ast, A.Parfenov 8+5reb+2ast, A.Anatoly 5+10reb+6ast, D.Sergey 5+6reb+5ast



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