Higher League Round 15: Shymkent defeats Karaganda in the game between Top 4 teams

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in Higher League. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An interesting game for Shymkent (13-1) which played road game in Karaganda against 4th placed Karaganda (9-5). Third ranked Shymkent managed to get a 9-point victory 82-73. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Karaganda. Shymkent looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was a good game for point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) who led his team to a victory with 38 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Balabiy Agabek (190-1996) contributed with 15 points for the winners. Forward Alexey Alyonushka (190-1995) answered with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for Karaganda. Karaganda's coach Alexander Tyutyunik rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Shymkent moved-up to second place. Karaganda at the other side keeps the fourth position with five games lost. Shymkent are looking forward to face Aktobe 2 (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Karaganda will play against Irtysh (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked Altay managed to get a 0th victory, breaking the series of thirteen consecutive losses. Newly promoted Altay edged eleventh-ranked Aktobe 2 in Oskemen 72-69. And what about a 0th win in a row after ...thirteen consecutive losses. It was a great evening for forward Vladislav Baturin (188-1995) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Sergey Ivanov helped adding 10 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. The best for the losing side was forward Bogdan Lashch (192-1999) with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists. Newly promoted Altay maintains twelfth place with 0-13 record. Aktobe 2 lost sixth consecutive game. Aktobe 2 at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the eleventh position with ten games lost. Altay will play against higher ranked Tigers-KazATU (#9) in Astana in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Aktobe 2 will play on the road against the league's second-placed Shymkent where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Bottom-ranked Altay is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their 13th consecutive match to third ranked Shymkent (13-1) 126-67 on Friday evening. It was an exceptional evening for Alymzhan Maksutov who led the winners and scored 27 points and 8 assists. Sergey Ivanov came up with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Altay in the defeat. Altay's coach Sergey Boriseev gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Shymkent moved-up to second place. Newly promoted Altay still closes the standings with 13 games lost. Shymkent will meet at home Aktobe 2 (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Altay will play against Tigers-KazATU and hopes to get finally their first victory.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 15: Tigers-KazATU was beaten by Karaganda on the road 72-60. Aktobe 2 lost to Irtysh on its own court 73-77. Irtysh managed to outperform Tigers-KazATU in Pavlodar 82-73.

Shymkent - Altay 126-67

Bottom-ranked Altay is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they lost on the road their 13th consecutive match to third ranked Shymkent (13-1) 126-67 on Friday evening. Shymkent dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Altay's 34 and made 22-of-28 free shots (78.6 percent) during the game, while Altay only scored six points from the stripe. Shymkent forced 19 Altay turnovers and outrebounded them 45-32 including a 37-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by Altay's players. It was an exceptional evening for guard Alymzhan Maksutov (180-1994) who led the winners and scored 27 points and 8 assists. Mukhammadali Mirza (185-1997) accounted for 24 points and 6 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Five Shymkent players scored in double figures. Point guard Sergey Ivanov (178-1998) came up with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Stanislav Gorbenko (189-1999) added 19 points respectively for Altay in the defeat. Altay's coach Sergey Boriseev gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Shymkent moved-up to second place. Newly promoted Altay still closes the standings with 13 games lost. Shymkent will meet at home Aktobe 2 (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Altay will play against Tigers-KazATU and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Altay: G.Stanislav 19+1reb+3ast, I.Sergey 16+6reb+4ast, E.Gorev 14+3reb+1ast, V.Baturin 7+3reb+1ast, F.Nikita 3+4reb+4ast, S.Nikolai 3+3reb
Shymkent: A.Maksutov 27+2reb+8ast, M.Mukhammadali 24+6reb+3ast, A.Shakirov 16+8reb+4ast, A.Vereshagin 15+8reb+3ast, Y.Victor 11+8reb+6ast, I.Akbar 11+4ast

Karaganda - Tigers-KazATU 72-60

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Karaganda (9-5) beat at home 9th ranked Tigers-KazATU (5-8) 72-60 on Friday. Karaganda looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. It was an exceptional evening for forward Alexey Alyonushka (190-1995) who led the winners and scored 25 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Russian Ivan Shetinkin (203-2002) accounted for 13 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. Swingman Temirlan Dzhunusov (192-1999) came up with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and center Rustam Lukmanov (197-1999) added 21 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Tigers-KazATU in the defeat. Tigers-KazATU's coach Mikhail Nohai tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Karaganda maintains fourth place with 9-5 record. Newly promoted Tigers-KazATU keeps the ninth position with eight games lost. Karaganda will meet at home Irtysh (#5) in the next round. Tigers-KazATU will play against Altay (#12) in Oskemen and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Tigers-KazATU: L.Rustam 21+7reb, T.Dzhunusov 19+8reb+5ast, A.Dinislam 10+10reb+3ast, M.Ruslanbek 4, A.Alibek 3+1reb+2ast, K.Dastan 2+4reb+6ast
Karaganda: A.Alexey 25+8reb+6ast, S.Ivan 13+12reb+1ast, K.Dias 11+3reb+2ast, Z.Dias 7+2reb+3ast, T.Konstantin 6+6reb+7ast, N.Zhanibek 5+1reb+4ast

Aktobe 2 - Irtysh 73-77

Very expected game when 11th ranked Aktobe 2 (3-10) lost at home to seventh ranked Irtysh (7-6) 77-73 on Friday. Irtysh forced 27 Aktobe 2 turnovers. Strangely Aktobe 2 outrebounded Irtysh 47-33 including a 40-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was an exceptional evening for guard Dias Arykov (194-1999) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Vadim Bagrov (187-2000) accounted for 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Irtysh's coach Zhuldys Baydusenova used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Forward Bogdan Lashch (192-1999) came up with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists and guard Kairat Utegen (189-2004) added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Aktobe 2 in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Irtysh have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place. Aktobe 2 lost sixth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the eleventh position with ten games lost. Irtysh will meet higher ranked Karaganda (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Aktobe 2 will play against the league's second-placed Shymkent (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Aktobe 2: B.Lashch 25+16reb+7ast, U.Kairat 12+8reb+2ast, L.Nikita 12+7reb, D.Chingiz 10+3reb+4ast, S.Yegor 8+6reb, A.Bibarys 4+3reb+4ast
Irtysh: A.Dias 18+7reb+3ast, B.Vadim 17+5reb+2ast, S.Satkeev 14+1reb+7ast, N.Gushchin 13+7reb+4ast, Z.Shakhnazar 9+4reb, I.Ruslan 2+2reb+1ast

Karaganda - Shymkent 73-82

An interesting game for Shymkent (13-1) which played road game in Karaganda against 4th placed Karaganda (9-5). Third ranked Shymkent managed to get a 9-point victory 82-73. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Karaganda. Shymkent looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was a good game for point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) who led his team to a victory with 38 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Balabiy Agabek (190-1996) contributed with 15 points for the winners. Forward Alexey Alyonushka (190-1995) answered with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Adil Kuantaev (185-2005) added 11 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Karaganda. Four Karaganda players scored in double figures. Karaganda's coach Alexander Tyutyunik rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Shymkent moved-up to second place. Karaganda at the other side keeps the fourth position with five games lost. Shymkent are looking forward to face Aktobe 2 (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Karaganda will play against Irtysh (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Karaganda: A.Alexey 21+8reb+4ast, N.Zhanibek 14+5ast, K.Adil 11+7reb+3ast, E.Askar 10+2reb+3ast, S.Ivan 7+10reb, Z.Dias 4+3reb+3ast
Shymkent: A.Shakirov 38+9reb+4ast, B.Agabek 15+3reb+3ast, A.Maksutov 9+5reb+6ast, T.Gergert 9+3reb, Y.Victor 5+2reb+1ast, M.Mukhammadali 3+2reb+2ast

Tigers-KazATU - Irtysh 73-82

Rather predictable result when seventh ranked Irtysh (7-6) won against 9th ranked Tigers-KazATU (5-8) in Astana 82-73 on Saturday. Irtysh forced 21 Tigers-KazATU turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Vadim Bagrov (187-2000) who led the winners and scored 16 points. Guard Pavel Bruhovets (174-2001) accounted for 7 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Four Irtysh players scored in double figures. Swingman Temirlan Dzhunusov (192-1999) came up with 24 points and 7 rebounds (went 10 for 10 at the free throw line !!!) and swingman Dinislam Abilseytuly (193-2003) added 10 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Tigers-KazATU in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Irtysh have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place. Newly promoted Tigers-KazATU keeps the ninth position with eight games lost. Irtysh will meet higher ranked Karaganda (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Tigers-KazATU will play against Altay (#12) in Oskemen and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Tigers-KazATU: T.Dzhunusov 24+7reb+2ast, L.Rustam 12+2reb+3ast, A.Dinislam 10+11reb+4ast, V.Pavel 8+1reb+3ast, A.Nurislam 7+1reb+2ast, K.Dastan 5+5reb+6ast
Irtysh: I.Ali 16+3reb+2ast, B.Vadim 16+4reb+3ast, I.Ruslan 13+1reb+4ast, A.Dias 12+5reb+4ast, S.Satkeev 10+1ast, N.Gushchin 8+4reb+2ast

Altay - Aktobe 2 72-69

Bottom-ranked Altay managed to get a 0th victory, breaking the series of thirteen consecutive losses. Newly promoted Altay edged eleventh-ranked Aktobe 2 in Oskemen 72-69. And what about a 0th win in a row after ...thirteen consecutive losses. Strangely Aktobe 2 outrebounded Altay 57-42 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Aktobe 2 was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for forward Vladislav Baturin (188-1995) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Point guard Sergey Ivanov (178-1998) helped adding 10 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Four Altay players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was forward Bogdan Lashch (192-1999) with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists and guard Kairat Utegen (189-2004) scored 9 points and 10 rebounds. Newly promoted Altay maintains twelfth place with 0-13 record. Aktobe 2 lost sixth consecutive game. Aktobe 2 at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the eleventh position with ten games lost. Altay will play against higher ranked Tigers-KazATU (#9) in Astana in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Aktobe 2 will play on the road against the league's second-placed Shymkent where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Aktobe 2: B.Lashch 28+15reb+7ast, D.Chingiz 15+3reb+2ast, U.Kairat 9+10reb+3ast, S.Yegor 6+8reb+4ast, L.Nikita 5+11reb+1ast, Z.Yuriy 4+2reb
Altay: G.Stanislav 21+3reb+3ast, V.Baturin 21+6reb+4ast, I.Sergey 10+9reb+8ast, A.Antropov 10+14reb+3ast, K.Sergey 6+1reb, F.Nikita 4+7reb+2ast



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