Higher League Round 6 (Regular Season): Turan beat Shymkent in the most crucial game of the week

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An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Shymkent. Third ranked Turan faced their close opponent Shymkent. Guests from (6-2) defeated host Shymkent (6-2) 105-95. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Shymkent. Turan looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Alymzhan Maksutov (180-1994) who scored 32 points and 8 assists. Guard Kazybek Serikbay (188-2003) chipped in 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) who recorded 30 points and 8 assists. Turan have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Shymkent. Turan is looking forward to face Barsy 2 (#6) in Atyrau in the next round. Shymkent will play on the road against ChelSU (#5) in Kostanay and is hoping to win this game.
Undefeated leader Tigers-KazATU delivered the seventh consecutive victory. This time they beat 8th ranked Karaganda (2-6) 64-58. It was a good game for center Rustam Lukmanov (197-1999) who led his team to a victory with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Eset Zharkylov contributed with 9 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Tigers-KazATU's coach Vladislav Gryzunkov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Dias Katarbay (183-2001) replied with 17 points and 5 assists for Karaganda. Undefeated Tigers-KazATU (7-0) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Newly promoted Tigers-KazATU maintains first position with a perfect record of 7 victories in a row. Karaganda at the other side dropped to the fifth place with six games lost. They share the position with Barsy 2 and ChelSU. Tigers-KazATU will play against bottom-ranked Altay (#8) in Oskemen in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Karaganda will play at home against Bars and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Petropavlovsk. Local Bars (5-2) outscored 7th ranked Altay (1-7) 74-36 on Friday night. Anatoly Alash scored 20 points and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Vladislav Baturin with 21 points and 9 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Bars have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 5-2 record. Altay lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom place with seven games lost. Bars will meet Karaganda (#7) on the road in the next round. Altay will play against the league's leader Tigers-KazATU in Astana and hope to win that game.

In the last game of round 6 Barsy 2 was defeated by ChelSU in Kostanay 79-69.



Shymkent - Turan 95-105

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Shymkent. Third ranked Turan faced their close opponent Shymkent. Guests from (6-2) defeated host Shymkent (6-2) 105-95. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Shymkent. Turan looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Alymzhan Maksutov (180-1994) who scored 32 points and 8 assists. Guard Kazybek Serikbay (188-2003) chipped in 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Turan players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) who recorded 30 points and 8 assists and forward Aleksei Vereshagin (200-1992) added 19 points and 13 rebounds respectively. Turan have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Shymkent. Turan is looking forward to face Barsy 2 (#6) in Atyrau in the next round. Shymkent will play on the road against ChelSU (#5) in Kostanay and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Turan: A.Maksutov 32+4reb+8ast, S.Kazybek 24+5reb+5ast, M.Begzod 19+13reb, U.Osman 14+3reb+1ast, T.Darkhan 7+1reb+12ast, A.Aymergen 5+2reb+1ast
Shymkent: A.Shakirov 30+1reb+8ast, A.Vereshagin 19+13reb, Z.Kadyr 14+2reb+9ast, B.Agabek 9+6reb+7ast, Y.Victor 9+4reb+5ast, P.Dynnik 8+4reb+1ast

ChelSU - Barsy 2 79-69

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked Barsy 2's (2-6) road loss to fifth ranked ChelSU (2-6) 69-79 on Friday. ChelSU forced 19 Barsy 2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Guard Vasiliy Belozor (186-2001) scored 29 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals to lead the charge for the winners and guard Dmitriy Luchko (193-1997) chipped in 20 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. ChelSU's coach Alexander Derbush used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was forward Abat Marat (180-2005) with 26 points and 7 assists and guard Adil Kuantaev (185-2005) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 16 rebounds. Four Barsy 2 players scored in double figures. ChelSU maintains fifth position with 2-6 record, which they share with Barsy 2 and Karaganda. Barsy 2 lost fourth consecutive game. ChelSU will meet at home higher ranked Shymkent (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Barsy 2 will play against the league's second-placed Turan and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
ChelSU: B.Vasiliy 29+9reb+8ast, L.Dmitriy 20+10reb+6ast, T.Dmitry 15+8reb+2ast, K.Oleg 6+3reb+6ast, Z.Kambar 4+4reb, Z.Maxim 3+1reb+1ast
Barsy 2: M.Abat 26+2reb+7ast, Z.Azamat 12+5reb, K.Adil 11+16reb+1ast, M.Alisher 10+6reb+6ast, A.Arsen 6+2reb+3ast, B.Bolatbek 4+4reb+4ast

Bars - Altay 74-36

The game with biggest result difference took place in Petropavlovsk. Local Bars (5-2) outscored 7th ranked Altay (1-7) 74-36 on Friday night. Bars held Altay to an opponent 20.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 37.6 percent accuracy of the winners. Bars forced 27 Altay turnovers and outrebounded them 51-24 including a 26-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Bars looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Altay's players. Point guard Anatoly Alash (175-2003) scored 20 points and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-1994) chipped in 12 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was forward Vladislav Baturin (188-1995) with 21 points and 9 rebounds and forward Alexander Antropov (195-1993) scored 6 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Bars have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 5-2 record. Altay lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom place with seven games lost. Bars will meet Karaganda (#7) on the road in the next round. Altay will play against the league's leader Tigers-KazATU in Astana and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Bars: A.Anatoly 20+4reb+7ast, M.Nalogov 12+10reb+6ast, S.Rovovoy 11+10reb+1ast, D.Sergey 9+2reb+2ast, R.Dedov 8+3reb+1ast, N.Daniyal 6+3reb
Altay: V.Baturin 21+9reb+1ast, G.Stanislav 7+1reb, A.Antropov 6+4reb+1ast, A.Kurochka 2+2reb+2ast, S.Vladislav 0+1ast, Z.Sergey 0+2reb

Karaganda - Tigers-KazATU 58-64

Undefeated leader Tigers-KazATU delivered the seventh consecutive victory. This time they beat 8th ranked Karaganda (2-6) 64-58. Tigers-KazATU outrebounded Karaganda 42-22 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a good game for center Rustam Lukmanov (197-1999) who led his team to a victory with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Swingman Eset Zharkylov (195-1998) contributed with 9 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Tigers-KazATU's coach Vladislav Gryzunkov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Dias Katarbay (183-2001) replied with 17 points and 5 assists and point guard Pavel Brukhovets (175-2001) added 13 points and 5 assists in the effort for Karaganda. Four Karaganda players scored in double figures. Tigers-KazATU (7-0) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Newly promoted Tigers-KazATU maintains first position with a perfect record of 7 victories in a row. Karaganda at the other side dropped to the fifth place with six games lost. They share the position with Barsy 2 and ChelSU. Tigers-KazATU will play against bottom-ranked Altay (#8) in Oskemen in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Karaganda will play at home against Bars and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Tigers-KazATU: L.Rustam 16+9reb+2ast, T.Dzhunusov 11+1reb+2ast, Z.Eset 9+9reb+1ast, I.Bimendin 7+2reb+6ast, A.Alexey 6+7reb+4ast, M.Ruslanbek 6+7reb+2ast
Karaganda: K.Dias 17+3reb+5ast, T.Konstantin 15+3reb+1ast, B.Pavel 13+4reb+5ast, A.Medeu 10+3reb+5ast, N.Zhanibek 2+1reb+1ast, E.Askar 1+6reb