National League Round 22 (Regular Season): Irbis beat Tobol in the most crucial game of the week

Coincidentally all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Kostanay. First ranked Irbis faced 3rd ranked Tobol. Guests from Almaty (21-1) defeated host Tobol (14-8) 87-76. Irbis looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. American point guard Marcus Myers (185-1996, college: Aurora, agency: Octagon Europe) fired 21 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. The former international forward Nikolay Bazhin (198-1990) chipped in 18 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Russian Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) produced 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Tobol's coach Timur Sultanov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Irbis have an impressive 16-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 21-1 record. Tobol at the other side keeps the third place with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Kostanay. First ranked Irbis faced 3rd ranked Tobol. Guests from Almaty (21-1) defeated host Tobol (14-8) 89-76. Worth to mention a great performance of international center Robert Pan (202-1995) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Lorenzo Anderson contributed with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. The former international forward Anton Bykov (200-1989) replied with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for Tobol. Irbis have an impressive 16-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 21-1 record. Tobol at the other side keeps the third place with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game in Almaty was also quite interesting. Second ranked Barsy Atyrau (15-7) played at the court of 6th ranked Almaty L. (8-13). Barsy Atyrau managed to secure a 6-point victory 89-83 on Tuesday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Almaty L.. Jamaure Gregg had a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Barsy Atyrau's coach Tigran Gyokchyan used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Keshon Tabb responded with 25 points and 4 assists. Barsy Atyrau maintains second position with 15-7 record having six points less than leader Irbis. Newly promoted Almaty L. keeps the sixth place with 13 games lost. Barsy Atyrau will meet bottom-ranked Irtysh (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Almaty L. will play against Aktobe and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 22 Barsy Atyrau crushed Irtysh in a road game 92-69.
The best stats of 22th round was 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists by Ali Isagulov of Irtysh.



Almaty L. - Barsy Atyrau 83-89

The game in Almaty was also quite interesting. Second ranked Barsy Atyrau (15-7) played at the court of 6th ranked Almaty L. (8-13). Barsy Atyrau managed to secure a 6-point victory 89-83 on Tuesday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Almaty L.. Barsy Atyrau dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Almaty L.'s 42. They outrebounded Almaty L. 43-31 including 32 on the defensive glass. American forward Jamaure Gregg (201-1999, college: NSU) had a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import point guard Jarvis Garrett (182-1995, college: URI) chipped in 28 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Barsy Atyrau's coach Tigran Gyokchyan used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American point guard Keshon Tabb (180-1999, college: Rust) responded with 25 points and 4 assists and point guard Daniil Severgin (183-2005) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Four Almaty L. players scored in double figures. Barsy Atyrau maintains second position with 15-7 record having six points less than leader Irbis. Newly promoted Almaty L. keeps the sixth place with 13 games lost. Barsy Atyrau will meet bottom-ranked Irtysh (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Almaty L. will play against Aktobe and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Almaty L.: K.Tabb 25+4reb+4ast, S.Stanislav 16+1reb+1ast, A.Chilikin 15+6reb+3ast, S.Daniil 14+7reb+3ast, N.Timofeev 8+8reb+3ast, G.Platon 3+1reb
Barsy Atyrau: J.Gregg 33+11reb+2ast, J.Garrett 28+5reb+6ast, S.Ramazan 8+3reb, V.Ivanov 8+7reb, R.Bogdan 5+1reb+5ast, T.Timur 5+3reb+2ast

Tobol - Irbis 76-87

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Kostanay. First ranked Irbis faced 3rd ranked Tobol. Guests from Almaty (21-1) defeated host Tobol (14-8) 87-76. Irbis looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. American point guard Marcus Myers (185-1996, college: Aurora, agency: Octagon Europe) fired 21 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. The former international forward Nikolay Bazhin (198-1990) chipped in 18 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Four Irbis players scored in double figures. Russian Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) produced 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international forward Anton Bykov (200-1989) added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Tobol's coach Timur Sultanov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Irbis have an impressive 16-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 21-1 record. Tobol at the other side keeps the third place with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Tobol: D.Doynikov 15+6reb+4ast, A.Bykov 12+8reb+3ast, A.Stepantsov 11+5reb+3ast, K.Dvirnyi 9+5reb+2ast, R.Valiyev 9+4reb+2ast, P.Ilyin 7+2reb+5ast
Irbis: L.Anderson 24+3reb+2ast, M.Myers 21+6reb+9ast, N.Bazhin 18+9reb+6ast, R.Pan 16+6reb+6ast, A.Zhigulin 6+7reb+3ast, A.Kozyrkin 2+3reb+3ast

Tobol - Irbis 76-89

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Kostanay. First ranked Irbis faced 3rd ranked Tobol. Guests from Almaty (21-1) defeated host Tobol (14-8) 89-76. Irbis players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of international center Robert Pan (202-1995) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. American guard Lorenzo Anderson (190-2000, college: Peru St.) contributed with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. The former international forward Anton Bykov (200-1989) replied with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and Russian Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) added 13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Tobol. Five Tobol players scored in double figures. Irbis have an impressive 16-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 21-1 record. Tobol at the other side keeps the third place with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Tobol: A.Stepantsov 19+2reb+3ast, A.Bykov 15+8reb+5ast, D.Doynikov 13+9reb+5ast, K.Dvirnyi 12+4reb+2ast, P.Ilyin 11+4reb+4ast, B.Adilbek 3+2reb+2ast
Irbis: L.Anderson 27+5reb+5ast, R.Pan 23+10reb+7ast, A.Zhigulin 16+6reb+4ast, M.Myers 8+3reb+4ast, A.Kozyrkin 7+5reb+8ast, N.Bazhin 5+2reb+1ast

Irtysh - Barsy Atyrau 69-92

There was no surprise in Pavlodar where 8th ranked Irtysh (1-20) was crushed by second ranked Barsy Atyrau (15-7) 92-69 on Friday. Barsy Atyrau forced 24 Irtysh turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Irtysh's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Barsy Atyrau made 7 blocks. Bogdan Rabchenyuk (188-2003) scored 12 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Abat Marat (180-2005) chipped in 18 points and 4 assists during the contest. Five Barsy Atyrau players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Ali Isagulov (186-2004) responded with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!) and forward Nazim Adylbekov (200-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds. Irtysh's coach Zhuldys Baydusenova gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Barsy Atyrau maintains second position with 15-7 record having six points less than leader Irbis. Irtysh lost ninth consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay dead last with 20 lost games. Barsy Atyrau will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Irtysh will play against Caspiy Aktau (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Irtysh: I.Ali 20+8reb+4ast, A.Nazim 18+12reb, S.Meyrambek 11+4reb+3ast, B.Vadim 6+1reb+1ast, N.Gushchin 5+2reb, A.Tulebayev 4+2reb+2ast
Barsy Atyrau: M.Abat 18+3reb+4ast, V.Ivanov 14+2reb+3ast, R.Bogdan 12+9reb+9ast, K.Mahamtet 11+5reb+3ast, T.Timur 10+4reb, S.Ramazan 10+4reb+4ast