The games are now more important than at the beginning of the Regular Season. We may still expect few shocking results in upcoming 4 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Fourth ranked Aktobe (14-10) crushed at home 8th ranked Irtysh (1-25) by 19 points 96-77, which is the biggest margin this round on Tuesday night. Aktobe forced 22 Irtysh turnovers and outrebounded them 46-25 including a 24-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Aktobe looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of American center Jai Williams (206-1995, college: St.Joseph's) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points and 19 rebounds and forward Sergei Bormatenkov (191-1991) who added 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals during the contest. Aktobe's coach Elena Shakirova used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was forward Nazim Adylbekov (200-2001) with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds. Aktobe maintains fourth position with 14-10 record. Irtysh lost fourteenth consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay dead last with 25 lost games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
In the last two games of round 24 bottom-ranked Irtysh lost to Caspiy Aktau on the opponent's court 86-94. Aktobe managed to outperform Irtysh in a home game 81-67.
Caspiy Aktau - Irtysh 94-86The game between closely ranked teams ended with 8th ranked
Irtysh's (1-25) road loss to seventh ranked
Caspiy Aktau (6-18)
86-94 on Thursday.
Caspiy Aktau outrebounded
Irtysh 58-46 including 26 on the offensive glass.
Caspiy Aktau looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Russian forward
Aleksandr Kalashnikov (196-2002) who helped to win the game recording 30 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and guard
Zhanibek Dzhakauov (172-2002) who added 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists during the contest. Caspiy Aktau's coach
Nikolay Kurkin used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was forward
Nazim Adylbekov (200-2001) with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 25 rebounds and guard
Ali Isagulov (186-2004) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Newly promoted
Caspiy Aktau maintains seventh position with
6-18 record.
Irtysh lost fourteenth consecutive game.
Irtysh at the other side, also newcomer in the league, stay dead last with 25 lost games.
Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:Caspiy Aktau: K.Aleksandr 30+8reb+4ast, V.Kurochkin 15+6reb+3ast, L.Marshall 13+11reb+3ast, D.Zhanibek 13+11reb+10ast, P.Semyon 12+11reb+3ast, K.Gabiden 5+5reb+4ast
Irtysh: A.Nazim 19+25reb+2ast, I.Ali 19+10reb+5ast, B.Vadim 16+3reb+4ast, N.Gushchin 16+4reb+3ast, S.Meyrambek 14+4reb+7ast, Z.Shakhnazar 2
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Aktobe - Irtysh 81-67Rather predictable result when fourth ranked
Aktobe (14-10) defeated at home bottom-ranked
Irtysh (1-25)
81-67 on Monday.
Aktobe forced 30
Irtysh turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard
Shakir Smith (185-1992, college:
ASU) who helped to win the game recording 14 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals and the former international forward
Konstantin Neff (198-1997) who added 16 points and 4 assists during the contest. Four
Aktobe players scored in double figures. Aktobe's coach
Elena Shakirova used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was forward
Nazim Adylbekov (200-2001) with 9 points and 19 rebounds and
Vadim Bagrov (187-2000) scored 15 points, 5 assists and 4 steals.
Aktobe maintains fourth position with
14-10 record.
Irtysh lost fourteenth consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay dead last with 25 lost games.
Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:Aktobe: K.Neff 16+3reb+4ast, V.Petrishinets 15+6reb+1ast, S.Smith 14+6reb+8ast, J.Williams 14+6reb+1ast, B.Sergei 8+5reb+4ast, A.Marat 8+4reb+2ast
Irtysh: N.Gushchin 15+5reb, B.Vadim 15+4reb+5ast, I.Ali 11+4reb+8ast, A.Nazim 9+19reb+2ast, S.Meyrambek 9+5reb+2ast, I.Ruslan 6+4reb+3ast
gschID: 1128413
Aktobe - Irtysh 96-77Fourth ranked
Aktobe (14-10) crushed at home 8th ranked
Irtysh (1-25) by 19 points
96-77, which is the biggest margin this round on Tuesday night.
Aktobe forced 22
Irtysh turnovers and outrebounded them
46-25 including a
24-9 advantage in offensive rebounds.
Aktobe looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of American center
Jai Williams (206-1995, college:
St.Joseph's) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points and 19 rebounds and forward
Sergei Bormatenkov (191-1991) who added 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals during the contest. Aktobe's coach
Elena Shakirova used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was forward
Nazim Adylbekov (200-2001) with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds and guard
Ali Isagulov (186-2004) scored 10 points and 4 assists.
Aktobe maintains fourth position with
14-10 record.
Irtysh lost fourteenth consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay dead last with 25 lost games.
Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:Aktobe: J.Williams 27+19reb+3ast, B.Sergei 17+7reb+5ast, A.Marat 16+3reb+7ast, U.Kairat 9+2reb, A.Papshiv 9+6reb+2ast, K.Neff 7+1reb+2ast
Irtysh: A.Nazim 23+11reb+1ast, B.Vadim 13+2reb+3ast, I.Ali 10+4reb+4ast, N.Gushchin 9+1reb+4ast, S.Meyrambek 9+2reb+3ast, Y.Artyom 6+1reb
gschID: 1128414
