National League Round 28 (Regular Season): Irbis edge Almaty L. by two points

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Sixth-ranked Almaty L. (10-17) made lots of trouble for first ranked Irbis (27-1) on Sunday. Irbis managed to secure only two-point victory 105-103. However their fans expected much easier game. Irbis outrebounded Almaty L. 36-25 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. 26 personal fouls committed by Almaty L. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. International center Robert Pan (202-1995) fired a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American guard Lorenzo Anderson (190-2000, college: Peru St.) chipped in 26 points and 5 rebounds. point guard Daniil Severgin (183-2005) produced 27 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals for lost side. Irbis have an impressive 22-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 27-1 record. Almaty L. lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the sixth place with 17 games lost.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Almaty: Irbis (#1) and Almaty L. (#6). Irbis (27-1) smashed visiting Almaty L. (10-17) by 23 points 94-71. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Lorenzo Anderson (190-2000, college: Peru St.) who helped to win the game recording 28 points and 8 rebounds. Nikolay Bazhin contributed with 17 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. American point guard Keshon Tabb (180-1999, college: Rust) replied with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for Almaty L.The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Irbis have an impressive 22-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 27-1 record. Almaty L. lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the sixth place with 17 games lost.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Kostanay. Local Tobol (18-10) outscored 7th ranked Caspiy Aktau (6-22) 97-51 on Tuesday night. Worth to mention a quality performance of Dmitriy Doynikov who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Tobol's coach Timur Sultanov felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Aleksandr Kalashnikov responded with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Tobol have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 18-10 record having nine points less than leader Irbis. Caspiy Aktau lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the seventh place with 22 games lost.

In the last game of round 28 Caspiy Aktau was crushed by Tobol in Kostanay 113-73.
The best stats of 28th round was 20 points and 11 rebounds by Anton Bykov of Tobol.



Irbis - Almaty L. 94-71

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Almaty: Irbis (#1) and Almaty L. (#6). Irbis (27-1) smashed visiting Almaty L. (10-17) by 23 points 94-71. Irbis dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Almaty L.'s 34. They outrebounded Almaty L. 54-41 including a 21-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. Almaty L. was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Lorenzo Anderson (190-2000, college: Peru St.) who helped to win the game recording 28 points and 8 rebounds. The former international forward Nikolay Bazhin (198-1990) contributed with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. American point guard Keshon Tabb (180-1999, college: Rust) replied with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists and point guard Daniil Severgin (183-2005) added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Almaty L.Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Irbis have an impressive 22-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 27-1 record. Almaty L. lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the sixth place with 17 games lost.
Top scorers:
Irbis: L.Anderson 28+8reb+1ast, N.Bazhin 17+11reb+2ast, A.Kozyrkin 11+4reb+6ast, M.Myers 10+5reb+5ast, R.Pan 10+12reb+2ast, A.Zhigulin 10+5reb+3ast
Almaty L.: K.Tabb 14+12reb+6ast, S.Daniil 13+5reb+5ast, S.Stanislav 13+3reb+3ast, D.Albrant 12+3reb, A.Chilikin 11+6reb, G.Platon 3

Irbis - Almaty L. 105-103

Sixth-ranked Almaty L. (10-17) made lots of trouble for first ranked Irbis (27-1) on Sunday. Irbis managed to secure only two-point victory 105-103. However their fans expected much easier game. Irbis outrebounded Almaty L. 36-25 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. 26 personal fouls committed by Almaty L. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. International center Robert Pan (202-1995) fired a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American guard Lorenzo Anderson (190-2000, college: Peru St.) chipped in 26 points and 5 rebounds. Point guard Daniil Severgin (183-2005) produced 27 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals and American point guard Keshon Tabb (180-1999, college: Rust) added 26 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Irbis have an impressive 22-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 27-1 record. Almaty L. lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the sixth place with 17 games lost.
Top scorers:
Irbis: L.Anderson 26+5reb+3ast, R.Pan 25+10reb+4ast, M.Myers 21+4reb+2ast, A.Zhigulin 14+6reb, N.Bazhin 7+9reb+2ast, A.Kozyrkin 7+7ast
Almaty L.: S.Daniil 27+6reb+8ast, K.Tabb 26+7reb+6ast, D.Albrant 22+6reb, A.Chilikin 10+1reb+1ast, K.Dias 6, F.Nikita 5+2reb+1ast

Tobol - Caspiy Aktau 97-51

The game with biggest result difference took place in Kostanay. Local Tobol (18-10) outscored 7th ranked Caspiy Aktau (6-22) 97-51 on Tuesday night. Tobol held Caspiy Aktau to an opponent 21.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 51.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Tobol forced 25 Caspiy Aktau turnovers and outrebounded them 43-30 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Tobol looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of Russian Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international point guard Shaim Kuanov (181-1991) who added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Five Tobol players scored in double figures. Tobol's coach Timur Sultanov felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Russian forward Aleksandr Kalashnikov (196-2002) responded with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and American power forward LaDarius Marshall (201-1999, college: Alcorn St.) scored 8 points and 10 rebounds. Tobol have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 18-10 record having nine points less than leader Irbis. Caspiy Aktau lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the seventh place with 22 games lost.
Top scorers:
Tobol: D.Doynikov 16+9reb+4ast, S.Kuanov 13+6reb+6ast, A.Semenov 12+2reb+2ast, A.Stepantsov 12+3reb+5ast, R.Valiyev 10+3reb+3ast, A.Bykov 10+10reb+2ast
Caspiy Aktau: K.Aleksandr 16+8reb+4ast, N.Adil 9+3reb, V.Kurochkin 8+2reb+3ast, D.Zhanibek 8+3reb+6ast, L.Marshall 8+10reb+2ast, R.Artem 2+3reb+1ast

Tobol - Caspiy Aktau 113-73

There was no surprise in Kostanay where 7th ranked Caspiy Aktau (6-22) was crushed by third ranked Tobol (18-10) 113-73 on Wednesday. Tobol dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Caspiy Aktau's 24. Tobol forced 19 Caspiy Aktau turnovers and outrebounded them 46-24 including a 30-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Tobol looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Anton Bykov (200-1989) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds and Russian Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) who added 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Five Tobol players scored in double figures. Coach Timur Sultanov's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Russian forward Aleksandr Kalashnikov (196-2002) responded with 25 points and 4 assists and American power forward LaDarius Marshall (201-1999, college: Alcorn St.) scored 23 points and 7 rebounds. Tobol have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 18-10 record having nine points less than leader Irbis. Caspiy Aktau lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the seventh place with 22 games lost.
Top scorers:
Tobol: A.Bykov 20+11reb+2ast, A.Stepantsov 16+9reb+5ast, R.Valiyev 14+2reb+3ast, S.Kuanov 14+5reb+8ast, D.Doynikov 13+4reb+3ast, P.Ilyin 12+3reb+3ast
Caspiy Aktau: K.Aleksandr 25+4reb+4ast, L.Marshall 23+7reb+2ast, V.Kurochkin 13+3reb+2ast, D.Zhanibek 8+4reb+15ast, N.Adil 4+2reb+2ast, N.Alizhan 0