National League Round 2 of Quarter-Finals

Irbis - Irtysh 88-59

Irbis forced 24 Irtysh turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. International center Robert Pan (202-1995) scored 16 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Ukrainian power forward Dmytro Tykhonov (207-1992, agency: BIG) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four Irbis players scored in double figures. Irbis' coach Ramunas Cvirka felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Nazim Adylbekov (200-2001) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and guard Meyrambek Shamuratov (176-2001) scored 19 points and 6 assists.
Top scorers:
Irbis: R.Pan 16+8reb+2ast, D.Tykhonov 15+6reb+3ast, M.Myers 11+5reb+6ast, A.Zhigulin 10+2reb+1ast, N.Bazhin 10+3reb+4ast, L.Anderson 9+5reb+3ast
Irtysh: S.Meyrambek 19+2reb+6ast, A.Nazim 18+10reb+1ast, B.Marlen 8+2reb, B.Vadim 6+11reb+2ast, A.Tulebayev 4+8reb+1ast, Y.Artyom 2+4reb

Tobol - Almaty L. 112-85

Tobol outrebounded Almaty L. 49-29 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Tobol players were unselfish on offense dishing 33 assists. Russian Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the former international forward Anton Bykov (200-1989) chipped in 24 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Russian Aleksey Chilikin (207-1993) responded with 24 points and 6 rebounds and American point guard Keshon Tabb (180-1999, college: Rust) scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Tobol and four Almaty L. players 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.
Top scorers:
Tobol: A.Bykov 24+12reb+1ast, S.Kuanov 23+3reb+8ast, D.Doynikov 20+13reb+6ast, P.Ilyin 18+3reb+9ast, A.Stepantsov 10+8reb+4ast, R.Valiyev 7+2ast
Almaty L.: A.Chilikin 24+6reb+2ast, K.Tabb 18+6reb+5ast, S.Stanislav 15+4reb+7ast, D.Albrant 10+2reb+1ast, S.Daniil 10+7ast, N.Timofeev 4+7reb+4ast

Barsy Atyrau - Caspiy Aktau 95-80

Barsy Atyrau dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Caspiy Aktau's 28. They outrebounded Caspiy Aktau 42-23 including a 17-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Barsy Atyrau players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists. Caspiy Aktau was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Canadian forward Michael Okafor (196-1999, college: Lakehead) had a double-double by scoring 28 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Jamaure Gregg (201-1999, college: NSU) chipped in 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Barsy Atyrau's coach Tigran Gyokchyan allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international guard Vladimir Kurochkin (194-1997) responded with 30 points and 5 rebounds and guard Zhanibek Dzhakauov (172-2002) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Barsy Atyrau: M.Okafor 28+12reb+5ast, J.Gregg 21+6reb+4ast, V.Ivanov 12+9reb+1ast, M.Abat 12+3reb+4ast, R.Bogdan 6+8reb+12ast, K.Mahamtet 5+2reb
Caspiy Aktau: V.Kurochkin 30+5reb, K.Aleksandr 21+1reb+4ast, L.Marshall 12+5reb+2ast, D.Zhanibek 11+10reb+9ast, N.Adil 5, P.Semyon 1+1reb+1ast

Aktobe - Astana Ac. 82-86

Astana Ac. had a 31-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. 26 personal fouls committed by Aktobe helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Russian Valeriy Likhodey (205-1986) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points and 8 rebounds. Russian center Igor Kanygin (207-1994, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) contributed with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. American point guard Shakir Smith (185-1992, college: ASU) replied with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!) and the former international forward Konstantin Neff (198-1997) added 22 points and 4 assists in the effort for Aktobe. Four Aktobe players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Astana Ac.: V.Likhodey 24+8reb+3ast, V.Simonov 19+5reb+5ast, I.Kanygin 15+11reb+7ast, I.Vladislav 7+3reb+1ast, M.Sarsengaliev 6+1reb+2ast, A.Orazbekov 6+4reb+8ast
Aktobe: K.Neff 22+1reb+4ast, S.Smith 20+6reb+11ast, J.Williams 14+9reb, V.Hendrix 10+9reb+3ast, A.Papshiv 8+4reb, V.Petrishinets 6+2reb