Higher League Round 26 (Regular Season): Tigers-KazATU celebrate the title

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Shymkent (22-6) in Petropavlovsk on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked Bars (17-9) 113-99. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Shymkent. Bars dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Shymkent's 50. They outrebounded Shymkent 51-35 including a 18-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Bars looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists. Power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-1994) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Sergey Dyatlik (194-1997) contributed with 6 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) replied with a triple-double by scoring 39 points (!!!), 16 rebounds and 14 assists for Shymkent. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bars have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 17-9 record. Shymkent at the other side still keeps top place with six games lost.
Seventh-ranked Karaganda (4-21) used its home court advantage to challenge third ranked Turan (20-8). The visitors from Turkistan managed to secure only two-point victory 77-75. However their fans expected much easier game. Power forward Begzod Mammatrimov (198-2004) had a double-double by scoring 32 points and 21 rebounds (on 15-of-16 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and Alymzhan Maksutov chipped in 27 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Turan's coach Yunus Irismetov allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Dias Katarbay (183-2001) responded with 29 points and 9 rebounds. Turan have an impressive nine-game winning streak. Newly promoted Turan maintains third position with 20-8 record having just two points less than leader Shymkent. Karaganda at the other side keeps the seventh place with 21 games lost.
Very important is a home loss of second ranked Tigers-KazATU (20-5) against sixth ranked ChelSU (9-18) on Wednesday night. Host Tigers-KazATU was defeated by ChelSU in a tough game in Astana 80-86. Vasiliy Belozor notched 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort. Even a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds by Eset Zharkylov did not help to save the game for Tigers-KazATU. Tigers-KazATU's coach Vladislav Gryzunkov rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. ChelSU moved-up to fifth place. Newly promoted Tigers-KazATU keeps the second position with five games lost.




Bars - Shymkent 113-99

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Shymkent (22-6) in Petropavlovsk on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked Bars (17-9) 113-99. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Shymkent. Bars dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Shymkent's 50. They outrebounded Shymkent 51-35 including a 18-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Bars looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists. Power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-1994) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Sergey Dyatlik (194-1997) contributed with 6 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) replied with a triple-double by scoring 39 points (!!!), 16 rebounds and 14 assists and point guard Zhalgasbek Kadyr (180-1997) added 22 points in the effort for Shymkent. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bars have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 17-9 record. Shymkent at the other side still keeps top place with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Shymkent: A.Shakirov 39+16reb+14ast, Z.Kadyr 22+2reb+1ast, Y.Victor 18+4reb+1ast, A.Vereshagin 8+5reb+1ast, A.Ramazan 6+1ast, O.Sobitov 3+3reb+3ast
Bars: M.Nalogov 37+14reb+4ast, R.Dedov 19+2reb+1ast, N.Daniyal 12+3reb, A.Anatoly 11+3reb+5ast, V.Andrey 10+5reb, L.Kirill 7+4reb+1ast

Karaganda - Turan 75-77

Seventh-ranked Karaganda (4-21) used its home court advantage to challenge third ranked Turan (20-8). The visitors from Turkistan managed to secure only two-point victory 77-75. However their fans expected much easier game. Turan outrebounded Karaganda 52-32 including a 37-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Turan players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Power forward Begzod Mammatrimov (198-2004) had a double-double by scoring 32 points and 21 rebounds (on 15-of-16 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and guard Alymzhan Maksutov (180-1994) chipped in 27 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Turan's coach Yunus Irismetov allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Dias Katarbay (183-2001) responded with 29 points and 9 rebounds and guard Konstantin Teryukov (181-2000) scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Turan have an impressive nine-game winning streak. Newly promoted Turan maintains third position with 20-8 record having just two points less than leader Shymkent. Karaganda at the other side keeps the seventh place with 21 games lost.
Top scorers:
Karaganda: K.Dias 29+9reb+3ast, T.Konstantin 23+5reb+5ast, A.Medeu 12+4reb+5ast, U.Yaroslav 4+4reb+2ast, K.Maulen 3+5reb+1ast, E.Askar 2+3reb+1ast
Turan: M.Begzod 32+21reb+1ast, A.Maksutov 27+10reb+8ast, B.Bekzat 6+8reb+1ast, J.Saparbek 5+3reb+3ast, A.Aymergen 3+3reb+1ast, E.Sirazhiddin 2+2reb+3ast

Tigers-KazATU - ChelSU 80-86

Very important is a home loss of second ranked Tigers-KazATU (20-5) against sixth ranked ChelSU (9-18) on Wednesday night. Host Tigers-KazATU was defeated by ChelSU in a tough game in Astana 80-86. ChelSU forced 22 Tigers-KazATU turnovers. Strangely Tigers-KazATU outrebounded ChelSU 47-33 including 34 on the defensive glass. Guard Vasiliy Belozor (186-2001) notched 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and point guard Maxim Zhukov (173-2001) supported him with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Even a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds by swingman Eset Zharkylov (195-1998) did not help to save the game for Tigers-KazATU. Forward Alexey Alyonushka (190-1995) added 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Tigers-KazATU's coach Vladislav Gryzunkov rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. ChelSU moved-up to fifth place. Newly promoted Tigers-KazATU keeps the second position with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Tigers-KazATU: Z.Eset 21+12reb+2ast, A.Alexey 16+5reb+5ast, M.Issan 12+4reb+4ast, T.Dzhunusov 10+3reb+3ast, Y.Aldiyar 6+9reb, A.Nurislam 5+1reb
ChelSU: B.Vasiliy 23+5reb+4ast, Z.Maxim 23+7reb+1ast, M.Arsen 16+7reb+2ast, I.Ivan 15+4reb, B.Aleksey 3+1reb+1ast, K.Oleg 3