D1 Round 5 of Semi-Finals. Turan nip Astana Tigers to secure Finals berth

Astana Tigers - Turan 53-54

Turan forced 20 Astana Tigers turnovers. Strangely Astana Tigers outrebounded Turan 42-30 including 31 on the defensive glass. Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Armenian guard Inga Manucharyan (177-2000) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. The former international center Anna Bezgodova (192-1992) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 16 rebounds and the former international forward Kamazhay Otegenova (180-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Astana Tigers: A.Bezgodova 15+16reb, K.Otegenova 12+10reb, D.Koroleva 11+7reb+2ast, Z.Kurazova 5+3reb+3ast, O.Nurbaeva 4+1reb+1ast, A.Alishauskayte-Lopatina 4+1reb+5ast
Turan: I.Manucharyan 15+6reb+1ast, G.Rulyova 14+15reb+4ast, J.Walker 10+7reb+3ast, A.Milana 8+3ast, V.Voloshyna 7+1reb+1ast, K.Symbat 0