Higher League Round 5 (Regular Season): Bars defeat Shymkent in the game between Top 4 teams

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An interesting game for Bars (5-0) which hosted in Petropavlovsk 4th placed Shymkent (2-2). Leader Bars managed to get a 12-point victory 87-75. Bars outrebounded Shymkent 49-36 including 36 on the defensive glass. Bars looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-1994) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Sergey Dyatlik (194-1997) contributed with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) answered with 28 points and 6 assists for Shymkent. Shymkent's coach Muslim Shakirov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Undefeated Bars have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record. Shymkent at the other side keeps the fourth position with two games lost. Bars are looking forward to face league's second-placed Turan in Turkistan in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Shymkent will play at home against ChelSU and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Champ1on's fans can celebrate the first win of their team after four consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Karaganda, where they defeated Karaganda (0-4) 80-74. Forward Dmitriy Tihonov (192-2004) stepped up and scored 22 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Mukhammed Maralbayev chipped in 17 points and 5 assists. Champ1on's coach Maxim Rahimov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Swingman Medeu Aukesh (195-2005) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists. Newly promoted Champ1on maintains fifth place with 1-4 record. It was Karaganda's fourth loss in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Tigers-KazATU. Champ1on will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Karaganda will play on the road against Tigers-KazATU (#7) in Astana and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Bottom-ranked Tigers-KazATU is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to third ranked ChelSU (3-1) 71-46 on Saturday evening. Vasiliy Belozor nailed 24 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Askar Akhmetzhan came up with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 15 rebounds for Tigers-KazATU in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for ChelSU. They maintain third place with 3-1 record having just three points less than leader Bars. Tigers-KazATU lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Karaganda. ChelSU will meet Shymkent (#4) on the road in the next round. Tigers-KazATU will play against Karaganda and looks forward to get finally their first victory.




Bars - Shymkent 87-75

An interesting game for Bars (5-0) which hosted in Petropavlovsk 4th placed Shymkent (2-2). Leader Bars managed to get a 12-point victory 87-75. Bars outrebounded Shymkent 49-36 including 36 on the defensive glass. Bars looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-1994) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Sergey Dyatlik (194-1997) contributed with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) answered with 28 points and 6 assists and forward Aleksei Vereshagin (200-1992) added 10 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Shymkent. Five Bars and four Shymkent players scored in double figures. Shymkent's coach Muslim Shakirov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Bars have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record. Shymkent at the other side keeps the fourth position with two games lost. Bars are looking forward to face league's second-placed Turan in Turkistan in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Shymkent will play at home against ChelSU and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bars: S.Dyatlik 26+7reb+4ast, M.Nalogov 19+13reb+6ast, A.Kozyrkin 16+3reb+5ast, D.Luchko 12+10reb+2ast, A.Alash 11+6reb+6ast, S.Rovovoy 3+9reb
Shymkent: A.Shakirov 28+4reb+6ast, A.Parfenov 13+5reb, A.Ibrahimov 10+6reb+4ast, A.Vereshagin 10+11reb+2ast, B.Agabek 6+1reb, V.Yuldashev 6+6reb+2ast

ChelSU - Tigers-KazATU 71-46

Bottom-ranked Tigers-KazATU is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to third ranked ChelSU (3-1) 71-46 on Saturday evening. ChelSU held Tigers-KazATU to an opponent 23.9 percent shooting from the field compared to 37.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Guard Vasiliy Belozor (186-2001) nailed 24 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and guard Alexander Papshiv (191-1991) accounted for 18 points and 9 rebounds. Forward Askar Akhmetzhan (198-1998) came up with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 15 rebounds and guard Shyndos Zhumabay (187-2005) added 17 points respectively for Tigers-KazATU in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for ChelSU. They maintain third place with 3-1 record having just three points less than leader Bars. Tigers-KazATU lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Karaganda. ChelSU will meet Shymkent (#4) on the road in the next round. Tigers-KazATU will play against Karaganda and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
ChelSU: V.Belozor 24+8reb+2ast, A.Papshiv 18+9reb+1ast, M.Zhukov 15+6reb+2ast, A.Fedotov 6+2reb, M.Karamyshev 3, D.Tkach 3+12reb+2ast
Tigers-KazATU: S.Zhumabay 17+4reb+1ast, R.Baybolov 12+3reb+1ast, A.Akhmetzhan 11+15reb+2ast, A.Gussev 3+5reb+1ast, I.Barabash 3+4reb, T.Dauletbekov 0

Karaganda - Champ1on 74-80

Champ1on's fans can celebrate the first win of their team after four consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Karaganda, where they defeated Karaganda (0-4) 80-74. Champ1on dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Karaganda's 30. They outrebounded Karaganda 49-31 including a 37-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Dmitriy Tihonov (192-2004) stepped up and scored 22 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and guard Mukhammed Maralbayev (194-2007) chipped in 17 points and 5 assists. Four Champ1on players scored in double figures. Champ1on's coach Maxim Rahimov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Swingman Medeu Aukesh (195-2005) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Konstantin Teryukov (181-2000) scored 20 points. Newly promoted Champ1on maintains fifth place with 1-4 record. It was Karaganda's fourth loss in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Tigers-KazATU. Champ1on will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Karaganda will play on the road against Tigers-KazATU (#7) in Astana and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Champ1on: D.Tihonov 22+9reb, M.Maralbayev 17+4reb+5ast, B.Tau 12+11reb+2ast, E.Gorev 11+4reb+5ast, D.Chernysh 7+1reb, M.Chopov 5+1reb+1ast
Karaganda: K.Teryukov 20+4reb+1ast, M.Aukesh 17+15reb+5ast, D.Katarbay 17+3reb+4ast, M.Kenzhegulov 9+3reb, A.Vlasov 5+2reb+2ast, V.Fabrikantov 3+1reb+2ast