Higher League Round 21 (Regular Season): Turan defeat ChelSU in the game between Top 4 teams

The games at this stage are more interesting as they can be crucial for the final standings in Regular Season. Despite we already know who is stronger and who is weaker, there may be still last minute surprises and upsets. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An interesting game for Turan (17-2) which played road game in Kostanay against 4th placed ChelSU (8-11). First ranked Turan managed to get a 10-point victory 75-65. Turan forced 24 ChelSU turnovers. It was a good game for guard Alymzhan Maksutov (180-1994) who led his team to a victory with 26 points. Forward Sergei Bormatenkov (191-1991) contributed with 12 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Turan's coach Yunus Irismetov used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Dmitry Tkach (193-2003) answered with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds for ChelSU. Turan have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 17-2 record. ChelSU lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with 11 games lost. Turan are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Karaganda (#7) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. ChelSU will play against the league's second-placed Bars in Petropavlovsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Karaganda was also worth to mention about. Third ranked Shymkent (15-4) played at the court of 7th ranked Karaganda (1-18). Shymkent did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 91-73. Point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) stepped up and scored 33 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for the winners and Aleksei Vereshagin chipped in 28 points and 10 rebounds. The best for the losing side was swingman Medeu Aukesh (195-2005) with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Shymkent have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Bars. Karaganda lost eighth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 18 lost games. Shymkent will play against Champ1on (#6) in Almaty in the next round. Karaganda will play on the road against the league's leader Turan in Turkistan to get more than just one victory in their record.
The game in Almaty was also quite interesting. Fifth ranked Tigers-KazATU (7-11) played at the court of 6th ranked Champ1on (3-16). Tigers-KazATU defeated Champ1on 83-70 on Wednesday. Askar Akhmetzhan nailed 25 points for the winning side. Tolebi Maligen came up with 24 points and 5 steals for Champ1on in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Tigers-KazATU have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 7-11 record. Newly promoted Champ1on keeps the sixth position with 16 games lost. Tigers-KazATU will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Champ1on will play against Shymkent (#3) and hope to secure a win.




Karaganda - Shymkent 73-91

The game in Karaganda was also worth to mention about. Third ranked Shymkent (15-4) played at the court of 7th ranked Karaganda (1-18). Shymkent did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 91-73. Point guard Anuar Shakirov (180-2000) stepped up and scored 33 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for the winners and forward Aleksei Vereshagin (200-1992) chipped in 28 points and 10 rebounds. The best for the losing side was swingman Medeu Aukesh (195-2005) with 22 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Ilias Yusupzhanov (179-2006) scored 16 points. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Shymkent have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Bars. Karaganda lost eighth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 18 lost games. Shymkent will play against Champ1on (#6) in Almaty in the next round. Karaganda will play on the road against the league's leader Turan in Turkistan to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Karaganda: M.Aukesh 22+7reb+2ast, I.Yusupzhanov 16+1reb+2ast, R.Shterkel 10+2reb, A.Vlasov 7+2reb, K.Teryukov 6+3reb, A.Esentaev 6+5reb+1ast
Shymkent: A.Shakirov 33+7reb+5ast, A.Vereshagin 28+10reb+3ast, V.Yuldashev 9+7reb+1ast, A.Gaus 8+3reb+1ast, A.Parfenov 5+1reb+1ast, O.Sobitov 4+2reb

ChelSU - Turan 65-75

An interesting game for Turan (17-2) which played road game in Kostanay against 4th placed ChelSU (8-11). First ranked Turan managed to get a 10-point victory 75-65. Turan forced 24 ChelSU turnovers. It was a good game for guard Alymzhan Maksutov (180-1994) who led his team to a victory with 26 points. Forward Sergei Bormatenkov (191-1991) contributed with 12 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Turan's coach Yunus Irismetov used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Dmitry Tkach (193-2003) answered with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Maxim Zhukov (173-2001) added 15 points in the effort for ChelSU. Four ChelSU players scored in double figures. Turan have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 17-2 record. ChelSU lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with 11 games lost. Turan are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Karaganda (#7) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. ChelSU will play against the league's second-placed Bars in Petropavlovsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
ChelSU: D.Tkach 18+12reb+2ast, M.Zhukov 15+3reb+2ast, D.Kochetkov 12+5reb+2ast, A.Fedotov 10+4reb+1ast, N.Astaturyan 4+3reb+1ast, M.Rybalko 4+7reb+1ast
Turan: A.Maksutov 26+1reb+3ast, S.Bormatenkov 12+6reb+2ast, S.Jetpisbayev 11+3reb, A.Papshiv 8+4reb+1ast, D.Tanirbergen 5+2reb+2ast, K.Serikbay 5+1reb+2ast

Champ1on - Tigers-KazATU 70-83

The game in Almaty was also quite interesting. Fifth ranked Tigers-KazATU (7-11) played at the court of 6th ranked Champ1on (3-16). Tigers-KazATU defeated Champ1on 83-70 on Wednesday. Tigers-KazATU forced 19 Champ1on turnovers. Forward Askar Akhmetzhan (198-1998) nailed 25 points for the winning side and guard Roman Baybolov (188-2006) accounted for 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Tolebi Maligen (187-2007) came up with 24 points and 5 steals and Bektimir Tau (200-2007) added 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Champ1on in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Tigers-KazATU have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 7-11 record. Newly promoted Champ1on keeps the sixth position with 16 games lost. Tigers-KazATU will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Champ1on will play against Shymkent (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Champ1on: T.Maligen 24+3reb, B.Tau 10+6reb+5ast, E.Gorev 9+3reb+1ast, D.Tihonov 7+1reb, A.Stepanov 7+4reb+3ast, M.Chopov 5+7reb
Tigers-KazATU: A.Akhmetzhan 25+4reb, R.Baybolov 16+9reb+4ast, R.Marat 14+13reb+1ast, S.Zhumabay 8+1reb+2ast, I.Barabash 7+3reb+4ast, A.Serimbet 6+2reb+2ast