National League Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Almaty L. - Caspiy Aktau 89-74

Almaty L. made 19-of-25 charity shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Caspiy Aktau turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of international guard Stanislav Sakhipov (190-2002) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 5 rebounds. American point guard Keshon Tabb (180-1999, college: Rust) contributed with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Tabb is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Five Almaty L. players scored in double figures. Almaty L.'s coach Iakov Fokin used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international guard Maxim Marchuk (195-1994) answered with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds and American point guard Cameron Campbell (193, college: WSSU) added 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Caspiy Aktau.
Top scorers:
Almaty L.: S.Sakhipov 20+5reb+3ast, K.Tabb 16+6reb+4ast, D.Severgin 15+4reb+2ast, D.Sviridov 12+7reb+3ast, N.Timofeev 11+5reb+2ast, N.Fedchenko 5+1reb+1ast
Caspiy Aktau: M.Marchuk 21+13reb+1ast, C.Campbell 17+6reb+5ast, L.Marshall 10+10reb, K.Neff 9+5reb, R.Marchuk 9+3reb+1ast, Z.Dzhakauov 3+1reb+1ast

Tobol - Irtysh 104-78

Tobol outrebounded Irtysh 47-27 including a 35-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Tobol players were unselfish on offense dishing 34 assists comparing to just 21 passes made by Irtysh's players. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Anton Bykov (200-1989) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 6 rebounds. The former international point guard Shaim Kuanov (181-1991) contributed with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Five Tobol players scored in double figures. Guard Ali Isagulov (186-2004) answered with 25 points and 6 assists and guard Meyrambek Shamuratov (176-2001) added 17 points and 4 assists in the effort for Irtysh. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Tobol: A.Bykov 20+6reb+3ast, D.Sulatanov 17+3reb+3ast, S.Kuanov 16+5reb+5ast, V.Petrishinets 14+8reb, R.Valiyev 12+3reb+3ast, A.Bitenov 7+4reb+6ast
Irtysh: A.Isagulov 25+2reb+6ast, M.Shamuratov 17+2reb+4ast, N.Adylbekov 15+3reb, A.Tulebayev 9+4reb+2ast, M.Berikov 5+4reb+4ast, I.Onishchenko 4+6reb+1ast

Barsy Atyrau - Astana 55-77

Astana held Barsy Atyrau to an opponent 24.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 45.3 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Barsy Atyrau 46-30 including a 37-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Astana looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. 26 personal fouls committed by Barsy Atyrau helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Russian guard Grigory Motovilov (191-1998) fired 17 points and 6 assists for the winners. The former international forward Askar Maydekin (203-1997) chipped in 20 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Four Astana players scored in double figures. American forward Aaron Ridley III (197, college: Cumberland) produced 24 points and the other American import guard Aamer Muhammad (185-2001, college: Troy) added 9 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. 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:
Astana: A.Maydekin 20+4reb+1ast, G.Motovilov 17+3reb+6ast, A.Desiatnikov 14+10reb, V.Chsherbak 10+2reb+3ast, S.Abashidze 7+6reb+3ast, A.Orazbekov 5+5reb+4ast
Barsy Atyrau: A.Ridley III 24+3reb+3ast, A.Muhammad 9+9reb+4ast, A.Ermakov 7+3reb, A.Marat 6+5ast, A.Oralbekov 3+3reb+2ast, B.Rabchenyuk 3+1reb+1ast