National League Round 2 of Semi-Finals. Irbis and Astana extend leads

Irbis - Almaty L. 82-69

Irbis made 25-of-30 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. 24 personal fouls committed by Almaty L. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American guard Alphonso Willis (188-1998, college: A&M-Commerce, agency: Highlight Athletes) who had a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. The former international center Dmitriy Gavrilov (204-1986) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. Four Irbis players scored in double figures. International point guard Daniil Severgin (183-2005) produced 20 points and 4 assists and American point guard Keshon Tabb (180-1999, college: Rust) added 14 points respectively for the guests. Almaty L.'s coach Iakov Fokin rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Almaty L.: D.Severgin 20+3reb+4ast, K.Tabb 14+1reb+3ast, D.Albrant 10+3reb+1ast, D.Kalymbetov 7+1reb, S.Sakhipov 6+3reb+2ast, N.Timofeev 4+8reb
Irbis: A.Zhigulin 15+4reb+1ast, D.Gavrilov 14+7reb, I.Konysov 13+4reb, A.Willis 12+10reb+7ast, T.Small 11+2reb+1ast, N.Bazhin 8+7reb

Tobol - Astana 76-97

Astana outrebounded Tobol 44-30 including 34 on the defensive glass. Astana players were unselfish on offense dishing 35 assists. Russian center Andrey Desiatnikov (220-1994, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international forward Ruslan Aitkali (195-1997) contributed with 15 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. The former international point guard Shaim Kuanov (181-1991) replied with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and the former international swingman Pavel Ilyin (194-1992) added 16 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Tobol. Four Astana and five Tobol players scored in double figures. 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:
Tobol: P.Ilyin 16+5reb+2ast, B.Nazmutdinov 14+1reb+4ast, D.Flannigan 14+6reb+2ast, A.Bitenov 12+3reb+5ast, S.Kuanov 10+6reb+8ast, V.Petrishinets 6+8reb+2ast
Astana: A.Desiatnikov 17+6reb+5ast, R.Aitkali 15+5reb+1ast, A.Maydekin 12+4reb+1ast, R.Murzagaliyev 11+6reb+3ast, G.Motovilov 10+3reb+7ast, S.Abashidze 8+9reb+2ast