National League Round 3 of Semi-Finals. Irbis and Astana advance into Finals

Almaty L. - Irbis 69-78

Irbis had a 33-20 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was American guard Alphonso Willis (188-1998, college: A&M-Commerce, agency: Highlight Athletes) who scored 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international forward Alexandr Zhigulin (205-1994) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international center Daniel Albrant (205-1998) who recorded 17 points and 8 rebounds and international point guard Daniil Severgin (183-2005) added 20 points and 5 steals respectively. Four Almaty L. players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Irbis: A.Willis 19+9reb+6ast, A.Zhigulin 15+9reb+2ast, A.Alyonushka 9+1reb+1ast, D.Gavrilov 8+6reb, T.Small 8+3reb+1ast, A.Kozyrkin 7+5reb+1ast
Almaty L.: D.Severgin 20+2reb+2ast, D.Albrant 17+8reb+1ast, D.Sviridov 10+9reb, K.Tabb 10+2reb+4ast, N.Timofeev 4+8reb+1ast, S.Sakhipov 3

Astana - Tobol 84-65

Astana players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. It was a good game for Russian guard Grigory Motovilov (191-1998) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 5 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Russian center Andrey Desiatnikov (220-1994, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) contributed with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. Point guard Adilbek Bitenov (174-2001) answered with 14 points and the former international point guard Shaim Kuanov (181-1991) added 6 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Tobol. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Astana: G.Motovilov 20+2reb+5ast, R.Aitkali 15+5reb, A.Desiatnikov 14+13reb, V.Chsherbak 9+3reb+3ast, R.Murzagaliyev 9+7reb+6ast, G.Smith 6+4reb
Tobol: A.Bitenov 14+4reb+1ast, P.Ilyin 10+3reb, V.Petrishinets 9+3reb+2ast, A.Bykov 7+3reb, S.Kuanov 6+9reb+1ast, A.Junusov 5