Higher League Round 2 (Regular Season): Barsy 2 keep a leadership position

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in Higher League. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Barsy 2 defeated Oral on the road 79-68. Barsy 2 forced 25 Oral turnovers and outrebounded them 45-34 including 31 on the defensive glass. Barsy 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and chipped in 19 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Meyrambek Shamuratov responded with 22 points and 7 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Very important is a home loss of AiRom against Kaspiy-2 on Wednesday night. Host AiRom was defeated by Kaspiy-2 in a tough game at home 59-66. notched a double-double by scoring 17 points and 16 rebounds to lead the effort and Beksultan Ukibay supported him with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Even 20 points and 7 steals by Muhammed Berikov did not help to save the game for AiRom. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Aktau. host Kaspiy-2 lost to Oral 70-56. The best player for the winners was Batyrulan Bizhan who scored 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Alen Mukhamedgaleyev produced 8 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the hosts. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 2: AiRom lost to Barsy 2 on the opponent's court 78-93. AiRom unfortunately lost to Oral in a home game 66-79. Barsy 2 rolled over Kaspiy-2 on the road 96-58.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 16 points and 4 assists by Kairat Utegen of Barsy 2.



AiRom - Kaspiy-2 59-66

Very important is a home loss of AiRom against Kaspiy-2 on Wednesday night. Host AiRom was defeated by Kaspiy-2 in a tough game at home 59-66. Kaspiy-2 outrebounded AiRom 61-28 including a 43-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. notched a double-double by scoring 17 points and 16 rebounds to lead the effort and supported him with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Four Kaspiy-2 players scored in double figures. Even 20 points and 7 steals by Muhammed Berikov did not help to save the game for AiRom. Islam Shomaev added 10 points and 5 steals for the hosts. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
AiRom: B.Muhammed 20+4reb+2ast, S.Islam 10+4reb+3ast, R.Iliyas 9+3reb+5ast, Y.Temirlan 7+3reb+3ast, K.Islam 5+2reb, K.Daniyal 4+2ast
Kaspiy-2: U.Beksultan 19+12reb+1ast, G.Timur 17+16reb+2ast, M.Alen 12+8reb+5ast, S.Zhanserik 10+8reb, K.Amir 7+9reb+5ast, B.Artur 1+3reb+1ast

Oral - Barsy 2 68-79

Barsy 2 defeated Oral on the road 79-68. Barsy 2 forced 25 Oral turnovers and outrebounded them 45-34 including 31 on the defensive glass. Barsy 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and chipped in 19 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Meyrambek Shamuratov responded with 22 points and 7 assists and Mansur Seilkhanov scored 10 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Oral: S.Meyrambek 22+2reb+7ast, B.Batyrulan 16+5reb+1ast, S.Mansur 10+8reb+6ast, B.Arsen 9+7reb+2ast, Y.Nurassyl 7+7reb+2ast, N.Yerassyl 3
Barsy 2: A.Arsen 20+8reb+9ast, U.Kairat 19+7reb+3ast, B.Bolatbek 15+2reb+4ast, Y.Ivan 9+3reb+1ast, I.Mansur 8+4reb+2ast, M.Zhantore 5+7reb+5ast

Kaspiy-2 - Oral 56-70

The game between Top Four teams took place in Aktau. host Kaspiy-2 lost to Oral 70-56. Oral forced 33 Kaspiy-2 turnovers. The best player for the winners was who scored 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. chipped in 13 points and 6 steals. Alen Mukhamedgaleyev produced 8 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and Timur Gorbach added 11 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Kaspiy-2: G.Timur 11+7reb, B.Artur 10+2reb+2ast, M.Alen 8+9reb+6ast, I.Alimzhan 6+1reb, I.Aidos 5+5reb+3ast, U.Beksultan 4+6reb+1ast
Oral: S.Mansur 13+4reb+2ast, S.Meyrambek 12+4reb+2ast, Z.Alisher 11+3reb, B.Batyrulan 8+8reb+4ast, K.Bekarys 7+3reb, K.Beybarys 6+2reb+1ast

Barsy 2 - AiRom 93-78

The game between closely ranked teams ended with AiRom's road loss to Barsy 2 78-93 on Thursday. Barsy 2 forced 24 AiRom turnovers and outrebounded them 49-34 including a 17-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Barsy 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was who scored 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. chipped in 22 points and 5 assists. Barsy 2's coach used entire bench saving starting five for next games. Muhammed Berikov produced 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals and Temirlan Yerzhanov added 12 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
AiRom: B.Muhammed 17+7reb+5ast, S.Islam 13+3reb+4ast, R.Iliyas 13+1reb+3ast, Y.Temirlan 12+5reb+6ast, S.Beibarys 11+4reb, M.Batyrkhan 8+10reb+4ast
Barsy 2: B.Bolatbek 22+4reb+5ast, A.Arsen 18+9reb+4ast, U.Kairat 16+10reb+4ast, B.Rinat 13+6reb+1ast, Y.Ivan 8+1reb+2ast, M.Zhantore 6+7reb+2ast

AiRom - Oral 66-79

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Oral's road victory over AiRom 79-66 on Friday. Oral outrebounded AiRom 42-27 including a 31-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Oral looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was who had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds. Oral's coach Dossym Kuanayev used entire bench saving starting five for next games. Iliyas Rakhmet produced 22 points and 8 rebounds and Muhammed Berikov added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Four AiRom players scored in double figures. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
AiRom: R.Iliyas 22+8reb+1ast, B.Muhammed 13+5reb+2ast, M.Batyrkhan 10+3reb+1ast, K.Daniyal 10+3reb+5ast, A.Erassyl 7+4reb+3ast, K.Islam 2+2reb+4ast
Oral: K.Bekarys 16+10reb+2ast, Y.Nurassyl 13+4reb+1ast, K.Beybarys 11+8reb+3ast, M.Temirzhan 10+2reb, S.Mansur 8+3reb+4ast, S.Meyrambek 6+3reb+4ast

Kaspiy-2 - Barsy 2 58-96

Not a big story in a game in Aktau where Kaspiy-2 was rolled over by Barsy 2 96-58 on Friday. Barsy 2 forced 26 Kaspiy-2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was who scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. chipped in 16 points and 4 assists. Timur Gorbach produced a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and Amir Kabulov added 12 points and 4 assists respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Kaspiy-2: G.Timur 15+12reb+4ast, B.Artur 12+2reb+2ast, K.Amir 12+2reb+4ast, U.Beksultan 6+4reb, M.Alen 6+7reb+3ast, S.Nurali 4+1reb+1ast
Barsy 2: U.Kairat 16+2reb+4ast, L.Beknur 14+7reb+3ast, M.Zhantore 12+3reb, Y.Ivan 10+2reb+3ast, I.Mansur 9+6reb+4ast, B.Bolatbek 9