Higher League Round 4 (Regular Season): ChelSU edge Tigers-KazATU by one point

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 4 in the Higher League took place in Kostanay. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 6th ranked Tigers-KazATU (1-2) to fifth ranked ChelSU (2-1) 79-78 on Thursday evening. ChelSU dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Tigers-KazATU's 28. They outrebounded Tigers-KazATU 49-32 including 16 on the offensive glass. ChelSU looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. chipped in 16 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists. Shyndos Zhumabay produced 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. Tigers-KazATU's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. ChelSU maintains fifth position with 2-1 record. Tigers-KazATU at the other side dropped to the seventh place with two games lost. ChelSU are looking forward to face higher ranked Bars (#3) in Petropavlovsk in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Tigers-KazATU will play at home against Tobyl (#14) and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top-ranked Turan blasted bottom-ranked Champ1on (0-2) in Turkistan 76-50 keeping the perfect record after 4 rounds. Champ1on is still unable to win any game. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals. Alymzhan Maksutov contributed with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Bektimir Tau replied with 2 points and 9 rebounds for Champ1on. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Turan (2-0) moved-up to fourth place. Champ1on at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost. Turan will play against Almaty-2 (#12) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Champ1on will play against Shymkent and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top-ranked Bars blasted bottom-ranked Tobyl (0-3) in Kostanay 108-65 on Thursday evening keeping the perfect record after 4 rounds. Tobyl is still unable to win any game. Worth to mention a great performance of Maksim Nalogov who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. At the losing side Darim Sulatanov responded with 18 points and 5 rebounds. 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. Bars have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 3-0 record behind leader Oral. Loser Tobyl still closes the standings with three games lost. Bars will meet at home ChelSU (#5) in the next round. Tobyl will play against Tigers-KazATU (#7) in Astana and looks forward to get finally their first victory.




ChelSU - Tigers-KazATU 79-78

The most exciting game of round 4 in the Higher League took place in Kostanay. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 6th ranked Tigers-KazATU (1-2) to fifth ranked ChelSU (2-1) 79-78 on Thursday evening. ChelSU dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Tigers-KazATU's 28. They outrebounded Tigers-KazATU 49-32 including 16 on the offensive glass. ChelSU looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists. Four ChelSU players scored in double figures. Shyndos Zhumabay produced 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and Ivan Barabash added 24 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Tigers-KazATU's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. ChelSU maintains fifth position with 2-1 record. Tigers-KazATU at the other side dropped to the seventh place with two games lost. ChelSU are looking forward to face higher ranked Bars (#3) in Petropavlovsk in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Tigers-KazATU will play at home against Tobyl (#14) and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Tigers-KazATU: Z.Shyndos 25+7reb+5ast, B.Ivan 24+6reb+2ast, U.Bibars 11+1reb+7ast, K.Yerkebulan 9+9reb+1ast, D.Tamerlan 5+3reb, M.Ruslanbek 2+3reb
ChelSU: L.Dmitriy 29+10reb+1ast, R.Stanislav 16+15reb+8ast, B.Aleksey 13+7reb+3ast, Z.Maxim 12+2reb+7ast, K.Dmitry 7+8reb+2ast, R.Mikhail 2+7reb+2ast

Turan - Champ1on 76-50

Top-ranked Turan blasted bottom-ranked Champ1on (0-2) in Turkistan 76-50 keeping the perfect record after 4 rounds. Champ1on is still unable to win any game. Turan forced 39 Champ1on turnovers and outrebounded them 41-28 including 18 on the offensive glass. Turan players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals. contributed with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Four Turan players scored in double figures. Bektimir Tau replied with 2 points and 9 rebounds and Evgeniy Gorev added 4 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Champ1on. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Turan (2-0) moved-up to fourth place. Champ1on at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost. Turan will play against Almaty-2 (#12) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Champ1on will play against Shymkent and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Champ1on: G.Mark 8+1reb+1ast, M.Mukhammed 8, Z.Alan 6+2reb, R.Anton 5+1reb+1ast, G.Evgeniy 4+5reb+5ast, O.Rishat 4+1ast
Turan: B.Sergei 13+7reb+6ast, M.Alymzhan 12+7reb+4ast, A.Askar 11+7reb+3ast, M.Begzod 10+10reb+2ast, D.Konstantin 8+2reb, K.Aleksei 6

Tobyl - Bars 65-108

Top-ranked Bars blasted bottom-ranked Tobyl (0-3) in Kostanay 108-65 on Thursday evening keeping the perfect record after 4 rounds. Tobyl is still unable to win any game. Bars dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Tobyl's 36. Bars forced 22 Tobyl turnovers and outrebounded them 55-26 including a 24-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Bars looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Tobyl's players. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals and who added 16 points and 14 rebounds during the contest. Five Bars players scored in double figures. At the losing side Darim Sulatanov responded with 18 points and 5 rebounds and Adil Sultanov scored 14 points. 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. Bars have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 3-0 record behind leader Oral. Loser Tobyl still closes the standings with three games lost. Bars will meet at home ChelSU (#5) in the next round. Tobyl will play against Tigers-KazATU (#7) in Astana and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Tobyl: S.Darim 18+5reb+3ast, S.Mikhail 15+3reb+1ast, S.Adil 14+3reb+3ast, U.Ramil 6+3reb+2ast, V.Timur 6+4reb+1ast, S.Ilya 3+2reb+2ast
Bars: N.Maksim 23+16reb+8ast, D.Sergey 22+4reb+4ast, P.Artem 16+14reb+3ast, L.Kirill 12+3reb, N.Daniyal 11+7reb, K.Artem 8+1reb+3ast