Higher League Round 6 (Regular Season): Turan defeats leader Shymkent

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Shymkent (4-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by Turan (5-0) 80-68. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Shymkent. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Turan forced 21 Shymkent turnovers. It was a good game for who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks. contributed with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Aleksei Vereshagin replied with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds for Shymkent. Undefeated Turan have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Bars. Shymkent at the other side dropped to the third place with one game lost. They share the position with Barsy 2 and Oral.
Champ1on's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after four consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Almaty-2 (0-5) 73-64. had a double-double by scoring 10 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Roman Shabatura chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Sabir Tagiev with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 15 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Champ1on (1-4) left bottom position moving up to eighth place, which they share with Kaspiy-2 and AiRom. It was Almaty-2's fifth loss in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Tobyl.
Higher League top team - Bars (5-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed seventh ranked Tigers-KazATU (2-3) in Petropavlovsk 105-65. Kirill Lavrenko notched 28 points and 7 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) to lead the effort. Bars' coach Igor Popov felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists by Yerkebulan Kanat did not help to save the game for Tigers-KazATU. Undefeated Bars have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 5-0 record, which they share with Turan. Loser Tigers-KazATU keeps the seventh place with three games lost.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 6: winless Tobyl was beaten by ChelSU on the road 91-74. Turan destroyed Champ1on on its own court 78-58. Winless Almaty-2 was outscored by Shymkent in a road game 93-66.
The most impressive performance of 6th round was 10 points and 14 rebounds by Bektimir Tau of Champ1on.



Bars - Tigers-KazATU 105-65

Higher League top team - Bars (5-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed seventh ranked Tigers-KazATU (2-3) in Petropavlovsk 105-65. Bars dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Tigers-KazATU's 40. They outrebounded Tigers-KazATU 54-31 including a 18-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Bars looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Tigers-KazATU's players. notched 28 points and 7 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and supported him with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Bars' coach Igor Popov felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists by Yerkebulan Kanat did not help to save the game for Tigers-KazATU. Ivan Barabash added 20 points. Bars have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 5-0 record, which they share with Turan. Loser Tigers-KazATU keeps the seventh place with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Bars: L.Kirill 28+7reb+3ast, K.Artem 21+7reb+4ast, N.Maksim 13+9reb+7ast, D.Sergey 10+3reb+4ast, P.Artem 9+11reb+3ast, N.Daniyal 9+6reb+3ast
Tigers-KazATU: B.Ivan 20+3reb+2ast, K.Yerkebulan 14+7reb+5ast, Z.Shyndos 13+6reb+1ast, T.Erasyl 8+1reb+2ast, I.Artemiy 4+2reb+3ast, A.Zhanibek 4+3reb

ChelSU - Tobyl 91-74

No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked ChelSU (3-2) beat bottom-ranked Tobyl (0-5) in Kostanay 91-74 on Saturday. ChelSU outrebounded Tobyl 51-30 including a 39-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. ChelSU looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. notched 34 points (!!!) and 5 assists to lead the effort and supported him with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Five ChelSU players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists by Ramil Urazbaev did not help to save the game for Tobyl. Darim Sulatanov added 18 points and 5 rebounds. ChelSU maintains sixth position with 3-2 record. Loser Tobyl still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Almaty-2.
Top scorers:
ChelSU: Z.Maxim 34+3reb+5ast, R.Stanislav 22+9reb+6ast, L.Dmitriy 13+19reb+1ast, B.Aleksey 10+7reb+5ast, K.Dmitry 10+7reb+5ast, R.Mikhail 2+6reb+2ast
Tobyl: U.Ramil 20+12reb+4ast, S.Mikhail 18+2reb, S.Darim 18+5reb+3ast, K.Rustam 7+5reb, S.Ilya 5+2reb+2ast, S.Adil 3+4reb+4ast

Turan - Champ1on 78-58

Very expected game when 13th ranked Champ1on (1-4) was smashed by top-ranked Turan (5-0) in Turkistan 78-58 on Saturday. Turan forced 26 Champ1on turnovers and outrebounded them 46-35 including 31 on the defensive glass. notched a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks to lead the effort and supported him with 15 points and 5 assists. Five Turan players scored in double figures. Even 10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals by Bektimir Tau did not help to save the game for Champ1on. Vitaliy Shmik added 15 points. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Turan have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Bars. Champ1on lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with four games lost. They share the position with Kaspiy-2 and AiRom.
Top scorers:
Turan: J.Saparbek 16+2reb+4ast, M.Alymzhan 15+4reb+5ast, M.Begzod 14+13reb+3ast, B.Sergei 10+11reb+2ast, A.Askar 10+8reb+2ast, R.Shahzod 6+2reb
Champ1on: S.Vitaliy 15+3reb+2ast, T.Bektimir 10+9reb+4ast, M.Mukhammed 8+4reb+2ast, S.Roman 6+5reb+1ast, C.Danila 4+10reb+2ast, K.Iliya 4

Shymkent - Almaty-2 93-66

Very predictable result when second ranked Shymkent (4-1) rolled over at home bottom-ranked Almaty-2 (0-5) 93-66 on Saturday. Shymkent shot 26 for 40 from the free-throw line, while Almaty-2 only scored seven points from the stripe. Shymkent forced 32 Almaty-2 turnovers. Strangely Almaty-2 outrebounded Shymkent 59-41 including a 36-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. Shymkent looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. notched 23 points and 5 assists to lead the effort and supported him with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Shymkent players scored in double figures. Even 18 points and 9 rebounds by Gleb Suptel did not help to save the game for Almaty-2. Sabir Tagiev added 5 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Shymkent have a solid four-game winning streak. Despite that victory Shymkent went down to third position due to points difference, which they share with Barsy 2 and Oral. Loser Almaty-2 still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Tobyl.
Top scorers:
Shymkent: S.Anuar 23+3reb+5ast, P.Alexander 17+8reb+3ast, V.Aleksei 16+9reb+4ast, Y.Victor 14+6reb, D.Pavel 11+5reb, A.Balabiy 7+4reb+3ast
Almaty-2: S.Gleb 18+9reb+3ast, U.Eldar 12+4reb+1ast, B.Bogdan 8+9reb+1ast, R.Nikita 5+6reb, T.Sabir 5+10reb+4ast, K.Egor 5+1reb+1ast

Shymkent - Turan 68-80

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Shymkent (4-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by Turan (5-0) 80-68. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Shymkent. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Turan forced 21 Shymkent turnovers. It was a good game for who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks. contributed with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Aleksei Vereshagin replied with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds and Anuar Shakirov added 14 points and 7 assists in the effort for Shymkent. Turan have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Bars. Shymkent at the other side dropped to the third place with one game lost. They share the position with Barsy 2 and Oral.
Top scorers:
Turan: M.Begzod 23+13reb+2ast, D.Konstantin 17+3reb+5ast, M.Alymzhan 16+6reb+5ast, A.Askar 8+12reb+2ast, B.Sergei 7+9reb+2ast, J.Saparbek 7+1reb+1ast
Shymkent: V.Aleksei 16+11reb+1ast, S.Anuar 14+4reb+7ast, Y.Victor 11+5reb+2ast, A.Balabiy 9+1reb+2ast, P.Alexander 9+11reb+1ast, B.Vadim 7

Champ1on - Almaty-2 73-64

Champ1on's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after four consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Almaty-2 (0-5) 73-64. Champ1on forced 22 Almaty-2 turnovers. had a double-double by scoring 10 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Four Champ1on players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Sabir Tagiev with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 15 rebounds and Gleb Suptel scored 12 points and 5 steals. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Champ1on (1-4) left bottom position moving up to eighth place, which they share with Kaspiy-2 and AiRom. It was Almaty-2's fifth loss in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Tobyl.
Top scorers:
Champ1on: S.Roman 15+9reb+1ast, S.Vitaliy 11+5reb, G.Evgeniy 11+2reb+4ast, Z.Alan 10+4reb+1ast, T.Bektimir 10+14reb+2ast, M.Mukhammed 9+3reb+4ast
Almaty-2: T.Sabir 14+15reb+2ast, S.Gleb 12+4reb+2ast, B.Bogdan 9+5reb, K.Egor 9+6reb+1ast, B.Amir 6+2reb+1ast, Y.Bakdaulet 4+3reb