Higher League Round 12 (Regular Season): Turan keep a leadership position

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Turan as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Turan smashed 11th ranked Karaganda in Turkistan 101-60. Turan dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Karaganda's 32. They outrebounded Karaganda 51-30 including a 35-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a good game for who led his team to a victory with 16 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). contributed with 8 points and 8 assists for the winners. Mukhamedrassul Duissenbay replied with 13 points for Karaganda. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated Turan (12-0) have an impressive 12-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Karaganda at the other side keeps the eleventh place with five games lost. Karaganda will play next round against strong Shymkent trying to get back on the winning streak. Turan will try to continue on its current victory against eleventh ranked Karaganda at home.
Undefeated Aktobe (5-1) recorded its first loss in Petropavlovsk. Visitors were defeated by second ranked Bars (11-1) 65-58. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording 22 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals and Sergey Dyatlik who added 19 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was Dmitriy Gavrilov with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 15 rebounds. Bars have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-1 record behind leader Turan. Aktobe at the other side dropped to the sixth place with one game lost. Bars will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Aktobe will play at home against Tigers-KazATU (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Bars (11-1) against seventh ranked Aktobe (5-1) on Friday night. Visiting Bars were defeated by Aktobe in a tough game in Aktobe 58-66. It ended at the same time the 11-game winning streak of Bars. The winners were led by Dmitriy Gavrilov who had that evening a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds. Even 17 points and 8 rebounds by Artem Parfenov did not help to save the game for Bars. Aktobe moved-up to sixth place. Loser Bars keep the second position with one game lost. Aktobe will meet at home Tigers-KazATU (#7) in the next round. Bars will have a break next round.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 12: Shymkent beat Karaganda on the road 97-90. Winless Pavlodar lost to undefeated Turan on its own court 60-126. Winless Pavlodar was outscored by Shymkent in a road game 52-109.



Karaganda - Shymkent 90-97

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Shymkent (10-2) beat on the road 11th ranked Karaganda (2-5) 97-90 on Thursday. Shymkent dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Karaganda's 48. Shymkent had a 20-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by Anuar Shakirov who scored that evening 25 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals and Aleksei Vereshagin supported him with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Even a double-double of 26 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists by Alexey Alyonushka did not help to save the game for Karaganda. Konstantin Teryukov added 26 points and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Shymkent moved-up to third place. Loser Karaganda keeps the eleventh position with five games lost. Shymkent will meet at home bottom-ranked Pavlodar (#15) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Karaganda will play against the league's leader Turan (#1) in Turkistan and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Shymkent: A.Shakirov 25+9reb+5ast, V.Yuldashev 25+5reb, A.Vereshagin 23+12reb+2ast, A.Papshiv 11+8reb, V.Bagrov 9+3reb+1ast, I.Bimendin 4+6reb+3ast
Karaganda: A.Alexey 26+10reb+4ast, T.Konstantin 26+3reb+6ast, S.Saveliy 14+9reb, D.Mukhamedrassul 14+8reb+1ast, V.Alexey 5+1reb, Y.Ilyas 5+2reb

Pavlodar - Turan 60-126

Very expected game when bottom-ranked Pavlodar (0-7) was smashed at home by top-ranked Turan (12-0) 126-60 on Thursday. Turan dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Pavlodar's 44. Turan forced 39 Pavlodar turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 56.7 percentage. Turan looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Pavlodar's players. The winners were led by Begzod Mammatrimov who scored that evening 19 points and 6 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) and Shahzod Rozbayev supported him with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Four Turan players scored in double figures. Even 13 points and 9 rebounds by Artur Geints did not help to save the game for Pavlodar. Nikita Zinchenko added 15 points, 5 assists and 7 steals. 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. Turan have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Loser Pavlodar still closes the standings with seven games lost. Turan will meet at home Karaganda (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Pavlodar will play against Shymkent (#3) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Turan: O.Usmanov 20+2reb+1ast, S.Rozbayev 20+6reb+2ast, B.Mammatrimov 19+6reb+3ast, Z.Nugmanov 12+3ast, A.Akhmetzhan 12+9reb+2ast, K.Serikbay 11+3reb+1ast
Pavlodar: Z.Nikita 15+2reb+5ast, G.Artur 13+9reb+2ast, T.Aldiyar 7, T.Daniyal 6+2reb, G.Alexander 5+4reb, T.Nikita 4+3reb+2ast

Bars - Aktobe 65-58

Undefeated Aktobe (5-1) recorded its first loss in Petropavlovsk. Visitors were defeated by second ranked Bars (11-1) 65-58. Bars forced 19 Aktobe turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Artem Kozyrkin who helped to win the game recording 22 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals and Sergey Dyatlik who added 19 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was Dmitriy Gavrilov with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 15 rebounds and Artur Junusov scored 21 points and 5 rebounds. Bars have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-1 record behind leader Turan. Aktobe at the other side dropped to the sixth place with one game lost. Bars will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Aktobe will play at home against Tigers-KazATU (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bars: A.Kozyrkin 22+5reb+6ast, S.Dyatlik 19+2reb+1ast, A.Alash 9+7reb+1ast, M.Nalogov 9+6reb+2ast, D.Nurgaliev 2+2reb, K.Lavrenko 2+2reb
Aktobe: J.Artur 21+5reb, K.Ibragim 13+4reb+2ast, G.Dmitriy 12+15reb+2ast, N.Damir 4+6reb+1ast, O.Baynazar 3+2reb, G.Bekzhan 3

Turan - Karaganda 101-60

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Turan as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Turan smashed 11th ranked Karaganda in Turkistan 101-60. Turan dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Karaganda's 32. They outrebounded Karaganda 51-30 including a 35-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a good game for Askar Akhmetzhan who led his team to a victory with 16 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Alymzhan Maksutov contributed with 8 points and 8 assists for the winners. Mukhamedrassul Duissenbay replied with 13 points and Sergey Adamovich added 11 points in the effort for Karaganda. 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 (12-0) have an impressive 12-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Karaganda at the other side keeps the eleventh place with five games lost. Karaganda will play next round against strong Shymkent trying to get back on the winning streak. Turan will try to continue on its current victory against eleventh ranked Karaganda at home.
Top scorers:
Turan: K.Dvirnyi 18+1reb, A.Akhmetzhan 16+9reb, B.Mammatrimov 14+5reb+1ast, S.Bormatenkov 9+6reb+2ast, S.Rozbayev 8+7reb+1ast, Z.Nugmanov 8+3reb+2ast
Karaganda: D.Mukhamedrassul 13+3reb+2ast, A.Sergey 11+4reb, T.Konstantin 8, A.Alexey 7+3reb+3ast, Y.Ilyas 6+1reb+1ast, V.Alexey 5+2reb+1ast

Shymkent - Pavlodar 109-52

Very predictable result when fourth ranked Shymkent (10-2) rolled over at home bottom-ranked Pavlodar (0-7) 109-52 on Friday. Shymkent forced 25 Pavlodar turnovers and had a 33-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. Shymkent looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by Pavlodar's players. The winners were led by Victor Yuldashev who scored that evening 19 points and 6 rebounds and Aleksei Vereshagin supported him with 19 points and 6 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field). Five Shymkent players scored in double figures. Even 14 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) by Artur Geints did not help to save the game for Pavlodar. Nikita Zinchenko added 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. Shymkent moved-up to third place. Loser Pavlodar still closes the standings with seven games lost. Shymkent will again meet at home bottom-ranked Pavlodar (#15) in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Pavlodar will play against the league's leader Turan and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Shymkent: V.Yuldashev 19+6reb+2ast, A.Vereshagin 19+6reb+2ast, E.Batyrbai 18+3reb+1ast, A.Shakirov 15+1reb+5ast, A.Papshiv 10+6reb+4ast, B.Agabek 9+2reb
Pavlodar: Z.Nikita 14+4reb+1ast, G.Artur 14+7reb+1ast, T.Daniyal 10+3reb+1ast, T.Aldiyar 7, T.Nikita 2+4reb, S.Batyrkhan 2+2reb

Aktobe - Bars 66-58

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Bars (11-1) against seventh ranked Aktobe (5-1) on Friday night. Visiting Bars were defeated by Aktobe in a tough game in Aktobe 58-66. It ended at the same time the 11-game winning streak of Bars. The winners were led by Dmitriy Gavrilov who had that evening a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds and Baynazar Omarov supported him with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Even 17 points and 8 rebounds by Artem Parfenov did not help to save the game for Bars. Artem Kozyrkin added 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals. Aktobe moved-up to sixth place. Loser Bars keep the second position with one game lost. Aktobe will meet at home Tigers-KazATU (#7) in the next round. Bars will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Aktobe: A.Junusov 17+4reb+1ast, D.Gavrilov 17+14reb+2ast, B.Omarov 14+6reb+3ast, B.Aytkulov 6+5reb+4ast, D.Nursiitov 6+3reb+1ast, I.Konysov 6+6reb+1ast
Bars: P.Artem 17+8reb, D.Sergey 15+6reb+2ast, K.Artem 13+7reb+4ast, N.Maksim 6+14reb+4ast, A.Anatoly 3+5reb+1ast, N.Daniyal 2+3reb