Higher League Round 14 (Regular Season): Aktobe crush Champ1on by record 22 points

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game with biggest result difference took place in Almaty. Local Champ1on (3-8) was outscored by fifth ranked Aktobe (10-1) 81-59 on Sunday night. Aktobe forced 24 Champ1on turnovers and had a 33-22 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was who scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. chipped in 14 points and 14 rebounds. Bektimir Tau produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds 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. Aktobe have an impressive six-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place. Champ1on at the other side keeps the tenth position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

Rest of the games of round 14 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Almaty-2 was defeated by Aktobe in a road game 92-84. Almaty-2 was beaten by Aktobe at home 89-94. Champ1on lost to Aktobe on the opponent's court 71-76.
The best stats of 14th round was 14 points and 14 rebounds by Dmitriy Gavrilov of Aktobe.



Aktobe - Almaty-2 92-84

There was no surprise when 9th ranked Almaty-2 (4-8) was defeated on the road by fifth ranked Aktobe (10-1) 92-84 on Thursday. Aktobe dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Almaty-2's 46. Aktobe looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Almaty-2's players. The best player for the winners was Dmitriy Gavrilov who scored 38 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds. Artur Junusov chipped in 18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Ali Isagulov produced 14 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and Platon Gritchin added 17 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the guests. Four Aktobe and five Almaty-2 players scored in double figures. Aktobe have an impressive six-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place. Almaty-2 at the other side keeps the ninth position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Almaty-2: G.Platon 17+7reb+2ast, V.Andrey 17+5reb+1ast, K.Dias 15+4reb+4ast, I.Ali 14+6reb+8ast, F.Nikita 13+9reb+1ast, B.Bogdan 5+2reb+1ast
Aktobe: D.Gavrilov 38+9reb+2ast, A.Junusov 18+7reb+7ast, I.Konysov 14+5reb+7ast, B.Aytkulov 10+5reb+9ast, B.Omarov 8+4reb+5ast, D.Nursiitov 4+4reb+1ast

Almaty-2 - Aktobe 89-94

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Aktobe (10-1) defeated on the road 9th ranked Almaty-2 (4-8) 94-89 on Friday. Aktobe made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. Aktobe had a 31-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. 25 personal fouls committed by Almaty-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Dmitriy Gavrilov who had a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 20 rebounds. Baynazar Omarov chipped in a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds. Platon Gritchin produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds and Andrey Volkov added 23 points and 5 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) respectively for the hosts. Four Almaty-2 players scored in double figures. Aktobe have an impressive six-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place. Almaty-2 at the other side keeps the ninth position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Almaty-2: V.Andrey 23+5reb, G.Platon 21+10reb+3ast, F.Nikita 15+8reb+4ast, K.Dias 14+2reb+4ast, T.Sabir 8+5reb+2ast, I.Ali 7+6reb+5ast
Aktobe: D.Gavrilov 37+20reb+1ast, B.Omarov 25+10reb+3ast, I.Konysov 18+9reb+4ast, A.Junusov 7+2reb+1ast, B.Aytkulov 6+2reb+6ast, N.Zhappar 1

Aktobe - Champ1on 76-71

Very expected game when 10th ranked Champ1on (3-8) was defeated on the road by fifth ranked Aktobe (10-1) 76-71 on Saturday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Aktobe forced 29 Champ1on turnovers. The best player for the winners was Ibragim Konysov who scored 23 points and 5 rebounds. Bibarys Aytkulov chipped in 13 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Four Aktobe players scored in double figures. Bektimir Tau produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 20 rebounds and Roman Shabatura added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Champ1on's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Aktobe have an impressive six-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place. Champ1on at the other side keeps the tenth position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Champ1on: T.Bektimir 15+20reb+1ast, S.Roman 14+5reb+4ast, M.Mukhammed 13+2reb+4ast, C.Danila 9+3reb+1ast, S.Vitaliy 8+1reb, M.Tolebi 6+1reb+1ast
Aktobe: I.Konysov 23+5reb+3ast, B.Omarov 15+4reb+3ast, B.Aytkulov 13+7reb+5ast, A.Junusov 10+2reb+3ast, D.Nursiitov 9+7reb+1ast, T.Kudaibergenov 5+1reb+1ast

Champ1on - Aktobe 59-81

The game with biggest result difference took place in Almaty. Local Champ1on (3-8) was outscored by fifth ranked Aktobe (10-1) 81-59 on Sunday night. Aktobe forced 24 Champ1on turnovers and had a 33-22 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Artur Junusov who scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Dmitriy Gavrilov chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds. Bektimir Tau produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds and Roman Shabatura added 16 points and 9 rebounds 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. Aktobe have an impressive six-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place. Champ1on at the other side keeps the tenth position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Champ1on: T.Bektimir 18+13reb, S.Roman 16+9reb, S.David 5, M.Tolebi 5+1reb+3ast, M.Mukhammed 5+3reb+2ast, S.Vitaliy 5+2reb
Aktobe: A.Junusov 22+5reb+4ast, B.Aytkulov 16+3reb+10ast, D.Gavrilov 14+14reb+3ast, D.Nursiitov 9+4reb, B.Omarov 9+5reb+1ast, N.Zhappar 6+1reb