Higher League Round 18 (Regular Season): Leader Turan gets another victory

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in Higher League. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Undefeated leader Turan delivered the eighteenth consecutive win on Thursday night. This time they beat 5th ranked Bars (11-5) 86-76 in Petropavlovsk. Turan looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was who scored 27 points and 4 assists. chipped in 16 points and 11 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Maksim Nalogov who recorded a double-double by scoring 24 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Undefeated Turan (18-0) have an impressive 18-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 18 victories in a row. Bars lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game in Astana was also worth to mention about. Second ranked Shymkent (16-2) played at the court of 7th ranked Tigers-KazATU (5-11). Shymkent defeated Tigers-KazATU 75-60. It was a good game for who led his team to a victory with 14 points and 6 assists. Alexander Papshiv contributed with 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Shymkent's coach Muslim Shakirov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Shyndos Zhumabay replied with 26 points and 6 rebounds for Tigers-KazATU. Shymkent have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 16-2 record having just two points less than leader Turan. Tigers-KazATU lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Tenth-ranked Karaganda (4-9) made lots of trouble for third ranked Barsy 2 (14-4) on Thursday. The visitors from Atyrau managed to secure only two-point victory 97-95. However their fans expected much easier game. Abat Marat had a double-double by scoring 43 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 13 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Alexey Alyonushka with a triple-double by scoring 30 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Barsy 2 have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 14-4 record having four points less than leader Turan. Karaganda at the other side keeps the tenth place with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last game of round 18 bottom-ranked Kaspiy-2 was defeated by Pavlodar in a road game 60-58.



Tigers-KazATU - Shymkent 60-75

The game in Astana was also worth to mention about. Second ranked Shymkent (16-2) played at the court of 7th ranked Tigers-KazATU (5-11). Shymkent defeated Tigers-KazATU 75-60. Shymkent forced 27 Tigers-KazATU turnovers. It was a good game for Anuar Shakirov who led his team to a victory with 14 points and 6 assists. Alexander Papshiv contributed with 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Four Shymkent players scored in double figures. Shymkent's coach Muslim Shakirov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Shyndos Zhumabay replied with 26 points and 6 rebounds and Artemiy Izmailov added 13 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Tigers-KazATU. Shymkent have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 16-2 record having just two points less than leader Turan. Tigers-KazATU lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Tigers-KazATU: Z.Shyndos 26+6reb+1ast, I.Artemiy 13+5reb+3ast, U.Bibars 10+1reb+4ast, B.Ivan 5+2reb, S.Ilya 4+1reb, D.Tamerlan 2+5reb
Shymkent: A.Papshiv 17+5reb+1ast, A.Shakirov 14+4reb+6ast, A.Vereshagin 12+7reb+1ast, V.Bagrov 10+2reb+1ast, V.Yuldashev 8+3reb+1ast, B.Agabek 6+3reb+3ast

Bars - Turan 76-86

Undefeated leader Turan delivered the eighteenth consecutive win on Thursday night. This time they beat 5th ranked Bars (11-5) 86-76 in Petropavlovsk. Turan looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was Konstantin Dvirnyi who scored 27 points and 4 assists. Sergei Bormatenkov chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Maksim Nalogov who recorded a double-double by scoring 24 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists and Anatoly Alash added 17 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Turan (18-0) have an impressive 18-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 18 victories in a row. Bars lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Bars: N.Maksim 24+15reb+4ast, A.Anatoly 17+7reb+6ast, P.Artem 16+5reb+2ast, D.Sergey 12+3reb+4ast, N.Daniyal 3+2reb, L.Kirill 2
Turan: K.Dvirnyi 27+3reb+4ast, S.Bormatenkov 16+11reb+2ast, A.Maksutov 15+5reb+7ast, B.Mammatrimov 11+10reb+5ast, A.Akhmetzhan 9+6reb+3ast, K.Serikbay 6+3reb+1ast

Pavlodar - Kaspiy-2 60-58

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 15th ranked Kaspiy-2's (1-17) road loss to fourteenth ranked Pavlodar (2-11) 58-60 on Thursday. Pavlodar forced 29 Kaspiy-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 46-30 including a 20-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Artur Geints had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Nikita Zinchenko chipped in 10 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals during the contest. The best for the losing side was Timur Gorbach with 16 points and 9 rebounds and Amir Kabulov scored 13 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Pavlodar moved-up to twelfth place. Kaspiy-2 lost fifteenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 17 lost games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Kaspiy-2: G.Timur 16+9reb+2ast, K.Amir 13+4reb+4ast, M.Alen 6+2reb+4ast, I.Alimzhan 5+1reb, N.Omar 5+4reb+2ast, B.Artur 4+1reb+1ast
Pavlodar: A.Geints 16+14reb+1ast, V.Moskvin 14+9reb, N.Zinchenko 10+10reb+5ast, D.Toleutai 7+4reb+2ast, A.Golikov 6+5reb+1ast, A.Turgan 4+3reb+3ast

Karaganda - Barsy 2 95-97

Tenth-ranked Karaganda (4-9) made lots of trouble for third ranked Barsy 2 (14-4) on Thursday. The visitors from Atyrau managed to secure only two-point victory 97-95. However their fans expected much easier game. Barsy 2 forced 21 Karaganda turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 36 assists. Abat Marat had a double-double by scoring 43 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 13 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and Aibolat Omarov chipped in 29 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals during the contest. The best for the losing side was Alexey Alyonushka with a triple-double by scoring 30 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists and Mukhamedrassul Duissenbay scored 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Karaganda players scored in double figures. Barsy 2 have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 14-4 record having four points less than leader Turan. Karaganda at the other side keeps the tenth place with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Karaganda: A.Alexey 30+13reb+10ast, V.Alexey 22+1reb+1ast, D.Mukhamedrassul 19+9reb+4ast, S.Saveliy 14+10reb+4ast, T.Konstantin 10+7reb+9ast, A.Sergey 0
Barsy 2: A.Marat 43+7reb+13ast, A.Omarov 29+13reb+8ast, K.Utegen 11+3reb+3ast, M.Berikov 8+3reb+5ast, B.Baktygali 4+4reb+3ast, A.Kuantaev 2+5reb+4ast