D1 Round 23 (Regular Season): Okzhetpes lose to Tigers in the game between Top 4 teams

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Very significant was Tigers' (#1, 16-0) victory against second-ranked Okzhetpes (9-7) 67-52. It was a great evening for Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 20 rebounds and 7 assists (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field). The former international forward Tamara Kuzmina-Yagodkina (182-1990) helped adding 18 points and 4 assists. International power forward Nadezhda Yakovleva (183-2003) responded with 13 points and 8 rebounds. Undefeated Tigers (16-0) have an impressive series of sixteen victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with a perfect record of 16 victories in a row. Okzhetpes at the other side keep the second position with seven games lost. They share it with Turan. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Very significant was Tigers' (#1, 16-0) victory against second-ranked Okzhetpes (9-7) 76-62. It was an exceptional evening for Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists (was perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line !!!). Tamara Kuzmina-Yagodkina accounted for 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Tigers' coach Vitaliy Strebkov used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Russian guard Yuliya Antonevich (178-2002) came up with 20 points and 8 rebounds for Okzhetpes in the defeat. The victory was the sixteenth consecutive win for Tigers. Defending champion maintains first place with 16-0 record. Okzhetpes at the other side keep the second position with seven games lost. They share it with Turan. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

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Tigers - Okzhetpes 67-52

Very significant was Tigers' (#1, 16-0) victory against second-ranked Okzhetpes (9-7) 67-52. It was a great evening for Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 20 rebounds and 7 assists (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field). The former international forward Tamara Kuzmina-Yagodkina (182-1990) helped adding 18 points and 4 assists. International power forward Nadezhda Yakovleva (183-2003) responded with 13 points and 8 rebounds and the former international center Milana Krutevich (180-2008) scored 9 points and 7 rebounds. Tigers (16-0) have an impressive series of sixteen victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with a perfect record of 16 victories in a row. Okzhetpes at the other side keep the second position with seven games lost. They share it with Turan. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Tigers: R.Ganna 26+20reb+7ast, T.Kuzmina-Yagodkina 18+4reb+4ast, O.Nurbaeva 6+8reb+2ast, D.Tsukanova 4+2reb+1ast, K.Satzhanova 4+2reb+1ast, E.Mirsagatova 3+1reb+1ast
Okzhetpes: Y.Nadezhda 13+8reb, A.Yuliya 10+1reb+2ast, S.Daria 10+3reb+6ast, K.Milana 9+7reb+3ast, A.Kamila 7+6reb+3ast, M.Adelya 3+4reb+1ast

Tigers - Okzhetpes 76-62

Very significant was Tigers' (#1, 16-0) victory against second-ranked Okzhetpes (9-7) 76-62. Tigers outrebounded Okzhetpes 54-35 including a 40-28 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists (was perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line !!!). The former international forward Tamara Kuzmina-Yagodkina (182-1990) accounted for 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Four Tigers players scored in double figures. Tigers' coach Vitaliy Strebkov used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Russian guard Yuliya Antonevich (178-2002) came up with 20 points and 8 rebounds and Russian swingman Daria Surkova (176-2001) added 13 points and 5 assists respectively for Okzhetpes in the defeat. The victory was the sixteenth consecutive win for Tigers. Defending champion maintains first place with 16-0 record. Okzhetpes at the other side keep the second position with seven games lost. They share it with Turan. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Tigers: R.Ganna 18+11reb+5ast, E.Mirsagatova 13+3reb+1ast, T.Kuzmina-Yagodkina 12+6reb+4ast, D.Tsukanova 11+3reb+2ast, O.Nurbaeva 8+12reb, A.Alishauskayte 6+2reb+4ast
Okzhetpes: A.Yuliya 20+8reb+2ast, Y.Nadezhda 13+4reb, S.Daria 13+4reb+5ast, K.Milana 6+5reb+1ast, A.Kamila 4+5reb+3ast, Z.Binur 2+4reb+1ast