Higher League Round 31 (Regular Season): Bars crush AiRom by record 39 points

The Regular Season in Higher League is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 7 rounds. The round 31 was rather boring as all games ended with very predictable results. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Local AiRom (5-23) was outscored by fourth ranked Bars (18-5) 90-51 on Saturday night. Bars dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to AiRom's 36. Bars forced 27 AiRom turnovers and outrebounded them 46-26 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Bars looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 4 passes made by AiRom's players. Forward Artem Parfenov (198-1998) fired a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Forward Sergey Dyatlik (194-1997) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. point guard Radmir Baioraz (180-2009) produced 18 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Bars have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 18-5 record. AiRom lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 23 games lost. Bars are looking forward to face Oral (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. AiRom will play against Tigers-KazATU in Astana and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.

Other games of round 31 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Oral was defeated by AiRom in a road game 85-79. Oral was beaten by Tigers-KazATU at home 69-82. AiRom lost to Tigers-KazATU on the opponent's court 50-67. Bars outscored Oral in a home game 92-61.



AiRom - Oral 85-79

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 11th ranked Oral (8-19) was defeated on the road by twelfth ranked AiRom (5-23) 85-79 on Friday. AiRom looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Islam Kipy (165-2009) fired a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. point guard Radmir Baioraz (180-2009) chipped in 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Meyrambek Shamuratov (180-2001) produced 26 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists and guard Mansur Seilkhanov (184-2006) added 13 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Oral players scored in double figures. AiRom maintains twelfth place with 5-23 record. Oral lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 19 games lost. AiRom are looking forward to face higher ranked Tigers-KazATU (#9) in Astana in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Oral will play on the road against Bars having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
AiRom: I.Yarochshuk 23+2reb+2ast, R.Baioraz 19+5reb+4ast, I.Kipy 14+10reb+4ast, R.Bazhenov 9+7reb, E.Kazhietov 8+6reb+5ast, C.Bissengaliyev 8+9reb+3ast
Oral: S.Meyrambek 26+9reb+8ast, S.Mansur 13+8reb+3ast, B.Batyrulan 12+3reb+1ast, Y.Nurassyl 10+5reb+1ast, K.Bekarys 9+7reb+1ast, N.Yerassyl 5+1reb

AiRom - Bars 51-90

Local AiRom (5-23) was outscored by fourth ranked Bars (18-5) 90-51 on Saturday night. Bars dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to AiRom's 36. Bars forced 27 AiRom turnovers and outrebounded them 46-26 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Bars looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 4 passes made by AiRom's players. Forward Artem Parfenov (198-1998) fired a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Forward Sergey Dyatlik (194-1997) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. point guard Radmir Baioraz (180-2009) produced 18 points and 6 rebounds and Danila Samus added 10 points respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Bars have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 18-5 record. AiRom lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 23 games lost. Bars are looking forward to face Oral (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. AiRom will play against Tigers-KazATU in Astana and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Bars: A.Parfenov 19+10reb+4ast, K.Lavrenko 17+4reb, S.Dyatlik 14+6reb+3ast, M.Nalogov 8+7reb+5ast, D.Nurgaliev 8+1ast, A.Vakhrameev 8+8reb
AiRom: B.Radmir 18+6reb+1ast, S.Danila 10+2reb, K.Islam 5+1reb, K.Erasyl 4+1reb, B.Chingiz 4+6reb, Y.Ivan 3+2reb

Oral - Tigers-KazATU 69-82

The game between closely ranked teams ended with tenth ranked Tigers-KazATU's (10-14) road victory over 11th ranked Oral (8-19) 82-69 on Saturday. Tigers-KazATU forced 19 Oral turnovers and outrebounded them 50-34 including 20 on the offensive glass. Guard Ivan Barabash (188-2007) fired 27 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Guard Shyndos Zhumabay (187-2005) chipped in 21 points. Tigers-KazATU's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Arsen Batenov (190-2008) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals and guard Mansur Seilkhanov (184-2006) added 18 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Tigers-KazATU moved-up to ninth place. Oral lost their eighth game in a row. They keep the eleventh position with 19 games lost. Tigers-KazATU are looking forward to face AiRom (#12) in the next round. Oral will play against Bars in Petropavlovsk and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Tigers-KazATU: I.Barabash 27+7reb+1ast, S.Zhumabay 21+4reb+1ast, E.Turdiev 12+3reb+5ast, R.Marat 6+16reb+3ast, T.Dauletbekov 6+10reb+1ast, G.Yessenzholov 4+1reb
Oral: S.Mansur 18+8reb+3ast, Z.Almas 17+4reb, B.Arsen 12+13reb+5ast, Y.Nurassyl 9+4reb+1ast, M.Almaz 7+1ast, N.Yerassyl 4+4reb+3ast

Tigers-KazATU - AiRom 67-50

Rather expected game in Astana where 12th ranked AiRom (5-23) was defeated by tenth ranked Tigers-KazATU (10-14) 67-50 on Sunday. Tigers-KazATU forced 22 AiRom turnovers. Guard Ivan Barabash (188-2007) fired 18 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Guard Shyndos Zhumabay (187-2005) chipped in 18 points and 4 steals. Zhantore Manat (187-2008) produced 15 points and Ivan Yarochshuk (187-2008) added 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tigers-KazATU moved-up to ninth place. AiRom lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the twelfth position with 23 games lost. Tigers-KazATU are again looking forward to face AiRom (#12) in the next round. AiRom will play against Bars and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Tigers-KazATU: I.Barabash 18+5reb+3ast, S.Zhumabay 18+1reb+1ast, N.Druzhok 9+3reb, Y.Kanat 8+8reb+1ast, R.Marat 7+6reb, B.Ubbiniyaz 5+1reb+5ast
AiRom: M.Zhantore 15+3reb, B.Rinat 11+4reb, Y.Ivan 8+5reb+4ast, K.Islam 6+5reb+3ast, B.Chingiz 3+8reb, L.Beknur 3+1reb+1ast

Bars - Oral 92-61

Very predictable result in Petropavlovsk where fourth ranked Bars (18-5) outscored 11th ranked Oral (8-19) 92-61 on Sunday. Bars dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Oral's 20. They outrebounded Oral 54-30 including a 22-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. Bars looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Oral's players. Forward Artem Parfenov (198-1998) fired a double-double by scoring 25 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-1994) chipped in a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds. Four Bars players scored in double figures. Guard Meyrambek Shamuratov (180-2001) produced 27 points and guard Mansur Seilkhanov (184-2006) added 18 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. 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. The victory was the seventh consecutive win for Bars. They maintain fourth place with 18-5 record. Oral lost their eighth game in a row. They keep the eleventh position with 19 games lost. Bars are again looking forward to face Oral (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Oral will play against Tigers-KazATU and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bars: A.Parfenov 25+11reb+5ast, M.Nalogov 20+12reb+2ast, R.Dedov 15+3reb, S.Dyatlik 10+3reb+3ast, K.Lavrenko 9+5reb+3ast, A.Kozyrkin 3+4reb+6ast
Oral: S.Meyrambek 27+3reb+3ast, S.Mansur 18+7reb, B.Batyrulan 5+3reb, Y.Nurassyl 5+3reb+1ast, B.Arsen 4+3reb+3ast, N.Yerassyl 2+1reb+1ast