D1 Round 33 (Regular Season): Irtysh lose to Tigers in the game between Top 4 teams

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in D1. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Very significant was Tigers' (#1, 21-1) victory against second-best Irtysh (14-10) 78-70. They outrebounded Irtysh 50-26 including a 37-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Tigers looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international guard Anastassiya Alishauskayte (173-1988) stepped up and scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) chipped in 13 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was Latvian guard Katrina Trankale (173-2002) with 13 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Defending champion maintains first place with 21-1 record. Irtysh at the other side keeps the second position with ten games lost. Tigers are looking forward to face Caspiy Aktau (#6) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Irtysh will have a break next round.
The game in Taldykorgan was also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Turan (13-11) played at the court of 7th ranked Zhetysu (3-19). Turan defeated Zhetysu 89-75. Uzbekistani Aydana Nurmakhambetova (180-2002) nailed 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side and Milana Alyoshkova accounted for 6 points, 8 rebounds, 16 assists and 4 steals. Aiya Nurgozhanova (175-2006) came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks for Zhetysu in the defeat. Turan maintains fourth place with 13-11 record. Zhetysu lost seventh consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay dead last with 19 lost games. Turan will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Zhetysu will play at home against Okzhetpes (#3) and hopes to get back on the winning track.

In the last game of round 33 Barsy Atyrau lost to Okzhetpes on the opponent's court 49-54.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 15 points and 12 rebounds by Maria Aristova of Barsy Atyrau.

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Zhetysu - Turan 75-89

The game in Taldykorgan was also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Turan (13-11) played at the court of 7th ranked Zhetysu (3-19). Turan defeated Zhetysu 89-75. Turan forced 20 Zhetysu turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 33 assists comparing to just 19 passes made by Zhetysu's players. Uzbekistani Aydana Nurmakhambetova (180-2002) nailed 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side and the former international point guard Milana Alyoshkova (162-2002) accounted for 6 points, 8 rebounds, 16 assists and 4 steals. Aiya Nurgozhanova (175-2006) came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks and Kyrgyzstani point guard Evelina Mazikina (165-2007) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Zhetysu in the defeat. Four Turan and five Zhetysu players scored in double figures. Turan maintains fourth place with 13-11 record. Zhetysu lost seventh consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay dead last with 19 lost games. Turan will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Zhetysu will play at home against Okzhetpes (#3) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Turan: A.Nurmakhambetova 20+8reb+8ast, U.Kudrevtseva 17+10reb+1ast, A.Saitova 17+3reb, A.Ryskulbek 12+6reb+3ast, E.Galynina 11+3reb+4ast, S.Kydyrali 6+4reb+1ast
Zhetysu: N.Aiya 22+14reb+1ast, M.Evelina 16+6reb+3ast, T.Lyazzat 14+3reb+7ast, K.Dariya 11+4reb+2ast, I.Anzhelika 10+2reb+4ast, V.Yana 2+2reb

Tigers - Irtysh 78-70

Very significant was Tigers' (#1, 21-1) victory against second-best Irtysh (14-10) 78-70. They outrebounded Irtysh 50-26 including a 37-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Tigers looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international guard Anastassiya Alishauskayte (173-1988) stepped up and scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) chipped in 13 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was Latvian guard Katrina Trankale (173-2002) with 13 points, 6 assists and 4 steals and the former international point guard Liya Umerova (166-2002) scored 14 points. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Defending champion maintains first place with 21-1 record. Irtysh at the other side keeps the second position with ten games lost. Tigers are looking forward to face Caspiy Aktau (#6) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Irtysh will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Tigers: A.Alishauskayte 23+5reb+7ast, R.Ganna 13+12reb+6ast, O.Nurbaeva 12+14reb+1ast, D.Koroleva 11+6reb+3ast, T.Kuzmina-Yagodkina 11+10reb+3ast, O.Bagmet 8+3reb+1ast
Irtysh: Y.Dilnaz 14+2reb+4ast, U.Liya 14+4reb+3ast, K.Trankale 13+4reb+6ast, Z.Tamila 11+9reb+1ast, O.Kamazhay 10+4reb, A.Xeniya 4+1reb+3ast

Okzhetpes - Barsy Atyrau 54-49

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Barsy Atyrau's (10-13) road loss to fourth ranked Okzhetpes (13-8) 49-54. Okzhetpes forced 20 Barsy Atyrau turnovers. Russian guard Yuliya Antonevich (178-2002) nailed 15 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and international power forward Nadezhda Yakovleva (183-2003) accounted for 8 points and 11 rebounds. Russian center Maria Aristova (188-2006) came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Altynshash Zinabdin (165-1999) added 9 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Barsy Atyrau in the defeat. Okzhetpes moved-up to third place. Newly promoted Barsy Atyrau keeps the fifth position with 13 games lost. Okzhetpes will again play against Barsy Atyrau (#5) at home in the next round. Barsy Atyrau will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Okzhetpes: Y.Antonevich 15+6reb, D.Surkova 14+4reb+1ast, M.Krutevich 10+5reb, N.Yakovleva 8+11reb+1ast, K.Amanzholova 5+9reb+2ast, A.Mustafina 2+1reb
Barsy Atyrau: A.Maria 15+12reb, Z.Altynshash 9+11reb+3ast, K.Shugyla 8+1reb+1ast, T.Kurbanay 8+4reb+1ast, Y.Karina 5+4reb, V.Anna 4+8reb+1ast