Higher League Round 38 of Regular Season

The Regular Season in Higher League just ended. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game in Almaty was quite interesting. Fourth ranked Bars (23-5) played at the court of 5th ranked Almaty-2 (18-10). Bars managed to secure a 9-point victory 80-71 on Friday. Bars made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Bars outrebounded Almaty-2 44-27 including a 30-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-1994) had a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Artem Kozyrkin (185-1998) chipped in 19 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals during the contest. Guard Nikita Fedchenko (190-2004) responded with 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 steals. Bars have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 23-5 record. Almaty-2 at the other side keeps the fifth place with ten games lost.
Important game to mention about took place in Almaty. Tenth ranked Tigers-KazATU (11-17) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 8th ranked Champ1on (14-14) 81-78 on Friday evening. Guard Shyndos Zhumabay (187-2005) notched 27 points and 4 assists to lead the effort and Ivan Barabash supported him with 18 points. Even 23 points by Danila Chernysh (190-2008) did not help to save the game for Champ1on. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Tigers-KazATU maintains tenth position with 11-17 record. Champ1on at the other side keeps the eighth place with 14 games lost.
Twelfth ranked Tobyl (7-21) crushed at home 14th ranked Pavlodar (2-27) by 22 points 77-55, which is the biggest margin this round on Friday night. The best player for the winners was Ramil Urazbaev who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds. Nikita Zinchenko produced 12 points and 4 assists for the guests. Pavlodar's coach Vladimir Vasiliev gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Tobyl have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain twelfth position with 7-21 record. Pavlodar lost sixteenth consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth place with 27 games lost.

In the last game of round 38 Karaganda won against ChelSU on the opponent's court 78-61.



ChelSU - Karaganda 61-78

There was a minor upset in Kostanay where 7th ranked ChelSU (15-13) was defeated by ninth ranked Karaganda (13-15) 78-61 on Friday. Karaganda forced 19 ChelSU turnovers. The best player for the winners was center Saveliy Shestak (200-2007) who had a double-double by scoring 26 points and 17 rebounds. Forward Alexey Alyonushka (190-1995) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists. Karaganda's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. point guard Maxim Zhukov (173-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Arsen Mzikyan (190-2006) added 10 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Karaganda maintains ninth position with 13-15 record. Loser ChelSU keeps the seventh place with 13 games lost.
Top scorers:
Karaganda: S.Shestak 26+17reb+2ast, A.Alyonushka 17+13reb+8ast, M.Kim 12+3reb+2ast, M.Duissenbay 6+1reb, Y.Ushol 6+3reb+1ast, K.Teryukov 5+4reb+5ast
ChelSU: Z.Maxim 21+10reb+4ast, K.Dmitry 13+4reb, M.Arsen 10+9reb+1ast, T.Dmitry 6+7reb, F.Artem 6+4reb+1ast, B.Aleksey 5+3reb+3ast

Tobyl - Pavlodar 77-55

Twelfth ranked Tobyl (7-21) crushed at home 14th ranked Pavlodar (2-27) by 22 points 77-55, which is the biggest margin this round on Friday night. Tobyl dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Pavlodar's 30. Tobyl forced 21 Pavlodar turnovers and outrebounded them 54-36 including 21 on the offensive glass. The best player for the winners was guard Ramil Urazbaev (188-2007) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds. Guard Timur Valiev (176-2009) chipped in a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds. Four Tobyl players scored in double figures. Nikita Zinchenko (-2008) produced 12 points and 4 assists and Vladislav Moskvin (-2009) added 8 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Pavlodar's coach Vladimir Vasiliev gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Tobyl have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain twelfth position with 7-21 record. Pavlodar lost sixteenth consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth place with 27 games lost.
Top scorers:
Tobyl: T.Valiev 20+11reb+3ast, M.Sych 20+6reb+3ast, R.Urazbaev 19+13reb+3ast, R.Khassenov 12+10reb+2ast, A.Sultanov 5+7reb+4ast, I.Sotnikov 1+1reb
Pavlodar: Z.Nikita 12+4reb+4ast, S.Batyrkhan 11+1ast, O.Kirill 10+3reb+1ast, M.Vladislav 8+6reb, T.Aldiyar 7+1reb+2ast, K.Almas 4+7reb+1ast

Almaty-2 - Bars 71-80

The game in Almaty was quite interesting. Fourth ranked Bars (23-5) played at the court of 5th ranked Almaty-2 (18-10). Bars managed to secure a 9-point victory 80-71 on Friday. Bars made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Bars outrebounded Almaty-2 44-27 including a 30-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-1994) had a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Artem Kozyrkin (185-1998) chipped in 19 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals during the contest. Four Bars players scored in double figures. Guard Nikita Fedchenko (190-2004) responded with 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 steals and guard Platon Gritchin (190-2004) scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. Bars have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 23-5 record. Almaty-2 at the other side keeps the fifth place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Bars: M.Nalogov 34+11reb+2ast, A.Kozyrkin 19+9reb+8ast, A.Parfenov 17+13reb+4ast, S.Dyatlik 10+3reb, K.Lavrenko 0+3reb, D.Nurgaliev 0+1reb
Almaty-2: F.Nikita 20+9reb+4ast, G.Platon 17+5reb+2ast, K.Dias 14+2reb+3ast, V.Andrey 8+3reb, I.Ali 6+3reb+2ast, T.Sabir 4+2reb

Champ1on - Tigers-KazATU 78-81

Important game to mention about took place in Almaty. Tenth ranked Tigers-KazATU (11-17) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 8th ranked Champ1on (14-14) 81-78 on Friday evening. Guard Shyndos Zhumabay (187-2005) notched 27 points and 4 assists to lead the effort and guard Ivan Barabash (188-2007) supported him with 18 points. Even 23 points by Danila Chernysh (190-2008) did not help to save the game for Champ1on. Vitaliy Shmik (-2009) added 18 points and 7 rebounds for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Tigers-KazATU maintains tenth position with 11-17 record. Champ1on at the other side keeps the eighth place with 14 games lost.
Top scorers:
Tigers-KazATU: S.Zhumabay 27+3reb+4ast, I.Barabash 18+2reb+3ast, Y.Kanat 12+3reb+2ast, B.Ubbiniyaz 11+3reb+2ast, Z.Abdarakhimov 6+4reb, I.Smirnov 4+7reb
Champ1on: C.Danila 23+2reb+2ast, S.Vitaliy 18+7reb+2ast, T.Bektimir 15+10reb+1ast, S.Roman 13+3reb+4ast, G.Mark 5+2reb, M.Mukhammed 3+3reb+2ast