Higher League Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Shymkent and Turan record wins

SEMIS

Shymkent - Barsy 2 94-83

Shymkent dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Barsy 2's 32. They outrebounded Barsy 2 52-27 including a 18-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Shymkent looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. The former international forward Nikolay Bazhin (198-1990) nailed 24 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists for the winning side and forward Aleksei Vereshagin (200-1992) accounted for 23 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Shymkent players scored in double figures. Shymkent's coach Muslim Shakirov used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Abat Marat (183-2005) came up with 19 points and 5 assists and forward Mansur Isaev (190-2009) added 17 points respectively for Barsy 2 in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Shymkent: N.Bazhin 24+9reb+9ast, A.Vereshagin 23+14reb+4ast, A.Shakirov 23+8reb+6ast, A.Papshiv 18+8reb+6ast, V.Yuldashev 5+5reb+6ast, E.Batyrbai 1+3reb+1ast
Barsy 2: M.Abat 19+2reb+5ast, I.Mansur 17+3reb+3ast, S.Islam 14+6ast, B.Muhammed 8+5reb+3ast, O.Aibolat 8+6reb, U.Kairat 7+2reb+4ast

Turan - Bars 76-63

Turan outrebounded Bars 51-34 including 38 on the defensive glass. Turan looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. Power forward Begzod Mammatrimov (198-2004) nailed a double-double by scoring 10 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocks for the winning side and the former international point guard Adilhan Marat (185-1999) accounted for 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Turan players scored in double figures. Power forward Maksim Nalogov (198-1994) came up with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Artem Parfenov (198-1998) added 12 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Bars in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Turan: A.Marat 21+7reb+6ast, K.Dvirnyi 17+5reb+3ast, A.Maksutov 13+5reb+7ast, B.Mammatrimov 10+19reb+6ast, S.Bormatenkov 9+11reb+6ast, A.Akhmetzhan 6+4reb+2ast
Bars: N.Maksim 20+7reb+5ast, P.Artem 12+11reb+2ast, A.Anatoly 12+7reb+4ast, L.Kirill 8+1reb, N.Daniyal 5+2reb+3ast, D.Sergey 4+5reb+6ast

5-8 Place

Almaty-2 - Champ1on 114-61

Almaty-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Champ1on's 34. Almaty-2 forced 43 Champ1on turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 38 assists comparing to just 21 passes made by Champ1on's players. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Nikita Fedchenko (190-2004) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). International point guard Daniil Severgin (183-2005) contributed with 18 points and 4 steals for the winners. Five Almaty-2 players scored in double figures. point guard Roman Shabatura (191-2007) answered with 15 points and 4 assists and guard Evgeniy Gorev (185-2007) added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Champ1on. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Almaty-2: S.Daniil 18+2reb+2ast, N.Fedchenko 16+8reb+4ast, E.Umerov 12+2reb+1ast, G.Suptel 12+2reb+1ast, P.Gritchin 12+6reb+3ast, A.Volkov 11+2reb+3ast
Champ1on: S.Roman 15+4reb+4ast, S.Vitaliy 13+6reb+1ast, G.Evgeniy 11+5reb+6ast, K.Ruslan 6+1reb+1ast, R.Anton 6+5reb+2ast, C.Danila 3+1reb+3ast

Aktobe - ChelSU 83-80

Aktobe players were unselfish on offense dishing 34 assists. Forward Yegor Samoilov (186-2006) stepped up and scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and Nursultan Zhappar chipped in 21 points. At the losing side guard Arsen Mzikyan (190-2006) responded with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Maxim Zhukov (173-2001) scored 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Four ChelSU players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Aktobe: N.Zhappar 21+4reb+2ast, Y.Samoilov 17+5reb+6ast, D.Gavrilov 16+3reb+2ast, D.Nursiitov 9+2reb+2ast, B.Aytkulov 9+2reb+12ast, B.Omarov 6+8reb+9ast
ChelSU: M.Arsen 26+11reb+4ast, Z.Maxim 22+8reb+7ast, F.Artem 11+3reb+2ast, B.Aleksey 11+3reb+8ast, T.Dmitry 6+7reb+4ast, K.Dmitry 2+5reb+1ast