National League Round 1 of Quarter-Finals. WIns for Barsy Atyrau and Almaty Legion

Barsy Atyrau - Tobol 89-62

Barsy Atyrau dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Tobol's 20. Barsy Atyrau forced 20 Tobol turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American forward Marty Jackson (198-2000, college: St.Leo) fired 24 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import point guard Michael Mays (178-1999, college: King) chipped in 19 points. Four Barsy Atyrau players scored in double figures. The former international forward Anton Bykov (200-1989) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Adilbek Bitenov (174-2001) added 19 points and 5 assists 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.
Top scorers:
Barsy Atyrau: J.Marty 24+5reb+3ast, M.Mays 19+4reb+3ast, B.Rabchenyuk 16+2reb+7ast, A.Marat 11+4reb+2ast, M.Uapov 7+1reb+2ast, A.Omarov 4+6reb+2ast
Tobol: B.Anton 21+12reb+3ast, B.Adilbek 19+2reb+5ast, S.Adil 9+4reb+1ast, V.Rustam 6+1reb+2ast, I.Pavel 5+3reb+1ast, S.Mikhail 2+1reb

Almaty L. - Turan 95-65

Almaty L. forced 20 Turan turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Turan's players. American guard Elijah Hardy (188-1999, college: CSUSB) fired 20 points and 6 assists for the winners. The former international center Daniel Albrant (205-1998) chipped in 18 points and 8 rebounds. Hardy is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Almaty L. players scored in double figures. The former international point guard Adilhan Marat (185-1999) produced 19 points and 5 rebounds and guard Alymzhan Maksutov (180-1994) added 19 points and 6 assists 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.
Top scorers:
Almaty L.: E.Hardy 20+4reb+6ast, D.Albrant 18+8reb, S.Sahipov 12+1reb+5ast, S.Daniil 10+3reb+6ast, N.Timofeev 7+7reb+2ast, S.Dmitry 6+3reb+1ast
Turan: M.Adilhan 19+5reb+3ast, M.Alymzhan 19+2reb+6ast, A.Askar 10+11reb, M.Begzod 9+6reb+1ast, D.Konstantin 6+2reb, D.Yerkin 2+2reb