National League Round 2 of Quarter-Finals. Barsy Atyrau and Almaty Legion reach semis

Tobol - Barsy Atyrau 84-115

Barsy Atyrau shot 62.3 percent from the field. They shot the lights out from three nailing 23 long-distance shots on high 62.2 percentage. Barsy Atyrau players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. American forward Marty Jackson (198-2000, college: St.Leo) orchestrated the victory by scoring 19 points. Guard Mahambet Kazimov (195-2003) contributed with 13 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Barsy Atyrau's coach Alexandr Lyssyak felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international forward Anton Bykov (200-1989) replied with 18 points and 9 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and the former international forward Rustam Valiyev (192-1999) added 14 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Tobol. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Tobol: B.Anton 18+9reb+1ast, V.Rustam 14+7reb, V.Timur 13+3reb+3ast, S.Darim 11+3reb+4ast, U.Ramil 10+1reb+1ast, S.Mikhail 7+2reb+2ast
Barsy Atyrau: M.Mays 20, J.Marty 19+3reb+3ast, K.Utegen 14+4reb+4ast, A.Marat 14+4reb+2ast, B.Rabchenyuk 13+2reb+7ast, M.Kazimov 13+7reb+3ast

Turan - Almaty L. 56-89

Almaty L. dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Turan's 34. Almaty L. forced 23 Turan turnovers and outrebounded them 42-31 including 16 on the offensive glass. Almaty L. looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Elijah Hardy (188-1999, college: CSUSB) who scored 18 points. Guard Nikita Fedchenko (190-2004) chipped in 16 points (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!). Hardy is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Forward Askar Akhmetzhan (198-1998) produced 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international swingman Konstantin Dvirnyi (192-1988) added 10 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the hosts. 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:
Turan: A.Askar 11+7reb+4ast, D.Konstantin 10+6reb+1ast, R.Shahzod 8+2reb+1ast, M.Alymzhan 7+4reb+3ast, U.Osman 6+2reb, M.Adilhan 5+2reb+3ast
Almaty L.: E.Hardy 18+3reb+2ast, N.Fedchenko 16+3reb+3ast, D.Albrant 13+5reb+2ast, P.Gritchin 8+3reb+2ast, S.Dmitry 7+5reb, N.Adylbekov 6+5reb