National League Round 2 of Semi-Finals. Barsy Atyrau and Caspiy Aktau record victories

Astana - Barsy Atyrau 76-90

Strangely Astana outrebounded Barsy Atyrau 46-30 including a 16-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Barsy Atyrau looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was American point guard Michael Mays (178-1999, college: King) who scored 28 points and 6 assists. The other American import forward Marty Jackson (198-2000, college: St.Leo) chipped in 27 points and 9 rebounds. American point guard EJ Day (180-1999, college: Lasell) produced a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists and international forward Askar Maydekin (203-1997) added 14 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Barsy Atyrau: M.Mays 28+4reb+6ast, J.Marty 27+9reb+1ast, B.Rabchenyuk 14+3reb+7ast, E.Alexandr 7+6reb+6ast, E.Zharkylov 6+2reb+1ast, A.Oralbekov 5+1reb+1ast
Astana: E.Day 21+10reb+14ast, M.Askar 14+9reb, M.Rustam 10+5reb+4ast, K.Blue 9+4reb, A.Zhigulin 7+2reb, C.Vadim 7+5reb

Caspiy Aktau - Almaty L. 81-70

Caspiy Aktau players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. The former international center Vladimir Ivanov (208-1994) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks. American swingman JP Moorman II (201-1998, college: UC Riverside) contributed with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. American guard Elijah Hardy (188-1999, college: CSUSB) replied with 23 points and 4 assists and guard Nikita Fedchenko (190-2004) added 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals in the effort for Almaty L.Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Caspiy Aktau: V.Ivanov 18+10reb+5ast, K.Neff 15+3reb+3ast, M.JP 14+10reb+3ast, M.Eric 9+9reb+5ast, R.Marchuk 9+5reb, M.Maxim 9+7reb+9ast
Almaty L.: H.Elijah 23+4reb+4ast, F.Nikita 16+8reb+5ast, D.Severgin 10+8reb+7ast, T.Nikita 6+4reb, A.Daniel 5+5reb+1ast, A.Nazim 4+4reb+2ast