National League Round 3 of Semi-Finals. Wins for Astana and Almaty Legion

Barsy Atyrau - Astana 83-88

Astana looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists. The best player for the winners was international forward Askar Maydekin (203-1997) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Lithuanian guard Adas Juskevicius (194-1989, agency: Alti Sport) chipped in 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Astana players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Marty Jackson (198-2000, college: St.Leo) who recorded 27 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and the other American import point guard Michael Mays (178-1999, college: King) added 22 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) respectively. Barsy Atyrau's coach Alexandr Lyssyak rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Astana: J.Adas 21+5reb+7ast, A.Maydekin 17+14reb+5ast, P.Robert 16+6reb+2ast, D.EJ 15+5reb+13ast, Z.Alexander 8+3reb+2ast, R.Murzagaliyev 5+1ast
Barsy Atyrau: M.Jackson 27+9reb+4ast, M.Michael 22+3reb+2ast, A.Ermakov 9+2reb+3ast, S.Ramazan 8+8reb, O.Aibolat 6+2reb+2ast, Z.Eset 6+6reb+2ast

Almaty L. - Caspiy Aktau 77-69

Almaty L. forced 21 Caspiy Aktau turnovers. It was a good game for the former international guard Stanislav Sahipov (190-2002) who led his team to a victory with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. International point guard Daniil Severgin (183-2005) contributed with 9 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. American swingman JP Moorman II (201-1998, college: UC Riverside) answered with 17 points and 9 rebounds and the former international center Vladimir Ivanov (208-1994) added 15 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Caspiy Aktau. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Almaty L.: S.Sahipov 23+5reb+4ast, N.Timofeev 11+3reb, D.Albrant 10+3reb+1ast, S.Daniil 9+8reb+6ast, N.Adylbekov 6+6reb, A.Volkov 5
Caspiy Aktau: J.Moorman II 17+9reb+3ast, I.Vladimir 15+10reb+1ast, P.Vassiliy 9+3reb, M.Roman 8+5reb+3ast, N.Konstantin 4+4reb+2ast, M.Marchuk 4+3reb+1ast