D1 Round 1 of Finals. Tigers hold off Okzhetpes

FINAL

Tigers - Okzhetpes 69-65

Tigers outrebounded Okzhetpes 49-28 including a 17-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) nailed a double-double by scoring 24 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and the former international center Oksana Nurbaeva (188-1990) accounted for 9 points and 17 rebounds. International power forward Nadezhda Yakovleva (183-2003) came up with 14 points and 8 rebounds and Russian guard Yuliya Antonevich (178-2002) added 14 points and 4 assists respectively for Okzhetpes in the defeat. Four Okzhetpes players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Tigers: R.Ganna 24+15reb+6ast, A.Alishauskayte 16+3reb+5ast, D.Koroleva 10+3reb+1ast, O.Nurbaeva 9+17reb+1ast, D.Tsukanova 8+4reb+3ast, K.Satzhanova 2+4reb
Okzhetpes: A.Yuliya 14+2reb+4ast, Y.Nadezhda 14+8reb+2ast, A.Kamila 12+5ast, K.Milana 12+7reb+1ast, S.Daria 9+7reb+4ast, M.Adelya 4+4reb+3ast

3-4 Place

Irtysh - Barsy Atyrau 85-90

Barsy Atyrau forced 22 Irtysh turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Russian guard Veronika Dmitrienko (169-2005) stepped up and scored 38 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the winners and Russian center Maria Aristova (188-2006) chipped in 20 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Barsy Atyrau players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international Dilnaz Yerkebay (179-2003) responded with 25 points and the former international point guard Liya Umerova (166-2002) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Barsy Atyrau: V.Dmitrienko 38+7reb+7ast, M.Aristova 20+11reb+6ast, S.Kemel 12+7reb+2ast, A.Zinabdin 10+2reb+4ast, K.Yuldasheva 4+1reb, P.Zhumagali 4+2reb
Irtysh: Y.Dilnaz 25+3reb+2ast, K.Trankale 18+5reb+1ast, U.Liya 16+11reb+3ast, O.Kamazhay 9+4reb+4ast, Z.Tamila 8+8reb+1ast, A.Xeniya 7+4reb+4ast