National League Round 2 of Finals. Caspiy Aktau register second win in a row

FINAL

Astana - Caspiy Aktau 85-89

Caspiy Aktau made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Astana turnovers. Strangely Astana outrebounded Caspiy Aktau 46-27 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Caspiy Aktau looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by Astana helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American JP Moorman II (201-1998, college: UC Riverside) who scored 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. The other American import guard Eric McGill (190-1996, college: SIU) chipped in 19 points and 8 assists. Four Caspiy Aktau players scored in double figures. The former international center Robert Pan (202-1995) produced 22 points and 9 rebounds and international forward Askar Maydekin (203-1997) added 16 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Astana's coach Ramunas Cvirka tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Caspiy Aktau: M.JP 28+5reb+5ast, M.Eric 19+2reb+8ast, V.Ivanov 18+6reb+2ast, K.Neff 11+1reb+6ast, R.Marchuk 6+3reb+3ast, V.Petrishinets 5+7reb
Astana: R.Pan 22+9reb+2ast, M.Askar 16+9reb+2ast, A.Juskevicius 15+3reb+4ast, M.Rustam 8+2reb+1ast, A.Ruslan 7+1ast, E.Day 7+3reb+1ast

3-4 Place

Almaty L. - Barsy Atyrau 85-76

American guard Elijah Hardy (188-1999, college: CSUSB) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points and 5 assists. Forward Nazim Adylbekov (200-2001) contributed with 17 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Hardy is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American forward Marty Jackson (198-2000, college: St.Leo) replied with 15 points and 8 rebounds and his fellow American import point guard Michael Mays (178-1999, college: King) added 19 points in the effort for Barsy Atyrau. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Almaty L.: E.Hardy 24+1reb+5ast, S.Sahipov 18+3reb+3ast, N.Adylbekov 17+9reb+1ast, N.Fedchenko 8+5reb+1ast, A.Volkov 4+1reb+1ast, S.Dmitry 4+5reb
Barsy Atyrau: M.Michael 19+3reb+3ast, M.Jackson 15+8reb+2ast, R.Bogdan 9+2reb+4ast, S.Ramazan 8+5reb, O.Aibolat 7+5reb, O.Akylbek 5+2reb+1ast