Higher League Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Gines-29 and Legion enter Finals

Gines-29 Jr. - Gines-29 55-76

Gines-29 advanced into Higher League Finals. They edged Gines-29 Juniors. Gines-29 outrebounded Gines-29 Jr. 51-39 including 40 on the defensive glass. The former international point guard Shakirzhan Kuranbaev (170-84) nailed 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and forward Nazim Oruchkulov (200-4) accounted for 12 points and 19 rebounds. Four Gines-29 players scored in double figures. Forward Evgenii Pekhov (198-92) came up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Vladimir Kazanov (-91) added 11 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Gines-29 Jr. in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Gines-29 Jr.: P.Evgenii 18+10reb+2ast, K.Vladimir 11+7reb+3ast, D.Dmitrii 9+4reb+4ast, Z.Sergei 7+9reb+1ast, M.Abdugaffar 6+1reb, C.Azim 4+6reb+4ast
Gines-29: S.Kuranbaev 26+9reb+7ast, K.Temirlan 16+9reb+1ast, T.Roman 15+3reb+3ast, O.Nazim 12+19reb+2ast, K.Sherzat 4+3reb+3ast, I.Amirsaid 3+4reb+1ast

Alga - Legion 81-87

Legion held off Alga to enter the championship series. Guard Baish Adiev (192-90) stepped up and scored 34 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and naturalized Russian guard Emil Kasymaliev (190-89) chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side guard Nurtay Subanbekov (185-92) responded with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals and power forward Roman Gostishev (197-97) scored 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Legion and five Alga players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Alga: S.Nurtay 20+5reb+7ast, G.Roman 18+9reb+4ast, A.Nurbek 13+10reb, B.Bektenov 13+6reb+6ast, A.Zhanysh 11+3reb+4ast, A.Alibek 6+4reb+3ast
Legion: A.Baish 34+5reb+5ast, L.Stas 12+7reb+1ast, B.Kiril 11+5reb+1ast, E.Kasymaliev 11+6reb+5ast, T.Aleksandr 7+9reb, M.Kamil 7+4reb



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