Round 9 (Regular Season): Astana record their first victory

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Kazakhstan Astana has finally registered their first victory this season after one consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Lebanese Sagesse (0-3) 71-62 on Wednesday. Center Robert Pan (202-1995) stepped up and scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Lithuanian guard Adas Juskevicius (194-1989, agency: Alti Sport) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. Astana's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was point guard Jad Khalil (186-1996) with 9 points and 10 assists. Astana (1-1) left bottom position moving up to third place. Sagesse at the other side still closes the standings with three games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.



Astana - Sagesse 71-62

Kazakhstan Astana has finally registered their first victory this season after one consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Lebanese Sagesse (0-3) 71-62 on Wednesday. Center Robert Pan (202-1995) stepped up and scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Lithuanian guard Adas Juskevicius (194-1989, agency: Alti Sport) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. Four Astana players scored in double figures. Astana's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was point guard Jad Khalil (186-1996) with 9 points and 10 assists and Kenyan-Australian power forward Makur Maker (212-2000, college: Howard) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds. Astana (1-1) left bottom position moving up to third place. Sagesse at the other side still closes the standings with three games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Astana: P.Robert 21+5reb+4ast, Z.Alexander 15+7reb, J.Adas 13+8reb+2ast, A.Maydekin 10+5reb, A.Orazbekov 5+2reb+5ast, M.Sarsengaliev 3+4reb+6ast
Sagesse: M.Haidar 17+3reb+3ast, M.Maker 12+11reb, E.Green 10+2reb, J.Khalil 9+4reb+10ast, K.Youssef 8+10reb+4ast, K.Marc 2+4reb+1ast

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