Kazakhstan

Regular Season Round 13: Caspiy Aktau - Astana 73-68

Date: March 3, 2026
The most crucial game of the last round was another loss of top-ranked Astana (23-3) on the court of second ranked Caspiy Aktau on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by Caspiy Aktau 73-68. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Caspiy Aktau forced 23 Astana turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The former international center Vladimir Ivanov (208-1994) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 17 rebounds for the winners and American guard Eric McGill (190-1996, college: SIU) chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists. At the losing side American point guard EJ Day (180-1999, college: Lasell) responded with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international center Robert Pan (202-1995) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Astana's coach Ramunas Cvirka rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Caspiy Aktau maintains second place with 14-12 record having nine points less than leader Astana. Astana lost third consecutive game. They still keep top position with three games lost. Caspiy Aktau are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Tobol (#5) in Kostanay in the next round. Astana will play at home against Tobol (#5) and is hoping to win this game.

  ASTANA (coach: Ramunas Cvirka)68
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
8 giF, qz 42 9-64 (04.2%) 3-9 (09.6%) 8-9 (82.1%) 5 0 0 0 4 1 4 5 4 1 82 86 -7
84 Oij, eIMRQU 43 3-1 (11.9%) 6-1 (61.9%) 6-4 (44.4%) 4 65 64 6 8 9 0 5 5 8 68 80 -64
39 SaUVila, euslij 82 3-3 (655%) 5-3 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 3 8 1 3 4 6 8 5 5 6 65 60 62
00 biFdRVaj, SsViQ 84 3-3 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 3 0 7 8 3 0 6 5 5 9 66 61 -8
4 buQJiDilaFRL, eusUiB 84 5-5 (5%) 8-0 (35%) 6-8 (05%) 5 4 4 6 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 3 4
6 zusVRLaZaus, Sdis 62 5-5 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 3 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 4 -2
69 chaDulaj, SlRxijdRQ 62 5-5 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 6 4 3 8 6 6 5 6 5 4 5 -8 -4
7 ChshRQMiV, kidaB 69 5-4 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 -9 -69
91 PQiJMRVIL, SlRxijdRQ 4 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 -6 3
22 SMishadJR, AiQdil 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 8
72 AulRaBRjIL, SBaQila  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
81 AiQsRjDilaRL, biDJhij  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   67-45 (14.4%) 9-45 (84.4%) 7-86 (38.7%) 68 46 34 67 62 88 64 6 3 84 12 90  


  CASPIY AKTAU (coach: Evgeniy Ovsyannikov)73
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
2 oLijIL, klidaBaQ 47 3-7 (33.3%) 5-6 (5%) 0-2 (18.0%) 0 68 69 4 3 3 6 8 6 8 64 83 1
40 bIIQBij oo, zO 49 4-7 (44.4%) 3-2 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8 3 1 9 4 6 4 6 5 4 62 85 68
3 bZGall, qQaZ 49 3-64 (45.2%) 6-2 (68.0%) 8-3 (05%) 8 1 2 65 0 9 8 5 5 6 64 61 68
0 XRff, KIjsUijUaj 45 6-6 (655%) 3-3 (655%) 8-8 (655%) 5 5 5 8 3 6 8 5 5 5 61 69 -60
9 biQZhuV, eIBij 84 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 6 4 8 6 5 5 4 8 4 69
60 ORUQashajRUs, kissalaF 62 6-6 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 0 8 -3 -63
66 gRjasIL, gBaUQF 69 8-4 (11.9%) 6-8 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 5 5 6 4 8 6 6 5 5 7 2 63
8 KIQDijMiRL, GiMadRj 4 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 -3 -0
4 busuQilaRL, ossij 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8
99 XuQlFMiF, SlaJhij  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
88 eIlDRFJRQ, SQURB  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
6 gIUs, kidaB  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   61-42 (38.6%) 65-89 (49.5%) 66-69 (13.9%) 65 80 40 80 83 62 65 3 6 60 94 25  


Height: 208 cm
Position name: C
Born: Nov 30,1994
Weight: 98kg / 215.6lbs
39
MINS
34
13
POINTS
12
12
D.REB
10
5
O.REB
3
17
T.REB
13
3
ASSISTS
1
1
STEALS
5
2
TO
2
2
BLOCKS
0
4/9
44.4%
2FGP
4/6
66.7%
0/1
0.0%
3FGP
1/6
16.7%
5/8
62.5%
FT
1/3
33.3%
24
RANK
25
Height: 202 cm
Position: C
Born: Apr 18,1995
Weight: 108kg / 237.6lbs
VS
68  Astana
73
Points Scored
68
62
Starting Five Points
68
11
Bench Points
0
25
Defensive Rebounds
31
10
Offensive Rebounds
12
35
Rebounds
43
25
Assists
19
10
Steals
13
15
Turnovers
23
4
Blocked Shots
1
24
Personal fouls
18
16/38
42.1%
2FGP
19/30
63.3%
10/27
37.0%
3FGP
7/30
23.3%
11/17
64.7%
FT
9/21
42.9%
80
Rank
75

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)