«Astana» and «Caspiy» completed the second two-legged meeting in the season of the National League. On the eve of the capital team won a major victory and all the preferences today were on their side.
Course of the game: This meeting did not start like the previous one, and guests from Aktau opened the score in the match. But they did not stay in the lead for long, in the middle of the first quarter three points of advantage were on the side of the hosts, and after a couple of minutes they were in the lead with a double-digit advantage. As a result, Astana won the first period with a score of 21:11. The game in the second quarter of «Kaspiy» did not stick at all, in five minutes of the game they were able to score only four points, which became their only in the second ten-minute period. The capital team increased its handicap by fifteen points in the second ten minutes and won the first half with a score of 40:15. After the change of sides «Astana» confidently kept its advantage, which after five minutes of the third period reached thirty points. “Kaspiy” didn't allow the opponents to widen their lead until the end of the third period, but lost a lot before the final quarter – 59:30. Such a difference between the teams has already ensured the outcome of the match in favor of the hosts. “Kaspiy” started this quarter ineffectively, scoring only three points in five minutes. «Astana» confidently went on the attack and five minutes before the end won almost forty points and it was not difficult for them to bring this game to a big victory — 85:41.
Key moment: «Astana» completely controlled the entire game, starting from the middle of the first quarter.
Man of the match: Skylar Spencer again became the most effective player in the capital team.
Match Leaders:
- «Astana»: Skylar Spencer (10 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks), Robert Pan (13 points, 6 rebounds), Oleg Balashov (9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals).
- «Caspiy»: Semyon Pinaev (10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals), Vladimir Kurochkin (8 points, 2 rebounds), Alexander Kalenov (3 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists).
- Consequences: “Astana”, after this victory, finally secured the first line in the regular season, and “Kaspiy” is now two wins behind the playoff zone.
Consequences: «Astana», after this victory, finally secured the first line in the regular season, and “Kaspiy” is now two wins behind the playoff zone.
Next games: «Astana» on March 29 and 30 will play at home with «Aktobe», and «Kaspiy» again goes to Kostanay, where on March 27 and 28 they will play two games with the local «Tobol».
Detailed information about the tournament, standings, schedule, and match results are published in the
Tournaments section.
