Astana held another home series within the National League.
They played against Aktobe. The capital club won back the advantage after two defeats on the road, beating the opponent twice on the court of the Saryarka cycle track — 88:78 and 89:70.
Even though Aktobe occupies the last line in the standings, in the first game, the team managed to give the hosts a fight — the opponent's players were good at three-pointers, and Astana achieved a comfortable lead in the second half of the match. The guests' best player of the series was Joseph Allen (19+27 points, 9+13 rebounds).
As for Astana, Markell Johnson (12+15 points, 6+5 rebounds, 6+5 assists), Valery Likhodey (10+18 points), and Vadim Shcherbak (9+15 points, 2+1 steals) should be noted.
Now the team of Oleg Kiselev is at the top of the National League standings. Ahead of Astana is the VTB United League match on January 20; the team will host Lokomotiv Kuban. Tickets are available on the
Zakazbiletov.kz website.
Detailed information about the tournament, standings, schedule, and match results are published in the
Tournaments section.