VTB United league 2022/2023
Minsk
Minsk
VTB United League, Second stage
26.03.2023, 18:00 Su
Arena: «Minsk Arena» (Minsk)
84:69
Main time
21:30 16:18 25:5 22:16
Game number: 0
Spectators: 1610
Astana
Astana

Astana finished the season in the VTB United League

26.03.2023, 20:00    Просмотров: 318
Источник: Press service
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The regular season of the VTB United League has come to an end.

Astana played its last match in the capital of Belarus. Unfortunately, this time failing to defeat the hosts. Although in the first half of the game, Oleg Kiselev's team was in the lead, in the end, «Minsk» was able to catch up and defeat the Kazakhstani club with a final score of 84:69, which coincided with the birthday of their coach on that day.

Markell Johnson and Michael Myers stood out for Astana, each achieving a double-double, and Valery Likhodey scored 22 points.

Thus, the capital club took fifth place in Group B and finished the regular season with five wins, ahead of Minsk.
 

It is worth noting some statistical indicators.

The team's leaders in points per game were Kwame Vaughn (14.2) and Markell Johnson (14), and in terms of rebounds, Michael Myers (8.1 rebounds per game on average) was unbeatable. Mike became the second player of the regular season by this indicator, with only Nikola Milutinov from CSKA (9.1 rebounds per game) having more. Also, in the December game against Moscow MBA, he made as many as 18 rebounds, which became the season's record in the League. As for other indicators, Markell Johnson made the most steals (1.8) and assists (4.9).

This tournament can be called the best in the career of the team captain Rustam Murzagaliyev. On average, he spent about 20 minutes on the court per game (this indicator was 18:33 in the last season). Also, the captain improved his average points per game score (6.0 against 5.6 in the previous season), and in the match against PARMA-PARI repeated his record of performance in the VTB United League, scoring 17 points in the game.

Overall, Kazakhstani players received quite a lot of playing time. In addition to Rustam, Maxim Marchuk (21:50), Vadim Shcherbak (15:10), and Oleg Balashov (15:00) spent at least 15 minutes on average per game. In addition, 20-year-old Alexander Orazbekov, who moved to the capital club from Kaspiy, debuted in the VTB United League.

Detailed information about the tournament, standings, schedule, and match results are published in the Tournaments section.

Information about the opponent

Established year: 2006 Team colors: white, blue
Country: Belorussia Arena: Falcon Club
City: Minsk Website: www.bc-tsmoki.by

Description

«Tsmoki-Minsk» -  is a Belarusian professional men's basketball team from Minsk, founded in 2006.

Achievements:
  • Champion of Belarus – 2009/2021
  • Winner of Belarus Cup – 2010/2021
  • Bronze medalist of Azovmash Cup – 2010