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Irkut recorded a loss in Chelyabinsk on Thursday night. Visitors were edged by Chelbasket 73-71. 27 personal fouls committed by Irkut helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was forward Andrey Semenov (200-1990, college: JMU) who had a double-double by scoring 13 points and 15 rebounds. point guard Andrey Toptunov (183-2002) chipped in 12 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Forward Kirill Savin (196-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) produced 17 points for the guests. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Chelbasket is looking forward to face Tambov at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Irkut will play against BARS-RGEU and is hoping to win this game.
Another exciting game took place in Moscow where TSU edged by two points CSKA-2 73-71. Point guard Vladislav Ilinov (182-1999) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points. Kirill Krylov contributed with 12 points and 4 assists for the winners. Alexandr Evseev (205-2002) replied with 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) for CSKA-2. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. TSU will play against Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg in the next round. CSKA-2 will play on the road against Metallurg MGN in Magnitogorsk to get more than just one victory in their record.
Very important is a road loss of Barnaul against Zenit-2 on Friday night. Visiting Barnaul was defeated by Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg 80-69. Egor Ryzhov had a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Kirill Gornaev responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Zenit-2 will meet TSU in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Barnaul will play against Univ.Surgut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Rest of the games of round 2 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Dinamo defeated Metallurg MGN in Vladivostok 76-69. Univ.Surgut beat BARS-RGEU at home 75-64. Novosybirsk destroyed Dinamo on the opponent’s court 78-59. Winless Tambov unfortunately lost to Kupol-Rodniki in a home game 62-76. Winless Lok.Kuban lost to undefeated Khimki on the road 71-85.
The best stats of 2nd round was 22 points and 5 rebounds by Alexander Maltsev of Khimki.

Chelbasket – Irkut 73-71

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Metallurg MGN – Dinamo V. 69-76

There was no surprise in Magnitogorsk where Metallurg MGN was defeated by Dinamo 76-69 on Thursday. Forward Evgeny Karpeko (204-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) scored 19 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and center Sergey Klyuev (207-1998) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Nikita Remizov (198-2000) responded with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Maksim Karvanen (204-1999) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Metallurg MGN’s coach Maxim Sinelnikov rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Dinamo will meet at home Lok.Kuban in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Metallurg MGN will play against CSKA-2 and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Dinamo V.: E.Karpeko 19+9reb+3ast, S.Klyuev 15+7reb+1ast, V.Grachev 12+7reb, A.Ponkrashov 9+2reb+7ast, I.Strebkov 9+2reb+4ast, I.Viktorov 8+3reb+1ast
Metallurg MGN: N.Remizov 26+6reb+4ast, M.Karvanen 14+7reb, I.Vennikov 8+6reb+3ast, K.Kulikov 7+3reb, P.Koltsov 6+3reb+8ast, I.Copeland 4+5reb

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Univ.Surgut – BARS-RGEU 75-64

No shocking result in a game when Univ.Surgut defeated at home BARS-RGEU 75-64 on Friday. Guard Kirill Budin (181-2001) scored 20 points and 4 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and forward Maksim Makarov (201-2003) chipped in 10 points during the contest. Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) responded with 20 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Maxim Tkachenko (185-1992, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) scored 14 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Univ.Surgut will meet Barnaul on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. BARS-RGEU will play against Irkut in Irkutsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Univ.Surgut: K.Budin 20+1reb+4ast, M.Makarov 10+4reb+2ast, I.Smygin 9+1reb, S.Tokarev 8+2reb+2ast, S.Sukhanov 8+4reb+3ast, V.Ivanov 7+2reb
BARS-RGEU: D.Doynikov 20+8reb, M.Tkachenko 14+6reb+7ast, V.Gusak 8+1reb, I.Podobedov 8+5reb+3ast, M.Krivosheev 6+2reb, A.Kurtsevich 6+3reb

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Zenit-2 – Barnaul 80-69

Very important is a road loss of Barnaul against Zenit-2 on Friday night. Visiting Barnaul was defeated by Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg 80-69. Zenit-2 made 22-of-29 free shots (75.9 percent) during the game. Center Egor Ryzhov (203-2004, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) had a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and swingman Daniil Aksenov (183-1995) chipped in 25 points during the contest. Power forward Kirill Gornaev (202-1996) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and center Boris Mitkin (205-2002, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Zenit-2 will meet TSU in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Barnaul will play against Univ.Surgut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: D.Aksenov 25+3reb+1ast, E.Ryzhov 15+11reb+3ast, I.Prokopenko 10+3reb+2ast, I.Krivykh 9+2reb+1ast, E.Akhmedov 8+2reb+7ast, P.Zemskiy 6+1reb+1ast
Barnaul: B.Mitkin 19+6reb, K.Gornaev 17+10reb, V.Tishin 10+7reb+2ast, I.Samoilenko 9+2reb+3ast, N.Yevdokimov 4+3reb, R.Lagutin 4+2reb+6ast

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Dinamo G. – Novosybirsk 59-78

But Dinamo was not able to use a home court advantage and was rolled over by the opponent from Novosibirsk 78-59 on Friday night. Novosybirsk dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Dinamo G.‘s 22. They outrebounded Dinamo 38-20 including 24 on the defensive glass. American guard CJ White (196-2000, college: UALR) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Sergei Mitusov (194-1996, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 12 points and 6 assists during the contest. Forward Artem Komissarov (199-1990, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) responded with 13 points and Bosnian guard Eman Sertovic (196-1999, college: UT Martin) scored 13 points and 5 steals. Dinamo G.’s coach Nikita Kucherenko rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Novosybirsk will meet at home Khimki in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Dinamo will play against Kupol-Rodniki in Izhevsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Novosybirsk: C.White 16+5reb+3ast, D.Plugarev 12+4reb, S.Mitusov 12+1reb+6ast, O.Balashov 9+4ast, A.Semenyuk 8+7reb, A.Kirdyachkin 7+8reb
Dinamo G.: E.Sertovic 13+2reb+1ast, A.Komissarov 13+2reb+1ast, A.Pisarchuk 9+3reb+2ast, V.Zabolotnev 7+2reb+2ast, V.Martynov 4+3reb+4ast, K.Esipov 3+1reb

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Tambov – Kupol-Rodniki 62-76

But Tambov was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Izhevsk 76-62 on Friday night. Kupol-Rodniki made 24-of-29 free shots (82.8 percent) during the game. Kupol-Rodniki outrebounded Tambov 42-20 including a 30-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Daniil Karvanen (200-1998) scored 17 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Nikolai Zhmako (195-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 8 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Kazakhstan center Robert Pan (202-1995) responded with 12 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Yuriy Mityuk (191-1994) scored 15 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Kupol-Rodniki will meet at home Dinamo in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Tambov will play against Chelbasket in Chelyabinsk and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Kupol-Rodniki: D.Karvanen 17+7reb+1ast, K.Kipkeev 11+1reb+2ast, S.Polstyanov 10+1reb, A.Kuznetcov 9+4reb+3ast, N.Zhmako 8+9reb+2ast, V.Bobrovskikh 8+5reb+1ast
Tambov: Y.Mityuk 15+2reb+2ast, A.Orekhov 12, R.Pan 12+8reb, F.Stoyko 8+2reb+1ast, D.Vikentsyev 4+3reb+1ast, P.Novikov 4+2reb

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CSKA-2 – TSU 71-73

Another exciting game took place in Moscow where TSU edged by two points CSKA-2 73-71. CSKA-2 was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Point guard Vladislav Ilinov (182-1999) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points. Kirill Krylov (197-2002) contributed with 12 points and 4 assists for the winners. Alexandr Evseev (205-2002) replied with 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) and the former international forward Filipp Gafurov (207-2001) added 15 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for CSKA-2. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. TSU will play against Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg in the next round. CSKA-2 will play on the road against Metallurg MGN in Magnitogorsk to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
TSU: V.Ilinov 20+2reb+3ast, I.Evstigneev 14+2reb+1ast, K.Krylov 12+3reb+4ast, A.Malinin 8+2reb+1ast, N.Ivanov 8+2reb+1ast, D.Levshin 3+2reb
CSKA-2: A.Evseev 21+5reb+1ast, F.Gafurov 15+7reb+2ast, I.Ermakov 11+4ast, N.Sadikov 7+3reb+2ast, D.Abramov 6+4reb+1ast, G.Kopantsev 5+6reb

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Khimki – Lok.Kuban 85-71

Not a big story in a game when Lok.Kuban was defeated on the road by Khimki 85-71 on Friday. Khimki made 16-of-16 free shots (100 percent !!!) during the game. Forward Alexander Maltsev (200-2002) scored 22 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and power forward Ilya Sorokin (208-2001) chipped in 14 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. The former international power forward Alimdzhan Fedyushin (210-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) responded with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Artem Chevarenkov (185-1996) scored 14 points and 4 assists. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Khimki will meet Novosybirsk in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lok.Kuban will play against Dinamo in Vladivostok and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Khimki: A.Maltsev 22+5reb+2ast, I.Sorokin 14+5reb+2ast, V.Zaryazhko 10+4reb+3ast, G.Suvorov 10+3ast, V.Sharapov 9+7reb+1ast, A.Tukmakov 7
Lok.Kuban: A.Chevarenkov 14+2reb+4ast, D.Ginko 13+1reb+3ast, A.Fedyushin 12+5reb+4ast, V.Orekhov 7+4reb+3ast, D.Tyulyubaev 6+4reb, A.Koryakovskiy 6+4reb+1ast