There were just 11 rounds played in Regular Season of VTB-Youth League and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Bottom-ranked Enisey-2 is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their seventh consecutive match to fifth ranked Khimki-2 (4-1) 81-57 on Wednesday evening. Khimki-2 shot 26 for 42 from the free-throw line, while Enisey-2 only scored nine points from the stripe. Khimki-2 forced 22 Enisey-2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Enisey-2‘s players. 31 personal fouls committed by Enisey-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Forward Andrey Bovduy (200-2005) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Daniil Bogdanovich (183-2006) contributed with 15 points for the winners. Guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) answered with 16 points and 5 rebounds for Enisey-2. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Khimki-2 have a solid series of three victories in a row. Despite that victory Khimki-2 went down to sixth position due to points difference. Enisey-2 at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost. Khimki-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Enisey-2 will play again at home against Khimki-2 (#6) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Important game to mention about took place in Yekaterinburg. Sixth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (5-1) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging 10th ranked Uralmash-2 (2-8) 83-81 on Wednesday evening. It was a great evening for guard Ilya Grushevskiy (194-2005) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists. Alexandr Molofeev helped adding 18 points and 7 rebounds. point guard Matvey Reshetov (178-2005) responded with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Lokomotiv-2 have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place. Uralmash-2 lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with eight games lost. Lokomotiv-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Uralmash-2 will play again at home against Lokomotiv-2 (#5) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
In the last game of round 11 Minsk was beaten by MBA-2 on the road 65-54.
Enisey-2 – Khimki-2 57-81
Bottom-ranked Enisey-2 is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their seventh consecutive match to fifth ranked Khimki-2 (4-1) 81-57 on Wednesday evening. Khimki-2 shot 26 for 42 from the free-throw line, while Enisey-2 only scored nine points from the stripe. Khimki-2 forced 22 Enisey-2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Enisey-2‘s players. 31 personal fouls committed by Enisey-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Forward Andrey Bovduy (200-2005) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Daniil Bogdanovich (183-2006) contributed with 15 points for the winners. Guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) answered with 16 points and 5 rebounds and center Vladislav Demidov (204-2006) added 9 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Enisey-2. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Khimki-2 have a solid series of three victories in a row. Despite that victory Khimki-2 went down to sixth position due to points difference. Enisey-2 at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost. Khimki-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Enisey-2 will play again at home against Khimki-2 (#6) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Enisey-2: E.Skuratov 16+5reb+3ast, R.Pekshin 10+1reb+1ast, V.Demidov 9+8reb, V.Afanasev 8+3reb+3ast, S.Datcko 6+5reb, D.Pekshin 2+3reb+1ast
Khimki-2: D.Bogdanovich 15+4reb+2ast, A.Bovduy 12+12reb+1ast, A.Ivankov 12+3reb, A.Konotop 8+2reb+1ast, F.Lavrekhin 8+6reb+2ast, A.Lapkin 6+4reb
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MBA-2 – Minsk 65-54
No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked MBA-2 (6-1) beat 7th ranked Minsk (3-4) in Moscow 65-54. MBA-2 forced 29 Minsk turnovers. They brought some defensive toughness making 10 blocks. It was a great evening for Klim Adaykin (195-2005) who led his team to a victory scoring 12 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Daniil Finaev (198-2006) helped adding 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Vitaly Duchko (197-2006) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 rebounds and Belarusian point guard Andrey Ozhgo (179-2005) scored 10 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. MBA-2 moved-up to third place. Minsk lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the eighth position with four games lost. MBA-2 will again play against Minsk (#8) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Minsk will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Minsk: D.Zakharenkov 11+1reb, V.Duchko 11+13reb+2ast, A.Ozhgo 10+2reb+2ast, P.Rabushko 7+6reb+1ast, G.Sherstobitov 6+2reb, M.Moskalchuk 4+3reb+2ast
MBA-2: T.Shikalov 14+6reb, K.Adaykin 12+6reb+8ast, D.Finaev 12+6reb+4ast, V.Shiryaev 8+5reb, G.Salagaev 7+8reb+1ast, M.Ogarkov 4+3reb
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Uralmash-2 – Lokomotiv-2 81-83
Important game to mention about took place in Yekaterinburg. Sixth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (5-1) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging 10th ranked Uralmash-2 (2-8) 83-81 on Wednesday evening. Lokomotiv-2 forced 19 Uralmash-2 turnovers. It was a great evening for guard Ilya Grushevskiy (194-2005) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists. Guard Alexandr Molofeev (195-2006) helped adding 18 points and 7 rebounds. Point guard Matvey Reshetov (178-2005) responded with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and center Bogdan Policshuk (204-2005) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Lokomotiv-2 have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place. Uralmash-2 lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with eight games lost. Lokomotiv-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Uralmash-2 will play again at home against Lokomotiv-2 (#5) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Uralmash-2: M.Reshetov 20+6reb+8ast, B.Policshuk 18+11reb, A.Fomin 14+2reb+3ast, V.Smagin 8+3reb+1ast, A.Dymus 8+3reb+1ast, K.Voskoboynikov 5+3reb+1ast
Lokomotiv-2: I.Grushevskiy 21+5reb+13ast, A.Molofeev 18+7reb+3ast, M.Malakhov 18+7reb+1ast, L.Yakovlev 10+1reb+1ast, D.Chernin 9+6reb+1ast, A.Sereda 6+7reb
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