After 12 rounds played we can already see who rules in the VTB-Youth League and who belongs to weaker ones. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Bottom-ranked Enisey-2 (0-8) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their eighth consecutive match to sixth ranked Khimki-2 (5-1) 100-60 on Thursday evening. Khimki-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Enisey-2‘s 32. Khimki-2 forced 24 Enisey-2 turnovers and had a 26-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. Khimki-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Enisey-2‘s players. 25 personal fouls committed by Enisey-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Arseniy Ivankov (193-2005) who helped to win the game recording 10 points and 5 assists and forward Andrey Bovduy (200-2005) who added 7 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) with 16 points and 5 rebounds. 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 four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Lokomotiv-2. Enisey-2 at the other side still closes the standings with eight games lost. They share the position with Avtodor-2. Khimki-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Enisey-2 will play at home against Minsk (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
In the last two games of round 12 Minsk was destroyed by MBA-2 on the opponent’s court 80-52. Uralmash-2 unfortunately lost to Lokomotiv-2 in a home game 77-81.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists by Alexandr Molofeev of Lokomotiv-2.
Enisey-2 – Khimki-2 60-100
Bottom-ranked Enisey-2 (0-8) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their eighth consecutive match to sixth ranked Khimki-2 (5-1) 100-60 on Thursday evening. Khimki-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Enisey-2‘s 32. Khimki-2 forced 24 Enisey-2 turnovers and had a 26-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. Khimki-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Enisey-2‘s players. 25 personal fouls committed by Enisey-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Arseniy Ivankov (193-2005) who helped to win the game recording 10 points and 5 assists and forward Andrey Bovduy (200-2005) who added 7 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Four Khimki-2 players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) with 16 points and 5 rebounds and Vadim Afanasev (190-2006) scored 16 points. 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 four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Lokomotiv-2. Enisey-2 at the other side still closes the standings with eight games lost. They share the position with Avtodor-2. Khimki-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Enisey-2 will play at home against Minsk (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Enisey-2: E.Skuratov 16+5reb+3ast, V.Afanasev 16+4reb+1ast, A.Ovchinnikov 12+2reb, R.Pekshin 7, M.Marmalyuk 2+3reb+1ast, D.Pekshin 2+1ast
Khimki-2: A.Lapkin 12+3reb, M.Matyushkov 11+1reb+3ast, A.Konotop 11+1reb+3ast, A.Ivankov 10+4reb+5ast, F.Lavrekhin 10+4reb+3ast, P.Repnin 9+5reb+1ast
gschID: 1204788
MBA-2 – Minsk 80-52
Very expected game in Moscow where 8th ranked Minsk (3-5) was crushed by third ranked MBA-2 (7-1) 80-52 on Thursday. MBA-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 40 of its points in the paint compared to Minsk‘s 20. MBA-2 forced 21 Minsk turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Klim Adaykin (195-2005) who helped to win the game recording 12 points and 5 assists and center Viktor Shiryaev (204-2005) who added 12 points and 5 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) during the contest. Four MBA-2 players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was forward Vitaly Duchko (197-2006) with 4 points and 8 rebounds and Belarusian Dmitry Zakharenkov (203-2005) scored 11 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. MBA-2 moved-up to second place, which they share with Zenit-2. Minsk lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the eighth position with five games lost. They share it with Parma-2. MBA-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Minsk will play on the road against Enisey-2 (#13) in Krasnoyarsk and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Minsk: D.Zakharenkov 11+2ast, M.Moskalchuk 6+1reb+1ast, M.Golubko 6+2reb, A.Ozhgo 5+2reb+2ast, I.Litarnyi 4+2reb, G.Sherstobitov 4+3reb+3ast
MBA-2: D.Finaev 13+4reb, K.Adaykin 12+3reb+5ast, V.Shiryaev 12+5reb+2ast, M.Ogarkov 10+7reb+1ast, T.Shikalov 10+2reb+3ast, G.Salagaev 9+3reb+3ast
gschID: 1204789
Uralmash-2 – Lokomotiv-2 77-81
Rather predictable result in Yekaterinburg where sixth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (5-1) defeated 10th ranked Uralmash-2 (2-8) 81-77 on Thursday. 28 personal fouls committed by Uralmash-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Alexandr Molofeev (195-2006) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Ilya Grushevskiy (194-2005) who added 17 points and 5 assists during the contest. Four Lokomotiv-2 players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was point guard Matvey Reshetov (178-2005) with 20 points and 6 assists and Artyom Fomin (189-2005) scored 18 points and 5 assists. Lokomotiv-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Khimki-2. Uralmash-2 lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with eight games lost. Lokomotiv-2 is looking forward to face Parma-2 (#9) in Perm in the next round. Uralmash-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Uralmash-2: M.Reshetov 20+3reb+6ast, A.Fomin 18+3reb+5ast, B.Policshuk 10+8reb, A.Kosachev 8+4reb+2ast, V.Smagin 8+2reb+2ast, S.Dubitckiy 5+2reb+2ast
Lokomotiv-2: A.Molofeev 21+8reb+5ast, I.Grushevskiy 17+4reb+5ast, A.Sereda 16+7reb, D.Chernin 13+8reb+3ast, M.Malakhov 9+7reb+3ast, R.Gagkaev 3
gschID: 1204790
