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Premier League round 10 most important game was a victory of Grodno over their biggest opponent BC Minsk 65-47 on Saturday night. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of BC Minsk. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Grodno held BC Minsk to an opponent 23.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 33.8 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded BC Minsk 51-37 including a 42-30 advantage in defensive rebounds. Grodno looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by BC Minsk‘s players. 24 personal fouls committed by BC Minsk helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian power forward Nikola Djuric (203-1991) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds. The former international guard Ivan Aladko (193-1995) contributed with 10 points and 10 assists for the winners. The former international forward Benjamin-Pavel Dudu (198-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) replied with 11 points for BC Minsk. BC Minsk’s coach Aleksander Poderachev rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Grodno (6-2) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Borisfen. Defending champion BC Minsk dropped to the third place with three games lost. Grodno is looking forward to face league’s leader Borisfen in Mogilev in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. BC Minsk will play at home against Rubon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another interesting game for Gomel (3-2) which played in Minsk against RGUOR (2-3). Third ranked Gomel won 72-63. Point guard Timofey Karpuk (185-2002) had a double-double by scoring 29 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals to lead the charge for the winners and Andrey Mushkovets chipped in 6 points and 23 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side point guard Semyon Gural (175-2009) responded with 10 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. RGUOR’s coach Andrei Klemez tested eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Gomel maintains third position with 3-2 record having 3 victories less than leader Grodno GrSU. Newly promoted RGUOR keeps the fourth place with three games lost. They share the position with Rubon II. Gomel will play against Borisfen 2 (#7) in Mogilev in the next round. RGUOR’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena SDUSHOR.
Premier League top team – Borisfen (6-2) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed fifth ranked Impuls (0-8) in Mogilev 106-54. Andrey Rogozenko notched 17 points and 8 assists to lead the effort. Even a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds by Denis Sivatskiy did not help to save the game for Impuls. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Borisfen maintains first position with 6-2 record, which they share with Grodno. Impuls at the other side still closes the standings with eight games lost. Borisfen will meet league’s second-placed Grodno on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Impuls will play against the league’s second-placed Grodno and hope to get finally their first victory.

In the last two games of round 10 Grodno GrSU beat Borisfen 2 on the road 58-44. Brest was destroyed by SDUSHOR on its own court 56-85.
The most impressive performance of 10th round was 24 points and 14 rebounds by Mihail Rogaschuk of Brest.

BC Minsk – Grodno 47-65

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Borisfen – Impuls 106-54

Premier League top team – Borisfen (6-2) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed fifth ranked Impuls (0-8) in Mogilev 106-54. Borisfen forced 32 Impuls turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by Impuls‘ players. The former international point guard Andrey Rogozenko (183-1997) notched 17 points and 8 assists to lead the effort and American guard Trevor Moore (196-1999, college: MSU) supported him with 20 points. Four Borisfen players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds by forward Denis Sivatskiy (201-1998) did not help to save the game for Impuls. Forward Vladislav Kovalev (200-2000) added 6 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Borisfen maintains first position with 6-2 record, which they share with Grodno. Impuls at the other side still closes the standings with eight games lost. Borisfen will meet league’s second-placed Grodno on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Impuls will play against the league’s second-placed Grodno and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Impuls: D.Sivatskiy 16+11reb+2ast, M.Vaido 8+1reb+4ast, I.Yanochkin 8+2reb+2ast, V.Kovalev 6+7reb, M.Lapko 5+3reb+5ast, R.Stetsyuk 5+4reb
Borisfen: T.Moore 20+3reb+2ast, A.Rogozenko 17+2reb+8ast, A.Shchurko 13+6reb, I.Dodd 11+5reb+1ast, P.Byrd 9+2reb+1ast, A.Kopachev 8+7reb

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RGUOR – Gomel 63-72

Another interesting game for Gomel (3-2) which played in Minsk against RGUOR (2-3). Third ranked Gomel won 72-63. Gomel outrebounded RGUOR 59-42 including 22 on the offensive glass. Point guard Timofey Karpuk (185-2002) had a double-double by scoring 29 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals to lead the charge for the winners and forward Andrey Mushkovets (190-2001) chipped in 6 points and 23 rebounds during the contest. Four Gomel players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Semyon Gural (175-2009) responded with 10 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals and guard Anton Pozniak (190-2009) scored 9 points and 9 rebounds. RGUOR’s coach Andrei Klemez tested eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Gomel maintains third position with 3-2 record having 3 victories less than leader Grodno GrSU. Newly promoted RGUOR keeps the fourth place with three games lost. They share the position with Rubon II. Gomel will play against Borisfen 2 (#7) in Mogilev in the next round. RGUOR’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena SDUSHOR.
Top scorers:
RGUOR: O.Salei 13+2reb, Y.Gesti 11+3reb+2ast, S.Gural 10+9reb+6ast, A.Pozniak 9+9reb+1ast, I.Bohdanovich 7+3reb, I.Baranov 6+10reb+1ast
Gomel: T.Karpuk 29+11reb+6ast, N.Kazimirchenko 15+9reb+2ast, A.Pototsky 12+4reb+2ast, V.Kurtsevich 10+12reb, A.Mushkovets 6+23reb+1ast, G.Korolenok 0

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Borisfen 2 – Grodno GrSU 44-58

No shocking result in a game when top-ranked Grodno GrSU (5-0) beat bottom-ranked Borisfen 2 (0-5) in Mogilev 58-44 on Sunday. Grodno GrSU held Borisfen 2 to an opponent 23.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 34.9 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Borisfen 2 50-32 including 19 on the offensive glass. Center Kirill Tkachenko (202-2008) notched a double-double by scoring 15 points and 14 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Georgy Fastov (187-2005) supported him with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Grodno GrSU’s coach Artur Orlovec used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 16 points and 9 rebounds by forward Ian Pobelustikov (196-2007) did not help to save the game for Borisfen 2. Point guard Dmitry Borisevich (184-2005) added 11 points for lost side. Grodno GrSU have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 5-0 record. Loser Borisfen 2 still closes the standings with five games lost. Grodno GrSU will meet at home Rubon II (#5) in the next round. Borisfen 2 will play against Gomel and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Borisfen 2: I.Pobelustikov 16+9reb+3ast, D.Borisevich 11+4reb+3ast, I.Dudchenko 10+4reb+1ast, T.Gorbachev 3+6reb+2ast, A.Golubev 2+6reb, P.Tereshchenko 2+1reb+1ast
Grodno GrSU: K.Tkachenko 15+14reb+2ast, G.Fastov 12+7reb+2ast, M.Kopytsky 9+5reb+1ast, E.Chesnov 6+7reb+3ast, N.Kudryavtsev 5+5reb+3ast, D.Rakhmanov 5+4reb+2ast

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Brest – SDUSHOR 56-85

Very expected game when 6th ranked Brest (2-4) was smashed at home by second ranked SDUSHOR (4-1) 85-56 on Sunday. SDUSHOR dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Brest‘s 34. SDUSHOR forced 23 Brest turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Swingman Dzmitry Drozd (192-2007) notched a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 assists to lead the effort and forward Artem Puchko (195-2006) supported him with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Four SDUSHOR players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 24 points and 14 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) by forward Mihail Rogaschuk (202-2003) did not help to save the game for Brest. Guard Daniil Vitko (186-2003) added 15 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. 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. SDUSHOR maintains second position with 4-1 record having five points less than leader Grodno GrSU. Brest lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with four games lost. SDUSHOR’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Minsk RGUOR.
Top scorers:
Brest: M.Rogaschuk 24+14reb+2ast, D.Vitko 15+5reb+3ast, N.Myts 7+6reb+5ast, A.Ivchenko 5+3reb, D.Kontsevich 3+1reb, Z.Rovneyko 2+5reb+1ast
SDUSHOR: D.Drozd 20+3reb+11ast, A.Puchko 16+11reb+2ast, A.Daineko 14+2reb, M.Yagutko 12+4reb+2ast, N.Farhadov 6+2reb, M.Shulyak 5+4reb