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The round 18 was rather boring as all games ended with very predictable results. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

VTB-Youth League top team – CSKA-Junior (13-1) managed to deliver another win on Monday. This time they beat seventh ranked Lokomotiv-2 (6-6) in Moscow 85-71. CSKA-Junior dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Lokomotiv-2‘s 30. 32 personal fouls committed by Lokomotiv-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for Nikolay Sadikov (194-2005) who led his team to a victory with 16 points and 8 assists. Center Daniil Abramov (205-2006) contributed with 16 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. CSKA-Junior’s coach Alexandr Gusev used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Rustam Gagkaev (198-2005) replied with 22 points and 8 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) for Lokomotiv-2. CSKA-Junior have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 13-1 record. Lokomotiv-2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with six games lost. CSKA-Junior will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Lokomotiv-2 will play at home against Khimki-2 (#4) and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
The game in Saratov supposed to be also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked MBA-2 (11-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Avtodor-2 (4-10). MBA-2 smashed Avtodor-2 92-48. Forward Georgiy Salagaev (200-2005) scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Timofey Shikalov chipped in 14 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was Rinat Gafiev (197-2005) with 14 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. MBA-2 moved-up to second place, which they share with Zenit-2. Avtodor-2 at the other side dropped to the ninth position with ten games lost. They share it with Samara-2. MBA-2 will play against UNICS-2 (#11) in Kazan in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Avtodor-2 will have a break next round.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 18: bottom-ranked Enisey-2 was smashed by Samara-2 on the road 86-60. Minsk won against Uralmash-2 on its own court 67-55. Parma-2 unfortunately lost to Khimki-2 in a road game 67-81. N.Novgorod-2 managed to beat UNICS-2 at home 91-79.
The most impressive performance of 18th round was 23 points and 8 rebounds by Andrey Shportun of N.Novgorod-2.

Avtodor-2 – MBA-2 48-92

The game in Saratov supposed to be also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked MBA-2 (11-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Avtodor-2 (4-10). MBA-2 smashed Avtodor-2 92-48. They outrebounded Avtodor-2 47-28 including a 30-13 advantage in defensive rebounds. MBA-2 players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Avtodor-2‘s players. Forward Georgiy Salagaev (200-2005) scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and guard Timofey Shikalov (195-2006) chipped in 14 points during the contest. Five MBA-2 players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Rinat Gafiev (197-2005) with 14 points and Rodion Boykov (183-2007) scored 5 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. MBA-2 moved-up to second place, which they share with Zenit-2. Avtodor-2 at the other side dropped to the ninth position with ten games lost. They share it with Samara-2. MBA-2 will play against UNICS-2 (#11) in Kazan in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Avtodor-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
MBA-2: S.Chugunov 17+3reb+1ast, T.Shikalov 14+4reb+3ast, G.Salagaev 12+8reb+5ast, K.Adaykin 12+2reb+3ast, D.Gusev 11+6reb+1ast, V.Shiryaev 6+7reb+4ast
Avtodor-2: R.Gafiev 14+4reb+1ast, P.Forsov 8+3reb, A.Novikov 8+6reb, R.Gabaraev 5+2reb, R.Boykov 5+5reb+6ast, S.Zakhar 4+4reb

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Samara-2 – Enisey-2 86-60

No shocking result in a game when eleventh ranked Samara-2 (4-10) crushed at home bottom-ranked Enisey-2 (1-13) 86-60. Samara-2 forced 29 Enisey-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 55-42 including a 19-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Samara-2 players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Enisey-2 was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Danila Sletkov (195-2005) scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks to lead the charge for the winners and forward Egor Amosov (197-2008) chipped in 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Four Samara-2 players scored in double figures. Coach Aleksandr Polinkevich‘s team controlled all game and the coach could let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) with 19 points and 5 rebounds and Roman Pekshin (194-2005) scored 9 points and 8 rebounds. Samara-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Avtodor-2. Enisey-2 lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 13 games lost. Samara-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 N.Novgorod-2 (#5) to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Samara-2: D.Sletkov 17+7reb+2ast, A.Pivtcaykin 14+5reb+5ast, E.Amosov 14+6reb+5ast, I.Kasyanov 12+2reb+3ast, N.Shvechikhin 8+3reb+2ast, K.Kalinin 8+10reb
Enisey-2: E.Skuratov 19+5reb+3ast, D.Zavorotniy 10+4reb+3ast, D.Pekshin 9+2reb, R.Pekshin 9+8reb+1ast, M.Marmalyuk 5+10reb, A.Anicshenko 4+1ast

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Minsk – Uralmash-2 67-55

Very expected game when 12th ranked Uralmash-2 (3-11) lost on the road to eighth ranked Minsk (5-9) 67-55. Belarusian point guard David Mukete (188-2006) scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Vitaly Duchko (197-2006) chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was point guard Matvey Reshetov (178-2005) with 13 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals and center Bogdan Policshuk (204-2005) scored 15 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Newly promoted Minsk maintains eighth position with 5-9 record. Uralmash-2 at the other side keeps the twelfth place with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Minsk: D.Mukete 15+9reb+4ast, M.Moskalchuk 14+3reb+2ast, V.Duchko 13+6reb+1ast, D.Semenyuk 8+3reb+2ast, D.Zakharenkov 7+6reb, I.Litarnyi 5+6reb
Uralmash-2: B.Policshuk 15+7reb+1ast, M.Reshetov 13+5reb+7ast, A.Kosachev 8+2reb+1ast, A.Fomin 7+4reb, K.Voskoboynikov 4+2reb, A.Dymus 2+4reb

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Khimki-2 – Parma-2 81-67

Rather predictable result when fourth ranked Khimki-2 (10-2) won against at home 6th ranked Parma-2 (7-7) 81-67. Khimki-2 forced 21 Parma-2 turnovers. Parma-2 was plagued by 32 personal fouls down the stretch. Arseniy Ivankov (193-2005) scored 15 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Andrey Bovduy (200-2005) chipped in 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Four Khimki-2 players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Ivan Mironov (196-2006, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) with 10 points and 9 rebounds and Semyon Sheiko (200-2006) scored 15 points. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Khimki-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 10-2 record. Parma-2 at the other side keeps the sixth place with seven games lost. Khimki-2 will play against Lokomotiv-2 (#7) in Krasnodar in the next round. Parma-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Khimki-2: A.Ivankov 15+4reb+4ast, A.Konotop 11+2ast, A.Bovduy 10+6reb+5ast, M.Matyushkov 10+2ast, F.Lavrekhin 9+8reb+1ast, B.Smirnov 7+1reb+2ast
Parma-2: S.Sheiko 15+3reb+1ast, G.Kremlev 14+3reb+1ast, I.Mironov 10+9reb+2ast, M.Stafeev 9+1ast, S.Vshivkov 8+2ast, G.Golovchenko 6+2reb+1ast

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CSKA-Junior – Lokomotiv-2 85-71

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N.Novgorod-2 – UNICS-2 91-79

Not a big story in a game when 11th ranked UNICS-2 (3-9) lost to fifth ranked N.Novgorod-2 (10-4) in Nizhny Novgorod 79-91. N.Novgorod-2 made 23-of-26 charity shots (88.5 percent) during the game. They also forced 24 UNICS-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 34-20 including 21 on the defensive glass. N.Novgorod-2 players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Center Andrey Shportun (203-2006) scored 23 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Georgiy Shilokhvostov (190-2005) chipped in 22 points and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was point guard Magomednabi Khalilulaev (186-2006) with 24 points, 8 assists and 4 steals and Alexandr Gerega (192-2005) scored 16 points. Five N.Novgorod-2 and four UNICS-2 players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. N.Novgorod-2 maintains fifth position with 10-4 record. UNICS-2 lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with nine games lost. N.Novgorod-2 will play against bottom-ranked Enisey-2 (#13) in Krasnoyarsk in the next round and are hoping to win another game. UNICS-2 will play on the road against the league’s second-placed MBA-2 in Moscow and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
N.Novgorod-2: A.Shportun 23+8reb+1ast, G.Shilokhvostov 22+4reb+4ast, A.Shenderov 12+2reb+4ast, V.Semenchenko 11+5reb+6ast, Y.Anikin 10+5reb+5ast, K.Belov 7+2ast
UNICS-2: M.Khalilulaev 24+1reb+8ast, A.Gerega 16+4reb+2ast, E.Shaposhnikov 16+3reb+3ast, N.Lednev 11+3reb+2ast, T.Khayreev 5+1reb, Y.Dudnik 4+2reb+1ast