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The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Zenit-2 as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Zenit-2 smashed 10th ranked Irkut in Saint Petersburg 100-68. Zenit-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 27 personal fouls committed by Irkut helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was swingman Pavel Zemskiy (203-2004) who scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Center Egor Ryzhov (203-2004, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 11 points and 10 rebounds. Center Egor Vanin (215-2004, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 14 rebounds for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with TSU and Dinamo. Irkut at the other side dropped to the eighth place with six games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. Irkut will play next round against Kupol-Rodniki trying to get back on the winning streak. Zenit-2 will try to continue on its current victory against eleventh ranked Univ.Surgut at home.
Another exciting game was between fifth ranked CSKA-2 and 4th placed Khimki where CSKA-2 (7-3) beat Khimki (6-4) on the road 92-78. Point guard Ilia Ermakov (191-2007) orchestrated the victory by scoring 26 points and 6 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Zakhar Lavrenov contributed with 18 points for the winners. Forward Alexander Maltsev (200-2002) answered with 14 points and 5 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) for Khimki. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. CSKA-2 moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Novosybirsk. Khimki at the other side dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Barnaul. CSKA-2 will play against Lok.Kuban (#14) in Krasnodar in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Khimki will play on the road against Dinamo (#16) in Grozny and hopes to get back on the winning track.
A very close game took place in Rostov between Metallurg MGN and BARS-RGEU. Fifteenth ranked Metallurg MGN (3-7) got a very close victory on the road over 12th ranked BARS-RGEU (3-7). Metallurg MGN managed to escape with a 3-point win 79-76 in the fight for the thirteenth place. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of BARS-RGEU. It was a great evening for Maksim Karvanen who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Maxim Krivosheev responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Metallurg MGN moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Lok.Kuban and BARS-RGEU. Metallurg MGN will meet at home higher ranked Barnaul (#7) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. BARS-RGEU will play against Tambov (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games of round 11 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Chelbasket was defeated by Lok.Kuban in Krasnodar 99-91. Novosybirsk beat Kupol-Rodniki at home 66-59. Tambov won against Univ.Surgut on the opponent’s court 87-79.

BARS-RGEU – Metallurg MGN 76-79

A very close game took place in Rostov between Metallurg MGN and BARS-RGEU. Fifteenth ranked Metallurg MGN (3-7) got a very close victory on the road over 12th ranked BARS-RGEU (3-7). Metallurg MGN managed to escape with a 3-point win 79-76 in the fight for the thirteenth place. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of BARS-RGEU. Metallurg MGN shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. It was a great evening for Maksim Karvanen (204-1999) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Swingman Iaroslav Vennikov (187-1999) helped adding 20 points. Power forward Maxim Krivosheev (207-1988) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds and Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) scored 16 points and 8 rebounds. Four BARS-RGEU players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Metallurg MGN moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Lok.Kuban and BARS-RGEU. Metallurg MGN will meet at home higher ranked Barnaul (#7) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. BARS-RGEU will play against Tambov (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
BARS-RGEU: D.Doynikov 16+8reb+2ast, M.Krivosheev 16+14reb, M.Tkachenko 13+3reb+7ast, E.Marinin 10+1reb+4ast, V.Gusak 6+2reb+4ast, I.Podobedov 5+2reb+7ast
Metallurg MGN: I.Vennikov 20+3reb+1ast, M.Karvanen 18+10reb, N.Remizov 9+4reb+4ast, T.Jefferson 9+3reb+6ast, S.Sarafankin 9+5reb+1ast, K.Kulikov 7+9reb+2ast

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Khimki – CSKA-2 78-92

Another exciting game was between fifth ranked CSKA-2 and 4th placed Khimki where CSKA-2 (7-3) beat Khimki (6-4) on the road 92-78. CSKA-2 players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Point guard Ilia Ermakov (191-2007) orchestrated the victory by scoring 26 points and 6 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Center Zakhar Lavrenov (205-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Four CSKA-2 players scored in double figures. Forward Alexander Maltsev (200-2002) answered with 14 points and 5 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and center Kirill Popov (208-1998) added 10 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Khimki. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. CSKA-2 moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Novosybirsk. Khimki at the other side dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Barnaul. CSKA-2 will play against Lok.Kuban (#14) in Krasnodar in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Khimki will play on the road against Dinamo (#16) in Grozny and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Khimki: A.Maltsev 14+5reb+1ast, F.Klyuchnikov 12+1ast, K.Popov 10+5reb+2ast, D.Korshakov 9+4reb+2ast, V.Zaryazhko 8+1reb+7ast, S.Mikhalev 7+2reb+1ast
CSKA-2: I.Ermakov 26+2reb+6ast, Z.Lavrenov 18+3reb+1ast, M.Pronin 12+4reb+1ast, F.Gafurov 10+1reb+2ast, V.Shirinkin 8+1reb+4ast, I.Zaytsev 8+2reb+1ast

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Lok.Kuban – Chelbasket 99-91

There was an upset in Krasnodar where higher ranked Chelbasket (4-6) was defeated by fourteenth ranked Lok.Kuban (3-7) 99-91 on Sunday. Lok.Kuban made 23-of-27 free shots (85.2 percent) during the game. Strangely Chelbasket outrebounded Lok.Kuban 43-31 including a 26-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Lok.Kuban looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for the former international power forward Alimdzhan Fedyushin (210-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who led his team to a victory scoring 27 points. Guard Daniil Ginko (187-2004) helped adding 16 points and 9 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Lok.Kuban’s coach Milos Pavicevic used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Swingman Ruslan Tumanov (195-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) responded with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and point guard Andrey Toptunov (183-2002) scored 18 points and 4 assists. Four Chelbasket players scored in double figures. Lok.Kuban have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Metallurg MGN and BARS-RGEU. Chelbasket lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with six games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Lok.Kuban will meet higher ranked CSKA-2 (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Chelbasket will play against Novosybirsk (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Chelbasket: R.Tumanov 26+16reb+5ast, A.Toptunov 18+3reb+4ast, A.Semenov 11+7reb+2ast, V.Stubeda 10+9reb+3ast, D.Nezvankin 7+6ast, Y.Pechendgiyan 7+3reb+2ast
Lok.Kuban: A.Fedyushin 27+4reb, D.Ginko 16+3reb+9ast, D.Sheyanov 9+8reb+1ast, A.Oreshnikov 9+2reb+1ast, A.Chevarenkov 8+7ast, I.Grushevskiy 7+1reb

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Novosybirsk – Kupol-Rodniki 66-59

No shocking result in a game in Novosibirsk where sixth ranked Novosybirsk (7-3) defeated 11th ranked Kupol-Rodniki (4-6) 66-59 on Sunday. Novosybirsk forced 19 Kupol-Rodniki turnovers. It was a great evening for American guard CJ White (196-2000, college: UALR) who led his team to a victory scoring 12 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Dmitriy Makeev (190-1996) helped adding 17 points. Forward Daniil Karvanen (200-1998) responded with 14 points and 6 rebounds and forward Nikolai Zhmako (195-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. Novosybirsk have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with CSKA-2. Kupol-Rodniki lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with six games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Novosybirsk will meet Chelbasket (#8) in the next round. Kupol-Rodniki will play against Irkut in Irkutsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kupol-Rodniki: D.Karvanen 14+6reb+1ast, S.Polstyanov 10+2reb+3ast, N.Zhmako 10+6reb, A.Vinnik 9+3reb+1ast, A.Kosarev 5, V.Bobrovskikh 5+5reb+1ast
Novosybirsk: D.Makeev 17+1reb+3ast, A.Semenyuk 15+3reb+1ast, C.White 12+8reb+3ast, O.Balashov 7+2reb+4ast, A.Babushkin 7+8reb+3ast, D.Posashkov 6+3reb+2ast

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Univ.Surgut – Tambov 79-87

There was a minor upset when higher ranked Univ.Surgut (4-6) was defeated at home by thirteenth ranked Tambov (4-6) 87-79 on Sunday. It was a great evening for Pavel Novikov (197-1996) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Serdar Annaev (186-1994) helped adding 13 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Five Tambov players scored in double figures. Point guard Kirill Salmin (191-1995) responded with 19 points and the former international swingman Igor Smygin (197-1987) scored 8 points and 8 rebounds. Univ.Surgut’s coach Artem Olkhov rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn’t help. Tambov have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Univ.Surgut. Tambov will meet at home BARS-RGEU (#15) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Univ.Surgut will play against the league’s leader Zenit-2 (#1) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Univ.Surgut: K.Salmin 19+2ast, K.Budin 13+2reb+3ast, Y.Bestuzhev 11+1reb+1ast, V.Ivanov 9+9reb, I.Smygin 8+8reb+3ast, A.Chizhenok 7+5reb+2ast
Tambov: F.Stoyko 18+4reb, P.Novikov 16+8reb+3ast, D.Velichkin 14+8reb+1ast, S.Annaev 13+6reb+7ast, D.Vikentsyev 12+8reb, Y.Mityuk 9+4reb+2ast